Lens Recommendation for Shark Dive

[Blackcrusader]

19mm if cage diving. The sharks should be getting pretty close to you.

Better to be outside the cage to get closer. Such creatures have beautiful smiles close up.

 

[David Haas]

Use your wide lens and wait until the sharks get within almost touching distance or barely 5' away. Farther away even in clear water will degrade your image.

For your rig I'd shoot M mode setting your shutter speed somewhat high, at least 1/200 or more.

Use f-stop of 5.6 and AUTO ISO. Put you camera in Multi-Shot mode even if a slow 3 FPS (Frames Per Second) to maximize getting some keepers.

I believe your camera also has some form of focus tracking and I'd use that too........

Modern cameras handle higher ISOs than back in the day and software can De-Noise many shots easily.

Just one old guy's opinion

David Haas

 

[BoltSnap]

Just one old guy's opinion

You aren't just an "old guy," you are the MAN!

 

[grantmac]

Auto ISO but set a reasonable limit like perhaps 1600
Shutter release priority
Manual or Shutter mode (1/200~)
AF-C

 

[MB NZ]

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You took that shot outside of a cage?!

 

[umbert]

All shot with 10-18mm Sony, Roatan