This summer my family and I are going on a week long vacation to Islamorada, and we are planning on taking a charter out to a reef to do some snorkeling. I have a Sealife DC1000 and I was wondering if it would be worth it to go ahead and buy an external flash for our trip?
Snorkeling and UW Photography in Islamorada
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Coralcop
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Probably not worth the investment for snorkeling. Most of your pictures are going to be shallow, allowing for sufficient sunlight penetration. If you dive, however, an external flash is a must.
Agree with Coralcop. Absolutely no reason to have an external flash when snorkeling in clear tropical water - ambient light is more than sufficient. For most of my snorkeling photos, I set ISO to 100, and there is no problem with light. I occasionally use the camera's built-in flash for pictures in crevices. Some of these have turned out surprisingly well.
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