Suggestions, please?

[TheMotrCty]

I've been into photography for several years with Canon DSLR equipment and a wide variety of "L" lenses. I understand aperture, lens speeds, shutter speeds, TTL flash, slave/master, etc. At the present time I have a keen interest in underwater photography at the neophyte level, but have no immediate intention of taking my Canon 1D or 20D underwater. This said, my question is this:

Is there a servicable approach to taking "acceptable" photos under water with a relatively inexpensive plan and using the internal flash on a digital camera? I have several, including a Canon SD630. In other words, can one avoid a strobe setup and still produce "acceptable" photos?

Just wonderin'....

Ron

 

[diver 85]

I've been into photography for several years with Canon DSLR equipment and a wide variety of "L" lenses. I understand aperture, lens speeds, shutter speeds, TTL flash, slave/master, etc. At the present time I have a keen interest in underwater photography at the neophyte level, but have no immediate intention of taking my Canon 1D or 20D underwater. This said, my question is this:

Is there a servicable approach to taking "acceptable" photos under water with a relatively inexpensive plan and using the internal flash on a digital camera? I have several, including a Canon SD630. In other words, can one avoid a strobe setup and still produce "acceptable" photos?

Just wonderin'....

Ron

Many here use digital UW with no slave/regular strobe systems....Look @ some I took last month on Little Cayman & the Gulf on the Fling(see my sig)....all were taken with a Canon A570 with internal flash only....The Little Cayman one's(LC in the title) were the 1st digital ones I ever shot, had used S&S MMII since '95....btw, the video portion worked very well, too........But like everything else, I'm still learning......

 

[TheMotrCty]

Many here use digital UW with no slave/regular strobe systems....Look @ some I took last month on Little Cayman & the Gulf on the Fling(see my sig)....all were taken with a Canon A570 with internal flash only....The Little Cayman one's(LC in the title) were the 1st digital ones I ever shot, had used S&S MMII since '95....btw, the video portion worked very well, too........But like everything else, I'm still learning......

Great! Thanx! It appears I can get started with just my Canon SD630, internal flash and a housing.

ron

 

[alcina]

See my answer here...

 

[diver 85]

Great! Thanx! It appears I can get started with just my Canon SD630, internal flash and a housing.

ron

also, listen to Alcina, she's a digital guru IMO......She knows her stuff, seriously......

 

[TheMotrCty]

See my answer here...

thank you

 

[lmorin]

See the site of Brian Mayes. He shoots with a G7 and no extra lighting.