Light with filter??

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• Oct 19, 2013

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I have a Nikon Coolpix 6300 with an Ikelite housing I use to take pictures when I am diving. I usually use a red filter to correct for color loss in shallower depths. That being said, I recently got my AOW and am looking to dive deeper. If I use a brighter light, 400 lumen, do I still need the filter? I haven't had a chance to take to Underwater photography course yet, so any help would be great.

 

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• Oct 19, 2013

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Natural light=filter
deeper where you have to use a flashlight=no filter

 

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• Oct 20, 2013

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Thanks Tony. I will see how it does in 10 days.

 

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• Oct 20, 2013

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Lights are only effective at restoring colour at close range, say 15 feet or so. Beyond that, things will still look blue, even with the brightest lights.

 

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• Oct 20, 2013

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thanks for adding that DFX. Question DFX have you noticed how the old halogen lights showed truer colors than the HIDs and LEDS?