Interesting micro photo

[Doc]

I was just fiddling with some images, uploading them to Photo Bucket (as in my sig line) and noticed that these Solitary Hydroids that were swaying in the surge did indeed have some Crustacean ride-alongs. They might be 1mm long? (if that)

 

[craracer]

Now that I have a 60mm macro lens, and a Z240 strobe, maybe I can keep up with your shooting

 

[octopuppy]

very cool! Check out this viddy done with bug eye endoscope. Bug eye / endoscope video from Lembeh, Indonesia :: Wetpixel.com

 

[Doc]

very cool! Check out this viddy done with bug eye endoscope. Bug eye / endoscope video from Lembeh, Indonesia :: Wetpixel.com

a short video shot in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, with a Canon 7D in a Nauticam underwater housing with 60mm macro lens and INON Underwater Micro Semi-Fisheye Relay Lens UFL-MR130 EFS60 (AKA "bug eye" or "insect eye") -- effectively, and underwater endoscope.

The INON bug eye lens produces images with a perspective otherwise impossible to achieve -- like seeing the macro world from a small critter's perspective!

Brilliant stuff. We see a lot of this in real life when we dive the SoPac, it's so nice to have it right there in HiDef so you can study it. The "Box Crabish buried SeaMonster Thingie" mealtime is the highlight.

I wonder if would be even mo' bettah with my $1 magnifying glass that I had clapped in front of my Canon Powershot? (Memo to self: Win lottery.)

 

[CajunDiva]

very cool! Check out this viddy done with bug eye endoscope. Bug eye / endoscope video from Lembeh, Indonesia :: Wetpixel.com

AMAZING video!!! I am so pumped to dive Lembeh in October :cheerleader:

 

[craracer]

BTW, JUST the lens alone for for his camera will set you back 10 Benjamin's. That's just the macro lens.

 

[Doc]

BTW, JUST the lens alone for for his camera will set you back 10 Benjamin's. That's just the macro lens.

my fancy camera... this lens cost me $2.25 at American Science and Surplus:

CraRacer... now what exactly is the name of this rig again?

 

[craracer]

It's a Watershot camera housing (No silk screening of brand name or button functions because it was their prototype). Now I just need to find a decent price on a Light & Motion focus light, and an Inon S-2000 strobe.

 

[jlorenzen]

What spec for focus light would you use with your Watershot set-up? (how bright?, beam pattern?, etc.)

(FYI....I am an engineer at Watershot and always curious how people set-up their rigs for different types of shots)

 

[craracer]

.I am an engineer at Watershot

:shocked2:

Wow, that was completely unexpected!

Honestly, I have absolutely no idea. I am far from being a professional photographer.
I'm completely shocked that you popped in.

More than likely, my decision will be based upon others experiences. I've been reading the reviews for the L&M lights, and they are pretty positive. However the price point for me is not as positive.

For the most part I shoot macro with the occasional landscape shot.

So, what can you tell us about the development of the Watershot housing? Fantastic price considering what you get!

What should I be looking for when comparing focus lights/strobes? What would be the ultimate, middle-of-the-road, bottom tier products?