I'm getting back into scuba diving after a 15 year hiatus, and we are headed to the Florida Keys at the end of the month. Photography/astrophotography have been a hobby of mine for years so I decided that this time around I would give U/W photography a whirl. Found a fantastic deal on a Nikon 1 J4 with the 10-30 f/3.5-5.6 VR lens, and the OEM Nikon WP-N3 housing. It has its limitations but I only gave about $300 for the combo so I think I did OK for a beginner/infrequent user kit.
Now, there have been many other expenses involved in getting back into the hobby. Certifying my sons, re-certifying my wife and I, equipment overhauls, new equipment purchases, travel costs, etc., etc. You know how it is. I'm wondering if I'm just wasting my time if I put off buying a lighting kit for this trip and shoot with ambient light only. My worry is that you really can't shoot with an ISO higher than about 1600 on these cameras without horrible noise so I'm just not sure I'll be able to have a shutter speed that's fast enough to stop anything.
Video would be nice as well, but I have even less of an idea what I'm getting into with that. I'm not much of a videographer on dry land.
What do you think?
Now, there have been many other expenses involved in getting back into the hobby. Certifying my sons, re-certifying my wife and I, equipment overhauls, new equipment purchases, travel costs, etc., etc. You know how it is. I'm wondering if I'm just wasting my time if I put off buying a lighting kit for this trip and shoot with ambient light only. My worry is that you really can't shoot with an ISO higher than about 1600 on these cameras without horrible noise so I'm just not sure I'll be able to have a shutter speed that's fast enough to stop anything.
Video would be nice as well, but I have even less of an idea what I'm getting into with that. I'm not much of a videographer on dry land.
What do you think?