OP
Great shots! I'd like to see a macro of the mantle on the second blue clam! Who am I kidding....on any of them! 
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Finesse
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I dont have the PT-010 Olympus housing. Whatever you do just "leak" test the housing before you take the camera under
I think thats a good price......but I think you can get a new one for $250 from Allan at U/Wdigital...... I think I would buy new personally.....
We were on Bora Bora for a week and also used Blue Nui (say Hi to Wendy and Gilles for us!!!!)....Your going to have a great time.....we are still withdrawing from being home!!!!!
Scott
I think thats a good price......but I think you can get a new one for $250 from Allan at U/Wdigital...... I think I would buy new personally.....
We were on Bora Bora for a week and also used Blue Nui (say Hi to Wendy and Gilles for us!!!!)....Your going to have a great time.....we are still withdrawing from being home!!!!!
Scott
ChrisM
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Dee - that's fantastic -ambient light, no internal flash? the color in the mouth is awesome!
Chris
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Finesse
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Close-ups would have been outstanding !!!!!
But I had a tough time just getting those shots !!! Those clams were soooo sensitive to changes in light that every time I got over them (to get the brilliant mantle colors and patterns).......SLAM!!!! they would close right up ...... I tried to stay over them and wait them out .......guess who won that waiting game??????....... Not the guy with the camera
But I had a tough time just getting those shots !!! Those clams were soooo sensitive to changes in light that every time I got over them (to get the brilliant mantle colors and patterns).......SLAM!!!! they would close right up ...... I tried to stay over them and wait them out .......guess who won that waiting game??????....... Not the guy with the camera
OP
Looking at the photo, I thought I had the internal flash on. But when I checked the details, there's no flash and it was from either the first or second dive with the camera. It was taken in about 6-8ft of water in front of CoCo View, so that's where the faint shadows come from, I guess.
You're right, I will spend the extra $25 and buy from someone I know. In regards to a strobe....... how important is it to get started with? Will my internal flash be sufficient to get a few good shots? It's not so much the money, but if I can get away without it for the time being I imagine that this trip will be expensive enough already.
OP
Rooster....that's actually the one I was thinking about when I mentioned it. The colors and shadings are fabulous!
OP
It was suggested to me, and I totally agree, that you start out with at least the first 6-8 dives with no external strobe at all. You'll learn how the camera works, how to handle it and push buttons without necessarily looking at what you're doing every time, for instance using your thumb to turn the monitor on and off. And since every picture is 'free', trash the bad ones and start over! But you'll be surprised at how many keepers you get!
Just be aware of the limitations of the internal strobe. It's not going to be useful past about 2.5ft. Great for macro shots, and for stuff within arms reach. Wide reefs shots will be blue but you can utilize that by taking silhouette shots against the sun. The main thing is to play with it and see what both you and the camer can do!
Jeff's Digital Diver website has a library with some excellent information.
Click Here . Especially read the Camera Settings with no Strobe but the others will help you too. While there, go on over to the forum. It's dedicated to digital phographers, although we occasionally let a film freak in just for grins!
You'll find lots of info and answers to alot of your questions there.Can't wait to see those first pics!
I've been using the 4040 since August 2001. Shot my website, hundreds of artists, thousands of images and tons of underwater stuff with it. Upgraded from the 3000, then the 3040. I love the line.
With the new housings, they are threaded to take the Inon lenses and filters. The Macro and Wide Angles. Ikelite makes a SubStrobe with TTL slave just for this cam rig. Others make a tray for this rig. There are tons of aftermarket accessories that are very, very reasonable.
Great Pix, folks.
With the Oly housings, its no longer prohibitive to take your land-based digital and have it perform double duty on your recreational dives. There's a guy on eBay that sells packages - housing, 2 extra O-rings, grease, weight, etc. All new in the box for about $245. If he's not there now, he will be. That's where I got mine last summer. I see him there all the time.
I highly recommend www.wetpixel.com. Great site for those of us that take our diving seriously, and our underwater imaging recreationally. Its not just some mega pro site - there's lots of tips for those of us who shoot maybe every second or third time out.
Nothing's worse than buddying up with a shooter if you're not shooting. The new wave of entry-level digital housings is as good as a trial run. For me, I found that I can't shoot every time, and need to give my wife / buddy a break sometimes. Its perfect for that.
Jeeze this board rules.
Enjoy.
Ken
With the new housings, they are threaded to take the Inon lenses and filters. The Macro and Wide Angles. Ikelite makes a SubStrobe with TTL slave just for this cam rig. Others make a tray for this rig. There are tons of aftermarket accessories that are very, very reasonable.
Great Pix, folks.
With the Oly housings, its no longer prohibitive to take your land-based digital and have it perform double duty on your recreational dives. There's a guy on eBay that sells packages - housing, 2 extra O-rings, grease, weight, etc. All new in the box for about $245. If he's not there now, he will be. That's where I got mine last summer. I see him there all the time.
I highly recommend www.wetpixel.com. Great site for those of us that take our diving seriously, and our underwater imaging recreationally. Its not just some mega pro site - there's lots of tips for those of us who shoot maybe every second or third time out.
Nothing's worse than buddying up with a shooter if you're not shooting. The new wave of entry-level digital housings is as good as a trial run. For me, I found that I can't shoot every time, and need to give my wife / buddy a break sometimes. Its perfect for that.
Jeeze this board rules.
Enjoy.
Ken
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