Pictures from Cozumel last week

[mikerault]

Great shots! Going to Coz in September and looking forward to it!

 

[under water]

How is that DS51 working out with the DS125? I was thinking about going that route.

I actually have not had a chance to try them both together yet. I added the DS-125 to my existing DS-51 and am waiting until I get to Curacao in Aug to try it.

I do have the short port. I really don't have a problem with vignetting especially in the photos I posted. Do you think otherwise? It is a very fine point that you have to zoom too to keep it from happening. I found that zooming to far will cause it. Not zooming at all will show black corners of the lens such as un-cropped Eel photo above. I'd just forget to zoom in a bit after changing the camera's battery as it would reset it back to fully wide and it would be difficult to see on the 3-inch screen.

I don't have to zoom with the INON WA lens. In fact in WA, I don't zoom at all. Prefer to crop after the fact. The black corners must be something the Ikelite WA has or maybe there is a lens hood that isn't oriented right??

I don't know about you, but when I set the manual white balance on this camera it is oversaturated with reds so I just shoot with the Underwater WB mode and I'm pleased with it.

Yep.. Manual WB is not a good idea with a strobe. I use cloudy or Auto when using strobe, and do manual WB when not using strobe, but I also always shoot RAW.

I shoot in Aperture Priority mode adjusting the f-stop based on the subject with an occasional yank on the compensation and let the camera do the rest for TTL, ISO and shutter speed. I should have included the settings with each picture. Now it would be a pain to do so especially since I cannot edit the original posts but here's a few examples:

Spotted Drum: F/8, 1/60 sec, ISO-200, exposure -.3 ..Probably could have used a faster shutter.
Yellow Stingray: f/3.2, 1/251 sec, ISO-80, exposure 0
Seahorse: f/8, 1/60 sec, ISO-80, exposure -.3 ..Probably should have opened up the aperture a bit.
Electric Ray: f7.1, 1/79 sec, ISO-160, exposure -.3 ..Looks like an aberration with the red saturation on the sand or perhaps a shadow cast from my strobe?

Let me know if there is a specific one you'd like the settings for.

Thanks, I was used to using all manual with my previous setup and am still getting used to TTL with the Ikelite housing. I now jump between aperture and shutter priority depending on how "fidgety" my subject is. I didn't realize the camera would set your ISO for you. I'm not sure I like that.

 

[driftin' by]

I actually have not had a chance to try them both together yet. I added the DS-125 to my existing DS-51 and am waiting until I get to Curacao in Aug to try it.

Awesome! I cannot wait to see your results and hear your thoughts.

I don't have to zoom with the INON WA lens. In fact in WA, I don't zoom at all. Prefer to crop after the fact. The black corners must be something the Ikelite WA has or maybe there is a lens hood that isn't oriented right??

No hood or misorientation... I think it's common to have to zoom a bit with the Ike lens. Zooming was a whole new concept for me as well because I never used to do it that's why so many of my shots needed to be cropped.
Ugh... I held out as long as I could for an Inon lens but just could never find a good used one. I picked up the Ike W-20 WITH the short port off ebay for $175... I felt kinda bad because there were 0 other bidders so I may still look for the Inon one since this one was effectively $75. I was interested in the Inon for the ability to add the dome port to it for wider coverage.

Yep.. Manual WB is not a good idea with a strobe. I use cloudy or Auto when using strobe, and do manual WB when not using strobe, but I also always shoot RAW.

Yeah, but isn't it strange the the strobe fires when you set the manual WB? No telling at what power but I figured that would get a good read for WB. I'll have to try the settings you suggested but. I should be shooting in RAW as well but just never think about it.

I didn't realize the camera would set your ISO for you. I'm not sure I like that.

If you have it set to auto on the ISO dial than it'll pick for you otherwise you adjust it on your own. Sometimes I'll set it for a given subject then move to another subject and get frustrated with my results not realizing that my ISO is out of whack is still set from the previous shot I usually let the camera pick.

 

[AnneSat]

Cozu is my "must go" list! Nice shot of the Morray

Thanks for sharing!