I just got an Oly 7070 with Ikelite housing and DS-125 strobe this weekend (a sharp upgrade from my Sea&Sea MX-V) and was hoping that, if it wasn't too much trouble, someone can give me some advice/tips to help with the learning curve. While I'm just amazed that I'm already able to set up the system in the housing and take pictures (without too much difficulty), I can use help on a few other areas (I already know the rule of get closer). As I'm sure you can see from the questions, I'm a novice at this.
1) Settings: are there certain settings that I can put in "My Modes" that work well under water in super-macro, macro and wide-angle situations? Keep in mind that the Oly's internal flash will not fire in super-macro (is this a draw-back?).
2) Keeping in mind that the internal flash will not fire in super-macro, would you recommend using the DS-125 strobe for super-macro and macro shots?
3) The Oly-7070 has two u/w settings (macro and wide-angle), do you think I should be using them? What's the benefit v. disadantages?
4) For the strobe - should I just use the TTL-auto flash or should I be manually adjusting the flash-output? If I should be adjusting it, for what type of shots should I be using full flash v. 1/4 or 1/2?
5) Where should the strobe be positioned? Should it generally be far off to the side, more above the camera, behind the camera?
6) Should I be using the modeling light on the strobe all the time underwater?
7) I didn't buy the wide angle dome port or wide-angle lens yet - do you think they make a huge difference? If I put the dome on the housing, am I able to shoot super-macro through the dome port or will I basically be limited to wide-angle photography and if I see a clown fish, I'm crap out-of-luck?
Sorry for the plethora of questions - Any help is appreciated.
1) Settings: are there certain settings that I can put in "My Modes" that work well under water in super-macro, macro and wide-angle situations? Keep in mind that the Oly's internal flash will not fire in super-macro (is this a draw-back?).
2) Keeping in mind that the internal flash will not fire in super-macro, would you recommend using the DS-125 strobe for super-macro and macro shots?
3) The Oly-7070 has two u/w settings (macro and wide-angle), do you think I should be using them? What's the benefit v. disadantages?
4) For the strobe - should I just use the TTL-auto flash or should I be manually adjusting the flash-output? If I should be adjusting it, for what type of shots should I be using full flash v. 1/4 or 1/2?
5) Where should the strobe be positioned? Should it generally be far off to the side, more above the camera, behind the camera?
6) Should I be using the modeling light on the strobe all the time underwater?
7) I didn't buy the wide angle dome port or wide-angle lens yet - do you think they make a huge difference? If I put the dome on the housing, am I able to shoot super-macro through the dome port or will I basically be limited to wide-angle photography and if I see a clown fish, I'm crap out-of-luck?
Sorry for the plethora of questions - Any help is appreciated.
, to a c8080 and used many of the same setups from his 5050 config.
