Would A Red Uw Filter Be Better For Long Shots Like This That Are Beyond Flash Range?

[anenomefishman]

the water viz was pretty crappy when i shot this, i noticed that one of our divemasters who was in the same place as me has much clearer vids of the same sharks than my still pics. he has a red filter on his video camera. pic from wolf island, galapagos, ~70ft. olympus xz-1/pt-050 camera.

 

[Skeptic14]

I don't know the answer to your question, but that's an exciting looking scene!

If your camera can shoot in raw than I suspect you can post process and fix, but that's just a guess.

 

[Alastor]

The answer is generally yes: the red filter saves the automatic white balance if there is still some "red" to save, according the depth.
The filter subtracts a bit of light, so the sensor noise is more noticeable, ant the filter must be of good quality glass, not the cheap plastic.

My experience is that shooting a 20mt with my gopro the results are quite good, at 30m (in the red sea) the poor light cause the noise to be more evident.

The filter is not magic: cannot increase visibility: what is between you and the subject will stay there.
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