who brings their cameras on every dive?

[Spoon]

Spoon, you never specified why you wouldn't bring your camera on every dive. What gives?

i notice that when i bring my camera, i dive on a different mode im more focused and spend more time looking for critters and i miss most of whats going on in the reef. in another dive trip i missed like three sharks that passed right under me but failed to see em bec i was TOO FOCUSED checking them nudis out

 

[Uncle Pug]

You need wide angle thinking... know in DIR circles as *Situational Awareness*.

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

If I bring a speargun or polespear, the camera won't get wet. If I'm on a site that I haven't dived and I'll be in a situation where I may need to be more focused on my gear and surroundings, the camera won't get wet.

If conditions are utterly garbage, I leave the cam since I'm limited to the external strobe and backscatter is a serious problem here.

 

[Jim Ernst]

No camera, no dive. Whats the point?

YUP 100% CORRECT, its part of my dive gear, not having my camera is like not having my reg lol

 

[Silvertip57]

Holy Cow...........you should try diving with a camera! You can't imagine how closely you look at everything just to see the beauty hiding in a potentially great photograph. And when you look that close, your memories are just that much better.

 

[Spoon]

Holy Cow...........you should try diving with a camera! You can't imagine how closely you look at everything just to see the beauty hiding in a potentially great photograph. And when you look that close, your memories are just that much better.

true, true but when im leading a novice group i leave it on land

 

[Dee]

No, not every dive. I've quit taking it on local dives, already have a bazillion shots of perch, bass and catfish in green water. I take the whole shebang on every dive trip. First dive is always without a camera, just checking out conditions and getting used to the taste of salt water again! And, of course, I don't take it on class or training dives.

In the past I took it on every single dive while on a trip, afraid I might miss something. But in reality I missed other stuff even with it. A lot depends on the dive site. Some dives I feel like keeping my nose in the reef looking for small stuff, the macro opportunities abound. Some dives I feel like hanging out away from a wall and absorbing the majestic scenery. These visions are burned into memory and no photo can come close to recording what I see on those dives or how they make me feel.

 

[ishbaby]

Once I have my camera and UW case, Id probably bring it on every dive, you'll never know "who" or what you'll see underwater even if it's just a shallow dive. Plus I just loooove taking pictures of people and myself underwater since I get to dive with different buddies anyway. Also I got this OC (obsessive compulsive) hobby of documenting trips. Ill be putting everything in one big DIVE Album and it's fun to get back to it and reminisce.

 

[Spoon]

Once I have my camera, Id probably bring it on every dive, you'll never know "who" or what you'll see underwater even if it's just a shallow dive. Plus I like taking pictures of people and myself underwater anyway. I like documenting each of my dives, since I usually get to dive with different people anyway.

when we did our 8 dives my camera stayed in the box

 

[midwestdvr]

I take it on most dives but once in a while I just need that carefree dive where I just float around and look at whatever is around. Yes, I do find some of the best critters on these dives and sometimes I do regret not taking the camera but diving without a camera can be very relaxing at times.

midwestdvr