Hi all. Posting here instead of u/w photo/vid because my question is more about R4 than videography per se. Going on a 10 day LOB trip in mid-Nov, and sitting on the fence whether or not to buy a GoPro. Years ago, used to shoot film underwater, but then started diving less and didn't make the transition to digital. Since then, when I go on a LOB trip, would buy the DVD or USB from the onboard photo pro and that was good enough. Side benefit of no camera was getting more into the moment while diving and less time trying to find a shot. For clarity, am not interested in still photography, too much equipment and work to get any shots in the league of truly good photographers, some of whom are on this forum.
Sooooo, my impression is that the latest GoPro-6 is simple and good enough, with just a housing and some filters, to take reasonable videos and a few stills to capture the experience. Wide angle views of reefs and schools of fish, the deep blue, the dive boat hovering above, the shark or turtle swimming by, that sort of thing. Limitations understood, not trying for fine art. If this upcoming trip was the Caribbean, wouldn't bother, the overall scenes aren't that interesting. But based on online videos, Raja Ampat looks rich enough underwater that I might want my own GoPro in addition to buying the trip video and asking other divers to email me some shots. But am still a little reluctant to get the GoPro, am really enjoying the freedom of the minimalist approach for the last ten years. Reading the posts here, you people get it. My question is more about the overall experience in RA and the trade off between capturing some additional memories versus slightly diluting the real-time experience. What do you think?
Sooooo, my impression is that the latest GoPro-6 is simple and good enough, with just a housing and some filters, to take reasonable videos and a few stills to capture the experience. Wide angle views of reefs and schools of fish, the deep blue, the dive boat hovering above, the shark or turtle swimming by, that sort of thing. Limitations understood, not trying for fine art. If this upcoming trip was the Caribbean, wouldn't bother, the overall scenes aren't that interesting. But based on online videos, Raja Ampat looks rich enough underwater that I might want my own GoPro in addition to buying the trip video and asking other divers to email me some shots. But am still a little reluctant to get the GoPro, am really enjoying the freedom of the minimalist approach for the last ten years. Reading the posts here, you people get it. My question is more about the overall experience in RA and the trade off between capturing some additional memories versus slightly diluting the real-time experience. What do you think?
