Diving in kelp -- red or magenta filter?

[ROUS]

I've got a short little dive trip planned for Catalina Island in July. Should I pack my red or magenta filter? It's a one-day dive, so I will not be able to check the results overnight and correct for the next day. Given all the green kelp waiving around, I'm guessing magenta. Opinions?

 

[Volleyball]

Neither, download the FREE app "AquaColorFix". I paid for it but it was and still probably is free but it small watermark on the very outer perimeter of the corner which doesn't take up a much space so can crop without cutting out too much...Download it now and start using it on your older footage

 

[Justin Phillips]

@Volleyball do you feel the app should be used in general over filters?

 

[lexvil]

Kelp is brown, does your camera do manual white balance?

 

[ROUS]

Kelp is brown, does your camera do manual white balance?

You bet. I just saw a dive operator in La Jolla recommend magenta filters there over red. Just wondering what West Coast videographers recommend.

 

[lexvil]

You bet. I just saw a dive operator in La Jolla recommend magenta filters there over red. Just wondering what West Coast videographers recommend.

Don’t know, I do white balance on the fly, don’t do video very often.

 

[Volleyball]

@Volleyball do you feel the app should be used in general over filters?

Absolutely. As I stated I paid $30 1.5 years for a lifetime subscription, at the time it was free if you were willing to deal with a small watermark in the corner

 

[Heruhur]

I'd say it depends on the depth your diving. When we were there our max depth was about 36 feet with an avarage of 20. I wouldn't use a filter unless the water is a bit murky (we had clear view), and then a magenta would be best I think.

 

[Pearlman]

I believe green water needs magenta and blue waters need red.

 

[Old School Scuba]

I've got a short little dive trip planned for Catalina Island in July. Should I pack my red or magenta filter? It's a one-day dive, so I will not be able to check the results overnight and correct for the next day. Given all the green kelp waiving around, I'm guessing magenta. Opinions?

Magenta, all day long