ScubaJorgen:
Works great on both the Oly's I've used...C-4040 and C-5050.
Manual White Balance Adjusting . . ??
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Works great on both the Oly's I've used...C-4040 and C-5050.
ScubaJorgen
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Gilligan:
Thanx for the information. Wonderful photos!!! Without strobe :11:
Last week I bought myself a second hand Oly C4000-Z :luxhello:. My 4 year old daugther dropped my C3000-Z, right onto the lens. :xyxnervou I assure you, these cams are not four-year-old-daughter-proof. So I was left with just the cam-housing (yes, the PT-010). On Curacao. Just when I wanted to make (and photograph) my dive of the century on the Superior Producer wreck...:cussing:
The C3000-Z only had preprogrammed white balance programs. I had a quick glance at the C4000-Z menu and I hoped/expected this cam might have manual white balancing... Apparently it has
BTW, you will find a couple of my uw photo's on my site
scubaaaronh
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Check out my pics at the link below, all white balance no correction done.
Hi. I just bought a 7070 and Ikelite housing.
Has anyone used the Ikelite red filter in conjunction with the underwater settings on the 7070? Also if you set the manual white balancewith a card or sand, do you do it with the filter on or off?
Has anyone used the Ikelite red filter in conjunction with the underwater settings on the 7070? Also if you set the manual white balancewith a card or sand, do you do it with the filter on or off?
Filter off - you can't do both or you'll get too much red cast. White balance with no strobe/flash and no filter.
RonFrank
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alcina:
Just make sure that your strobe is on when you set the WB. It makes a HUGE difference.
In fact, this maybe on of the #1 issue with people who attempt Manual WB, and screw it up. You MUST either set it WITH the strobe, or without! Keep in mind that if one if filling with the strobe MWB is a very valid thing to do. If one is depending upon the strobe as a primary light source, MWB may not be as necessay, but never a bad idea.
Ron's right, I've used MWB with my strobe with great results. But you HAVE to set the MWB while using the strobe or you get some hinky results!
Gilligan
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I'll toss my two cents into this.
I calibrate my white balance for the non-strobe shots with the color correction filter on the housing.
I'm no expert but when you calibrate the white balance you are are telling the camera what color white is under the conditions you are calibrating it in. Those conditions include the filter being attached.
Of course you do not use the filter when using the strobe.
The filter is best from about 15 feet to 60 feet with clear water and good ambient light.
I calibrate my white balance for the non-strobe shots with the color correction filter on the housing.
I'm no expert but when you calibrate the white balance you are are telling the camera what color white is under the conditions you are calibrating it in. Those conditions include the filter being attached.
Of course you do not use the filter when using the strobe.
The filter is best from about 15 feet to 60 feet with clear water and good ambient light.
RonFrank:Just make sure that your strobe is on when you set the WB. It makes a HUGE difference.
In fact, this maybe on of the #1 issue with people who attempt Manual WB, and screw it up. You MUST either set it WITH the strobe, or without! Keep in mind that if one if filling with the strobe MWB is a very valid thing to do. If one is depending upon the strobe as a primary light source, MWB may not be as necessay, but never a bad idea.
A question on setting the MWB with the strobe on. Let's say you're going to shoot a wide angle shot using the strobe as fill on your subject. As I understand MWB, you need to hold your white object (let's say a slate) close enough to the lens to fill the lens as you set the WB. If using the strobe, you'd need to do that with the strobe on. How far away would you have to hold the slate to get the correct WB for the effect of the strobe while still filling the lens with the white of the slate? Or do I need to carry around a really *big* slate?
ItsBruce
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I'm a bit confused. If the water filters out the red light, then how can setting the white balance accurately replace the red? Has anyone run a test of taking a pic with mwb but no strobe and then with a strobe but no mwb to see how they compare?
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