So the wife and I have two awesome dive trips this year. First, late May we're off to Belize for a week-long live-aboard on the Aggressor; then in August, we're going to Big Cayman for a week.
Both of us have roughly 50 dives since we got certified two years ago, since then we dove in Florida,Cozumel, Turks and Caicos, Barbados, and St Lucia. The more dives we did the more I found myself going for my GoPro to snap a vid/pic of wildlife so we can show it to our friends and family. Anyway, long story short, I quickly came to realization that my trusty GoPro 3 Silver was lacking....especially in the "still" department. My next question was, a new GoPro (6?) with improved internals or dive a bit deeper (pardon the pun) and get a compact. Given that the price of a TG5+Housing is roughly that of a new GoPro 6, I opted for the TG5.
Fast forward several months (may be my downfall) and here I am, sitting on my couch staring down onto the controls of the TG5...talk about overload, maybe I need another beer? For the sake of my mental well-being, I come here for help. Now I know I didn't do myself any favors by dragging it out, as I should have bought the camera months ago, but none the less, here I am.
Here is what I'm working with:
TG5+Housing
1-handed Tray
Bigblue AL2600XWP video light. (no flash, at least not in time for Belize, maybe for Cayman)
What I'm looking for are some basic suggestions for which setting to focus on. My plan B is to leave everything on auto and hope for the best shooting RAW and put in work with Lightroom afterwards when I get home.
What do you guys use? Also, any suggestions for C1 and C2, what do you store in them? I know nothing is absolute and this is a very dynamic thing, but I'm looking for a starting point. I've spent the last week or so on www.uwphotographyguide.com and I feel like I'm cramming for finals, to the point where I don't think I'm actually retaining anything.
~cheers
Both of us have roughly 50 dives since we got certified two years ago, since then we dove in Florida,Cozumel, Turks and Caicos, Barbados, and St Lucia. The more dives we did the more I found myself going for my GoPro to snap a vid/pic of wildlife so we can show it to our friends and family. Anyway, long story short, I quickly came to realization that my trusty GoPro 3 Silver was lacking....especially in the "still" department. My next question was, a new GoPro (6?) with improved internals or dive a bit deeper (pardon the pun) and get a compact. Given that the price of a TG5+Housing is roughly that of a new GoPro 6, I opted for the TG5.
Fast forward several months (may be my downfall) and here I am, sitting on my couch staring down onto the controls of the TG5...talk about overload, maybe I need another beer? For the sake of my mental well-being, I come here for help. Now I know I didn't do myself any favors by dragging it out, as I should have bought the camera months ago, but none the less, here I am.
Here is what I'm working with:
TG5+Housing
1-handed Tray
Bigblue AL2600XWP video light. (no flash, at least not in time for Belize, maybe for Cayman)
What I'm looking for are some basic suggestions for which setting to focus on. My plan B is to leave everything on auto and hope for the best shooting RAW and put in work with Lightroom afterwards when I get home.
What do you guys use? Also, any suggestions for C1 and C2, what do you store in them? I know nothing is absolute and this is a very dynamic thing, but I'm looking for a starting point. I've spent the last week or so on www.uwphotographyguide.com and I feel like I'm cramming for finals, to the point where I don't think I'm actually retaining anything.
~cheers