Snoopy
Guest
Here one from a newbie
a. Shoot at your camera's maximum resolution.
You will need this fine details, especially when you are doing cropping later. You can down size the image, but not upsize it - in terms of resolution or detail.
b. Buy the biggest memory card that you can afford. They are fairly affordable and are reusable. Also, if you don't intend to download your photos daily onto your notebook while on a dive trip, this HUGE memory card can be a life saver.
You may want to format the memory card, before the start of a trip, just to be sure that everything is OK.
(PS: I am using a 1GB CF card - can last about 5 - 8 dives, averaging 100 shots per dive)
c. Don't forget the spare batteries. Beg or borrow extra from your friends if you have to. Have been sabotaged once where the hotel room's wall socket wasn't working. OUCH.
d. Clean the camera & O-rings on the casing daily. That little speck of sand or something, can cause flooding.
e. Don't forget to inform your dive group that you could be left behind as you are taking photograph.
I have panicked buddies & DMs before, coz some didn't know that when i say slow & steady, I really mean SLOW.
At one juncture, my buddy did abandon me, coz he wanted to see 15 miles of reefs in 1 tank, whereas I wanted to snap 15 subject in 1 reef.
Fortunately, I get to practise "missing diver search" after each subject.
My 2 bubbles worth.
a. Shoot at your camera's maximum resolution.
You will need this fine details, especially when you are doing cropping later. You can down size the image, but not upsize it - in terms of resolution or detail.
b. Buy the biggest memory card that you can afford. They are fairly affordable and are reusable. Also, if you don't intend to download your photos daily onto your notebook while on a dive trip, this HUGE memory card can be a life saver.
You may want to format the memory card, before the start of a trip, just to be sure that everything is OK.
(PS: I am using a 1GB CF card - can last about 5 - 8 dives, averaging 100 shots per dive)
c. Don't forget the spare batteries. Beg or borrow extra from your friends if you have to. Have been sabotaged once where the hotel room's wall socket wasn't working. OUCH.
d. Clean the camera & O-rings on the casing daily. That little speck of sand or something, can cause flooding.
e. Don't forget to inform your dive group that you could be left behind as you are taking photograph.
I have panicked buddies & DMs before, coz some didn't know that when i say slow & steady, I really mean SLOW.
At one juncture, my buddy did abandon me, coz he wanted to see 15 miles of reefs in 1 tank, whereas I wanted to snap 15 subject in 1 reef.
Fortunately, I get to practise "missing diver search" after each subject.
My 2 bubbles worth.
