Hey all!
According to the manual, the focus light of the D200 should not be continuously on for more than 30min.
So, during the day it's all nice and fun: I turn it only when I enter a wreck and there I enjoy the fact it automatically turns off when taking pics and I don't even need to bring out my flashlight. Super easy.
But what about night dives? The time limit of the focus light is quite a problem so what do you guys do?
A separate handheld flashlight while carrying around a camera rig would be a nightmare and even if you fix the flashlight on the camera rig, I'd still have to turn it off manually before taking any pics to avoid the spotlight on the pic itself.. (oh I want a pic! > focus light on > flashlight off > taking the pic > flashlight on > focus light off.. kill me)
What do you do? How is your night setup?
Thanks
Daniele
According to the manual, the focus light of the D200 should not be continuously on for more than 30min.
So, during the day it's all nice and fun: I turn it only when I enter a wreck and there I enjoy the fact it automatically turns off when taking pics and I don't even need to bring out my flashlight. Super easy.
But what about night dives? The time limit of the focus light is quite a problem so what do you guys do?
A separate handheld flashlight while carrying around a camera rig would be a nightmare and even if you fix the flashlight on the camera rig, I'd still have to turn it off manually before taking any pics to avoid the spotlight on the pic itself.. (oh I want a pic! > focus light on > flashlight off > taking the pic > flashlight on > focus light off.. kill me)
What do you do? How is your night setup?
Thanks
Daniele