SeaLife SL145 Pro Set with DC310 Digital Camera

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:My new D-2000 has a modelling light. It shuts off during the exposure, then
:comes on again. They recommend putting a red filter (supplied) over it to
:avoid scaring away the shy critters. The diffuser comes with its own red
:filter for the modelling light.

:A second strobe, my budget is still in shock from buying the first one and
:the wide angle lens. This after paying for 2 weeks at Coco View. Life is
:short, die broke.

:This will be a bit of a steep learning curve for me. I hope I get at least a
:few good shots. I plan on taking hundreds. 4 sets of batteries. 4 CF cards.
:2 chargers.

Boy that's a lot of stuff.

Dan Bracuk
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Normally that would be the best choice. On my last dive my buddy was having
a problem with her mask flooding and as I was helping her get that
straightened out I needed both hands. As the camera was always floating up
it kept getting in the way. With the weight added it should hang down like a
light.

Wayne

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> "Wayne Gallinger" <wgallinger@shaw.ca> pounded away at his keyboard
> resulting in:
> :I have just started using the DC310 with the one strobe. On my first
> dives
> :with it I found that the positive bouyancy was difficult to deal with,
> the
> :strobe was always getting hung up in my reg hoses. I have added some
> weight
> :to the boom but have not had a chance to try it yet.
>
> Another option is to keep the camera in your hand.
>
> Dan Bracuk
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Wayne Gallinger wrote:
>>>>I use the Sealife DC310 and just recently picked up a 2nd strobe for it.
>>>>
>>>>I would recommend against using the internal strobe. Pay the extra and
>>>>get an external strobe and the diffuser.
>>>>
>>>>Here are a few pictures I took with it last year in Cozumel.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.divingenterprises.com/MAI...toshow=COZ2004
>>>>
>>
>>
>>No, I don't use extra weight with mine. Sealife makes a weight
>>specifically designed for the DC310 camera. I think it is 13oz's if
>>memory serves me correctly.
>>
>>I have thought about adding weight and may end up doing it.
>>
>>Andy
>
>
> I saw the weight on the Sealife website, and yes it is 13 oz's. It is
> plastic coated and designed to screw onto the boom of the strobe. As I had
> some extra weight kicking around I just made up one of my own that weighned
> the same as Sealife's and attached it. I will be heading of to the local
> saltwater pool today to see how it works. The lakes up here are still frozen
> over so I wont have a chance to try it in open water until I head to the
> coast next month.
>
> Wayne

I will be interested in your impression and opinion of the weight.

Andy

>
> I will be interested in your impression and opinion of the weight.
>
> Andy

Andy et al,

I just returned from the pool for the first test of the weight on the
camera. The pool does not provide a complete picture but does give at least
some initial indications. I found the weight to be a definite improvement in
the handling of the camera. With the weight attached to the bottom of the
strobe boom, and therefor the bottom of the camera the whole unit tended to
stay in a natural strobe up position making aiming the strobe very easy. The
weight makes the camera easy to get out of the way if needed. My wife and I
did some buddy breathing practice and I adjusted her tank strap, just for
practice, and the camera stayed below my hands and out of the way just like
a normal dive light would. It was also possible to clip the camera to a
lower d-ring and keep it out of the way. Doing so before the added weight
always made the camera float just about at eye level.

I will be taking the camera with me to Vancouver Island the second week
of April and will get a chance to put it to some real use then. If anyone
would like me to post my impressions then let me know and I will try to do
so.

Wayne

Wayne Gallinger wrote:
>>I will be interested in your impression and opinion of the weight.
>>
>>Andy
>
>
> Andy et al,
>
> I just returned from the pool for the first test of the weight on the
> camera. The pool does not provide a complete picture but does give at least
> some initial indications. I found the weight to be a definite improvement in
> the handling of the camera. With the weight attached to the bottom of the
> strobe boom, and therefor the bottom of the camera the whole unit tended to
> stay in a natural strobe up position making aiming the strobe very easy. The
> weight makes the camera easy to get out of the way if needed. My wife and I
> did some buddy breathing practice and I adjusted her tank strap, just for
> practice, and the camera stayed below my hands and out of the way just like
> a normal dive light would. It was also possible to clip the camera to a
> lower d-ring and keep it out of the way. Doing so before the added weight
> always made the camera float just about at eye level.
>
> I will be taking the camera with me to Vancouver Island the second week
> of April and will get a chance to put it to some real use then. If anyone
> would like me to post my impressions then let me know and I will try to do
> so.
>
> Wayne
>
>
>

Wayne,
Thanks for the information. I guess the camera weight thing is
something I don't think much about......until I have submerged with it.
I am not sure if an external strobe or even two external strobes would
call for more weight. I guess thats something I will have to experiment
with.

I keep my camera clipped off on a retractor. I have it set up two ways
on my BC. One clip hooks my camera into the retractor, the other just
hard clips it to the BC.

FWIW, I think Sealife recommends against doing a giant stride or other
hard entry with the camera. As I recall, the recommend entering the
water and have someone hand it to you.

Andy

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:FWIW, I think Sealife recommends against doing a giant stride or other
:hard entry with the camera. As I recall, the recommend entering the
:water and have someone hand it to you.

Not just Sea Life. I also recommend against doing a giant stride or
other hard entry with the camera. If you can't have someone hand it
to you, figure out a way to shield the camera with your body as you
enter the water. Back rolls are good for this.

Dan Bracuk
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> Wayne,
> Thanks for the information. I guess the camera weight thing is something
> I don't think much about......until I have submerged with it.
> I am not sure if an external strobe or even two external strobes would
> call for more weight. I guess thats something I will have to experiment
> with.
>
> I keep my camera clipped off on a retractor. I have it set up two ways on
> my BC. One clip hooks my camera into the retractor, the other just hard
> clips it to the BC.
>
> FWIW, I think Sealife recommends against doing a giant stride or other
> hard entry with the camera. As I recall, the recommend entering the water
> and have someone hand it to you.
>
> Andy
>
> --
> I have never met a liberal street cop.

The setup I have is with one external strobe and the 13 oz's seems to be
just right. I think a second strobe would probably benifit from a bit more
weight but not much.

Having someone hand me the camera is what I was doing when I took it boat
diving in Feb. I think just hanging onto it while doing a giant stride would
be problematic at best.

Wayne

nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
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:FWIW, I think Sealife recommends against doing a giant stride or other
:hard entry with the camera. As I recall, the recommend entering the
:water and have someone hand it to you.

Not just Sea Life. I also recommend against doing a giant stride or
other hard entry with the camera. If you can't have someone hand it
to you, figure out a way to shield the camera with your body as you
enter the water. Back rolls are good for this.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

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nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
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:FWIW, I think Sealife recommends against doing a giant stride or other
:hard entry with the camera. As I recall, the recommend entering the
:water and have someone hand it to you.

Not just Sea Life. I also recommend against doing a giant stride or
other hard entry with the camera. If you can't have someone hand it
to you, figure out a way to shield the camera with your body as you
enter the water. Back rolls are good for this.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

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Dan Bracuk wrote:
> nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
> in:
> :FWIW, I think Sealife recommends against doing a giant stride or other
> :hard entry with the camera. As I recall, the recommend entering the
> :water and have someone hand it to you.
>
> Not just Sea Life. I also recommend against doing a giant stride or
> other hard entry with the camera. If you can't have someone hand it
> to you, figure out a way to shield the camera with your body as you
> enter the water. Back rolls are good for this.
>


The photogs I dive with attach their gear to a tether line over the side
before they get in the water, and retrieve from the line after entry.
Reverse for boarding.

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