Gopro 6 setup questions! Please help!

[Rachpreach]

I am going to purchase a gopro 6 for my dive trip in april to Roatan. I will be using a monopod as my mount. I have a few questions:

-I want a small light to attach to the gopro, I was thinking of the Krog Qudos light or the Sidekick Duo. I like how the Side kick has the arm that can extend the light above the gopro, I just dont know if the Qudos has that option. Does anyone know?

-I also want a macro lens and red filter combo. Backscatter.com has one but its crazy expensive. Does anyone know of a less expensive option?

I would love to see how everyone else has their gopro setups done. Thanks in advance.

 

[hammet]

Skip the light and get the red filter from gopro.

 

[Rachpreach]

Skip the light and get the red filter from gopro.

Well the red filter isnt going to help in low light situations.....

 

[MAKO Spearguns]

Please take a look at our modular tray system. You can add arms and lights.

This video shows how it works.

Two Handle Camera Tray | MAKO Spearguns



thanks!

Dano

 

[outofofficebrb]

When I used a GoPro, I had them on a Sea Life tray with additional flex arms and 2 2500 lumen Sea Dragon lights, one on each side. I also had a red filter and macro flip option from Switchblade. Get as much light as you can afford because it gets dark quickly at depth and light falls off much sooner at distance than you think.

Some folks will tell you not to use the red filter and lights at the same time and in some instances, I have and it worked well. Think deeper, darker, and when shooting something at a distance. Most of the time, I did not use both. One or the other.

All of the UW photos prior to October 2017 at www.instagram.com/outofofficebrb used this GoPro setup as an example. The October 2017 pictures and newer are not using a GoPro.

I hope this helps.