New SP-350 User

[hempnc]

Awesome, thanks for all the suggestions and info. I'll be using it all on my next dive. But I definitely agree, practice practice practice. Especially since I'm fairly new to serious underwater photography.

Here's two images from my recent FW quarry dive with the sp-350 rig. Second time in the water learning how to use it. First is of my buddy getting the fishes to pose for me The second is of a FW jellyfish. It's too bad I didn't get the strobe placement right on the jellyfish, he's a fairly small bugger, under 2 inches wide.

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/5499/cheesefishjl3.jpg

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/4282/jellyfishcw5.jpg

 

[tsreimer]

Hi Rich:

I noticed that your tagline says that you use a Nikon D200. So, I assume you own both that and an Olympus SP-350. Are the pictures on your scubaboard gallery taken with your Nikon or Olympus? Do you have any other good examples of pictures you have taken with your SP-350 with a strobe?

Thanks!

-Todd-

 

[rjsimp]

Todd,

All my pictures in my gallery are with the D200. That is my primary camera, however, my wife uses the SP-350 and I have one that I shoot once in a while when I don't want to travel with the D200.

These pictures my wife took with her SP-350..

I took this one on a quick little shore dive in Ft Lauderdale. The visibility was only 7-10 feet as there was a LOT of sand, but I like the lighting and the eye came out cool.

 

[sunkarm]

Todd,

All my pictures in my gallery are with the D200. That is my primary camera, however, my wife uses the SP-350 and I have one that I shoot once in a while when I don't want to travel with the D200.

These pictures my wife took with her SP-350..

I took this one on a quick little shore dive in Ft Lauderdale. The visibility was only 7-10 feet as there was a LOT of sand, but I like the lighting and the eye came out cool.

I love it.....it's good enough for me. any wide angle shots?

 

[rjsimp]

Besides the tube sponge in the previous photos, here are a couple more wide angle shots.. These were taken with the Inon 105 AD lense.. They aren't the best, but I didn't take them.. my wife did..

 

[pakman]

tsreimer... [sorry slight thread hijack]

Feeding fish Cheez Whiz? that pic is hilarious

 

[sunkarm]

rjsimp, i also like your wide angle shots. i plan to do a wreck dive with not much point of using a strobe. can u or Larry C recommend me the set-up for the sp350 if not using any strobe? thanks again guys.

 

[rjsimp]

Ahhh.. pakman.. that avatar is just wrong!

 

[pakman]

Ahhh.. pakman.. that avatar is just wrong!

just getting into the Halloween mood....

 

[rjsimp]

sunkarm,

Well, without a strobe, I would probably jump the ISO up to 200 (no more if I could avoid it to keep the noise down). On my D200 I keep it at ISO 100 most times even without a strobe but I have a wider range of settings available and larger lenses.

You may have to open the aperture up to 50% larger than without a strobe but try and keep your shutter speed around a 1/60 or higher for wide angle. I wouldn't try to do macro without a strobe or light source. This is really going to depend on the water conditions, light available, depth, etc. so it is hard to tell you exactly what settings.

If it were me shooting without a strobe, I would use a magic filter and get a manual white balance off the sand. Then shoot the wreck. That will give you some very nice results, but again, you will have to be ready to adjust the F-stop and shutter to get the right exposure. Just use 1/60 shutter as your bottom if you can. I have shot some at 1/30, but hardly ever with perfect results because it is too hard to get everything perfectly still and the fish are always moving in the shot.

Good luck and post the results!