splasher
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Hi Guys
Im new this forum so please excuse any inappropriate blunders.
Since 2003 Ive been using a Fuji S2 Pro DSLR in an Aquatica housing with YS120 strobes but needed something much smaller and lighter for certain dives.
So Ive just purchased a Canon S90 + WP-DC35 housing + Epoque ES-230 DS Auto strobe.
Of course I appreciate the S90 is a completely different animal to the Fuji and although the S90 compares favourably with the number of pixels (S90=10 million / Fuji= 6.17 million), the actual size of the S90 chip is tiny when compared to the Fuji (S90=0.43 cm² / S2 Pro 3.56 cm²) and this results in vastly different pixel densities of 23mp/cm² and 1.73mp/cm² respectively.
OK so Im guessing that Im really gonna need to maximize the performance of the S90 to achieve anything close to comparable results and my gut feel is therefore to shoot in RAW, minimize the ISO setting, supply as much light as possible and ensure Im properly composing and filling the frame so no subsequent cropping is required.
With the Fuji DSLR Im used to letting the TTL on the YS 120s take care of the exposure using TTL and employing aperture control on the camera. This has worked well up until now, so I thought I would endeavour to employ the same principles with the S90.
Somehow I convinced myself that Id be able to get to grips with the S90 fairly quickly to mimic the above configuration, but several features have caught me by surprise, not least the cameras inability to retain certain settings when its turned off, especially since there is such a huge range of possibilities.
The maiden voyage for my S90 is an imminent Red Sea Safari which regrettably leaves me with insufficient time to become overly familiar with all the options prior to the trip.
Im guessing that somewhere there is someone who has configured their S90 with an external strobe to maximize its performance, so Im hoping for some useful advice on setup and methods of retaining settings.
Any helpful comments would be most welcome.
Im new this forum so please excuse any inappropriate blunders.
Since 2003 Ive been using a Fuji S2 Pro DSLR in an Aquatica housing with YS120 strobes but needed something much smaller and lighter for certain dives.
So Ive just purchased a Canon S90 + WP-DC35 housing + Epoque ES-230 DS Auto strobe.
Of course I appreciate the S90 is a completely different animal to the Fuji and although the S90 compares favourably with the number of pixels (S90=10 million / Fuji= 6.17 million), the actual size of the S90 chip is tiny when compared to the Fuji (S90=0.43 cm² / S2 Pro 3.56 cm²) and this results in vastly different pixel densities of 23mp/cm² and 1.73mp/cm² respectively.
OK so Im guessing that Im really gonna need to maximize the performance of the S90 to achieve anything close to comparable results and my gut feel is therefore to shoot in RAW, minimize the ISO setting, supply as much light as possible and ensure Im properly composing and filling the frame so no subsequent cropping is required.
With the Fuji DSLR Im used to letting the TTL on the YS 120s take care of the exposure using TTL and employing aperture control on the camera. This has worked well up until now, so I thought I would endeavour to employ the same principles with the S90.
Somehow I convinced myself that Id be able to get to grips with the S90 fairly quickly to mimic the above configuration, but several features have caught me by surprise, not least the cameras inability to retain certain settings when its turned off, especially since there is such a huge range of possibilities.
The maiden voyage for my S90 is an imminent Red Sea Safari which regrettably leaves me with insufficient time to become overly familiar with all the options prior to the trip.
Im guessing that somewhere there is someone who has configured their S90 with an external strobe to maximize its performance, so Im hoping for some useful advice on setup and methods of retaining settings.
Any helpful comments would be most welcome.
