On a recent trip I was quite annoyed by a photographer who tended to hog cool sights by constantly adjusting the strobes, take shot. repeat ad nauseum while everyone else waited for their turn. I, meanwhile flooded my old mini reefmaster. Soooo, I am going to get a more serious camera, one that can also shoot in RAW format bugt I DON'T want to become a photographer terrorist. My photos are just to remember trips - used by me as screensavers but I want as good of shots as possible. I don't really want some big elkhorn rig to drag around. One of th ejoys of my mini was that I just left it in my bcd pocket till I saw something I wanted to record for posterity .
My question is this, could I use a wide beam flashlight instead of strobes? If I held it away from the camera it seems to solve some of the backscatter issues and I don't need the bulk for the entire dive. So hold flashlight in one hand camera in other then after shot put away flashlight. Seems simple but is it totally delusional?
My question is this, could I use a wide beam flashlight instead of strobes? If I held it away from the camera it seems to solve some of the backscatter issues and I don't need the bulk for the entire dive. So hold flashlight in one hand camera in other then after shot put away flashlight. Seems simple but is it totally delusional?
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