UFOrb
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Hi, looking for some advice on improving my compact camera set up. I currently own:
Canon G7X MkII
Fantasea FG7X II housing
Fantasea Radiant 1000x focus/video light
Ultralight TR-D tray & single Ultralight TR-DHB handle with ball joint
I’m mainly a warm water holiday diver and fairly new to underwater photography but enjoy taking videos, using the manual white balance (when I remember), and photos. So far I’ve been using the internal pop-up flash with diffuser for macro shots.
I’m looking at options for improvements for macro for both video and photos, so I’m thinking of getting a close-up wet lens or an external strobe. I’ve narrowed the options down to something like the Inon UCL165 M67 (+6 diopter) (possibly with a flip or swing adapter) or the Inon S2000 strobe (or similar Sea & Sea model).
I have also seen this Fuji Nano Flash that’s going cheap https://www.camerasunderwater.co.uk/fuji-nano-flash-unit.html I realise its not going to achieve the same results as a proper strobe but it’s a lot cheaper and I figured it should be better if set up on my handle than the internal pop-up, esp with a wet lens which could cause a shadow.
Should I (1) get a close-up lens and continue to use the internal flash (or get the Fuji Nano flash) (favoured option as it’s the cheapest), or (2) get a strobe and leave the macro lens for now…
or (3) bite the bullet and get both close-up lens and strobe together? (obviously most expensive so least favoured)
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Canon G7X MkII
Fantasea FG7X II housing
Fantasea Radiant 1000x focus/video light
Ultralight TR-D tray & single Ultralight TR-DHB handle with ball joint
I’m mainly a warm water holiday diver and fairly new to underwater photography but enjoy taking videos, using the manual white balance (when I remember), and photos. So far I’ve been using the internal pop-up flash with diffuser for macro shots.
I’m looking at options for improvements for macro for both video and photos, so I’m thinking of getting a close-up wet lens or an external strobe. I’ve narrowed the options down to something like the Inon UCL165 M67 (+6 diopter) (possibly with a flip or swing adapter) or the Inon S2000 strobe (or similar Sea & Sea model).
I have also seen this Fuji Nano Flash that’s going cheap https://www.camerasunderwater.co.uk/fuji-nano-flash-unit.html I realise its not going to achieve the same results as a proper strobe but it’s a lot cheaper and I figured it should be better if set up on my handle than the internal pop-up, esp with a wet lens which could cause a shadow.
Should I (1) get a close-up lens and continue to use the internal flash (or get the Fuji Nano flash) (favoured option as it’s the cheapest), or (2) get a strobe and leave the macro lens for now…
or (3) bite the bullet and get both close-up lens and strobe together? (obviously most expensive so least favoured)
Any thoughts would be appreciated.