gargar
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Hey all,
I am heading to Thailand in about 10 days now. I have about 25 logged dives so relatively inexperienced. I have a ton of questions that hopefully some of you can shed some light on. I've done a ton of searching and reading but it all seems geared to specific situations. I'm hoping you guys can give me a good general run down of what not to do. Like things that someone who is relatively new to diving and completely new to diving with a huge DSLR/housing/dome port.
I know I have probably been a little premature in purchasing my camera setup but I love photography and decided to invest in an Ikelite housing (with 8" modular dome) for my Canon T4i with Sigma 10-20mm lens.
I will be doing mostly fun diving and maybe a liveaboard. I also want to snorkel and try and snap some over unders with this setup.
In addition to any basic pointers you guys can give me, I have a few questions:
1) I can afford one DS160 strobe, should I buy it? Or should I save my money and shoot with available light? (I have read about different ways to position single strobes for wide angle)
2) Do you guys find it easier to use the LCD on live view or to look through the viewfinder?
3) I have no control over zoom or focus once my lens is in the housing, should I just set it to 10mm, and manual focus to a certain distance in front of the dome? Or use auto focus?
4) If I want to shoot photos and video on the same dive should I go with auto or manual focus?
5) There are four port locks on my Ikelite housing. Each lock has a small screw that holds it down on the housing. I made the mistake of loosening these screws and now I'm not sure how tight they should be? I looked on Ikelite's site but they don't mention how tight these screws should be.
I think that's it for now. Any help is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Gareth
I am heading to Thailand in about 10 days now. I have about 25 logged dives so relatively inexperienced. I have a ton of questions that hopefully some of you can shed some light on. I've done a ton of searching and reading but it all seems geared to specific situations. I'm hoping you guys can give me a good general run down of what not to do. Like things that someone who is relatively new to diving and completely new to diving with a huge DSLR/housing/dome port.
I know I have probably been a little premature in purchasing my camera setup but I love photography and decided to invest in an Ikelite housing (with 8" modular dome) for my Canon T4i with Sigma 10-20mm lens.
I will be doing mostly fun diving and maybe a liveaboard. I also want to snorkel and try and snap some over unders with this setup.
In addition to any basic pointers you guys can give me, I have a few questions:
1) I can afford one DS160 strobe, should I buy it? Or should I save my money and shoot with available light? (I have read about different ways to position single strobes for wide angle)
2) Do you guys find it easier to use the LCD on live view or to look through the viewfinder?
3) I have no control over zoom or focus once my lens is in the housing, should I just set it to 10mm, and manual focus to a certain distance in front of the dome? Or use auto focus?
4) If I want to shoot photos and video on the same dive should I go with auto or manual focus?
5) There are four port locks on my Ikelite housing. Each lock has a small screw that holds it down on the housing. I made the mistake of loosening these screws and now I'm not sure how tight they should be? I looked on Ikelite's site but they don't mention how tight these screws should be.
I think that's it for now. Any help is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Gareth