My limited experience with UW photography (over many years, dating back to film cameras) always had me upping the light intensity to get the good color quality I wanted. With GoPro having the option of various colors of filters (red, magenta, etc.) I wonder what happens when you have both (let's say hypothetically) 2,000 lumens AND a filter.
Would you want both? Does the filter add something?
I've only been using a weak light source with my GoPro (maybe 300 lumen) and it works fine for close up work, but fails (obviously) at any distance and for reasons I can't figure out seems to lose colors I thought penetrated pretty well in seawater (e.g., yellows before reds, some brighter greens, etc.). I was planning on upgrading the light source to 2K lumens. Do I need more? Would doing both the filter and added light help?
Hypothetically let's say I'm particularly annoyed that Caribbean parrotfish won't show good color when they're 10-20' away. What would serve me best? What if on the same dive I want to take pictures of juvenile damsels at 2' distance in water 2' deep. Do I change or remove the filter? Or does the screen view give me a good sense if things are weirdly red with the filter in place? And what's up with the magenta filter they sell? Too many options! I'm so confused....
Apologies if this question has been asked and answered.....
Would you want both? Does the filter add something?
I've only been using a weak light source with my GoPro (maybe 300 lumen) and it works fine for close up work, but fails (obviously) at any distance and for reasons I can't figure out seems to lose colors I thought penetrated pretty well in seawater (e.g., yellows before reds, some brighter greens, etc.). I was planning on upgrading the light source to 2K lumens. Do I need more? Would doing both the filter and added light help?
Hypothetically let's say I'm particularly annoyed that Caribbean parrotfish won't show good color when they're 10-20' away. What would serve me best? What if on the same dive I want to take pictures of juvenile damsels at 2' distance in water 2' deep. Do I change or remove the filter? Or does the screen view give me a good sense if things are weirdly red with the filter in place? And what's up with the magenta filter they sell? Too many options! I'm so confused....
Apologies if this question has been asked and answered.....