Lighting + Filter Question

[Mudd]

Santa was extremely nice and I got lights for underwater video, and I also got a magenta filter.

A question: If I have sufficient lights, is there a benefits or drawbacks of also using a filter at the same time?

 

[tamas970]

Usually there is no point to use the filter once you have lights but the situation tells. I saw somewhere really great stills, where the photographer used a certain filter on the strobes and an other type on the camera.

 

[TheTrickster]

For ambient lighting video - for sure use the filter and no lighting.

However if you try and use the lights and filter, your videos will be very red

There is a topic over on wet pixel - which examples it very well - White Balance with Lights? Wide Angle - Video Gear and Technique - Wetpixel :: Underwater Photography Forums

 

[Interceptor121]

In some situation and provided the filter you use is really well balanced without excessive magenta tint you can use filter and wide balance for close shots (not macro or too close) but only if your camera is capable of excellent auto white balance and if you don't get hotspots
In the majority of cases the results are awful so better have clear rules on / off depending on lights