jvc video

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:Hi Ya'll.
:Just bought a jvc mg77 with an Ikellite housing. Wondering what lights do
:you guys recommend for deep, dark scary Canadian waters?

Start with none. Upgrade only if necessary.

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

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"Techwaxy" <techwaxyscuba@hotmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard
resulting in:

:Hi Ya'll.
:Just bought a jvc mg77 with an Ikellite housing. Wondering what lights do
:you guys recommend for deep, dark scary Canadian waters?

Start with none. Upgrade only if necessary.

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

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Techwaxy wrote:
> Hi Ya'll.
> Just bought a jvc mg77 with an Ikellite housing. Wondering what lights do
> you guys recommend for deep, dark scary Canadian waters?
>

What light do you use for your regular diving? I have a 35W halogen;
just a regular albeit pretty bright dive light that I have sucessfully
used to shoot video at night. I hand hold it, no fancy arms. I did
find that it was a little too narrow in beam and a bit bright so I zip
tied a couple of layers of opaque plastic over the front to form a
defuser. I used a cut up milk bottle, works fine. This is what I used
while working as the videographer on a liveaboard.

Might hold you over until you decide what you need, assuming you have a
regular light that is capable. Worth a try though.

jon

Techwaxy wrote:
> Hi Ya'll.
> Just bought a jvc mg77 with an Ikellite housing. Wondering what lights do
> you guys recommend for deep, dark scary Canadian waters?
>

What light do you use for your regular diving? I have a 35W halogen;
just a regular albeit pretty bright dive light that I have sucessfully
used to shoot video at night. I hand hold it, no fancy arms. I did
find that it was a little too narrow in beam and a bit bright so I zip
tied a couple of layers of opaque plastic over the front to form a
defuser. I used a cut up milk bottle, works fine. This is what I used
while working as the videographer on a liveaboard.

Might hold you over until you decide what you need, assuming you have a
regular light that is capable. Worth a try though.

jon

I have 2 10w HIDs. I diffused both with similar methods you mentioned, I
still find the videos to be too dark and the area where the light beam is
too bright.
I am interested in permamnent arms ans good lights. Any suggestions?


"Zen Diver" <spicedhamme@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Y96dnSSnQZZ0O5_YRVnyhg@pipex.net...
> Techwaxy wrote:
>> Hi Ya'll.
>> Just bought a jvc mg77 with an Ikellite housing. Wondering what lights
>> do you guys recommend for deep, dark scary Canadian waters?
>
> What light do you use for your regular diving? I have a 35W halogen; just
> a regular albeit pretty bright dive light that I have sucessfully used to
> shoot video at night. I hand hold it, no fancy arms. I did find that it
> was a little too narrow in beam and a bit bright so I zip tied a couple of
> layers of opaque plastic over the front to form a defuser. I used a cut
> up milk bottle, works fine. This is what I used while working as the
> videographer on a liveaboard.
>
> Might hold you over until you decide what you need, assuming you have a
> regular light that is capable. Worth a try though.
>
> jon

I have 2 10w HIDs. I diffused both with similar methods you mentioned, I
still find the videos to be too dark and the area where the light beam is
too bright.
I am interested in permamnent arms ans good lights. Any suggestions?


"Zen Diver" <spicedhamme@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Y96dnSSnQZZ0O5_YRVnyhg@pipex.net...
> Techwaxy wrote:
>> Hi Ya'll.
>> Just bought a jvc mg77 with an Ikellite housing. Wondering what lights
>> do you guys recommend for deep, dark scary Canadian waters?
>
> What light do you use for your regular diving? I have a 35W halogen; just
> a regular albeit pretty bright dive light that I have sucessfully used to
> shoot video at night. I hand hold it, no fancy arms. I did find that it
> was a little too narrow in beam and a bit bright so I zip tied a couple of
> layers of opaque plastic over the front to form a defuser. I used a cut
> up milk bottle, works fine. This is what I used while working as the
> videographer on a liveaboard.
>
> Might hold you over until you decide what you need, assuming you have a
> regular light that is capable. Worth a try though.
>
> jon

Techwaxy wrote:
> I have 2 10w HIDs. I diffused both with similar methods you mentioned, I
> still find the videos to be too dark and the area where the light beam is
> too bright.
> I am interested in permamnent arms ans good lights. Any suggestions?
>
>
> "Zen Diver" <spicedhamme@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Y96dnSSnQZZ0O5_YRVnyhg@pipex.net...
>> Techwaxy wrote:
>>> Hi Ya'll.
>>> Just bought a jvc mg77 with an Ikellite housing. Wondering what lights
>>> do you guys recommend for deep, dark scary Canadian waters?
>> What light do you use for your regular diving? I have a 35W halogen; just
>> a regular albeit pretty bright dive light that I have sucessfully used to
>> shoot video at night. I hand hold it, no fancy arms. I did find that it
>> was a little too narrow in beam and a bit bright so I zip tied a couple of
>> layers of opaque plastic over the front to form a defuser. I used a cut
>> up milk bottle, works fine. This is what I used while working as the
>> videographer on a liveaboard.
>>
>> Might hold you over until you decide what you need, assuming you have a
>> regular light that is capable. Worth a try though.
>>
>> jon
>
>

Sounds like it isn't diffused enough. I found that I needed 2 layers of
plastic in order to give a nice even light. Video cameras are pretty
good at picking up low light levels but their range is not so hot, so if
you have a hot spot it will burn out and the rest will look dark.
Give it a try.

You might also want to have a look over at http://www.digitaldiver.net
they have a forum dedicated to underwater video with plenty of people
who use all sorts of setups.

Personally I like the look of the Greenforce video lights. The system
is modular so you can add different battery capacities, light heads,
etc. I use a Greenforce as my primary dive light.

jon

Techwaxy wrote:
> I have 2 10w HIDs. I diffused both with similar methods you mentioned, I
> still find the videos to be too dark and the area where the light beam is
> too bright.
> I am interested in permamnent arms ans good lights. Any suggestions?
>
>
> "Zen Diver" <spicedhamme@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Y96dnSSnQZZ0O5_YRVnyhg@pipex.net...
>> Techwaxy wrote:
>>> Hi Ya'll.
>>> Just bought a jvc mg77 with an Ikellite housing. Wondering what lights
>>> do you guys recommend for deep, dark scary Canadian waters?
>> What light do you use for your regular diving? I have a 35W halogen; just
>> a regular albeit pretty bright dive light that I have sucessfully used to
>> shoot video at night. I hand hold it, no fancy arms. I did find that it
>> was a little too narrow in beam and a bit bright so I zip tied a couple of
>> layers of opaque plastic over the front to form a defuser. I used a cut
>> up milk bottle, works fine. This is what I used while working as the
>> videographer on a liveaboard.
>>
>> Might hold you over until you decide what you need, assuming you have a
>> regular light that is capable. Worth a try though.
>>
>> jon
>
>

Sounds like it isn't diffused enough. I found that I needed 2 layers of
plastic in order to give a nice even light. Video cameras are pretty
good at picking up low light levels but their range is not so hot, so if
you have a hot spot it will burn out and the rest will look dark.
Give it a try.

You might also want to have a look over at http://www.digitaldiver.net
they have a forum dedicated to underwater video with plenty of people
who use all sorts of setups.

Personally I like the look of the Greenforce video lights. The system
is modular so you can add different battery capacities, light heads,
etc. I use a Greenforce as my primary dive light.

jon

Hi Ya'll.
Just bought a jvc mg77 with an Ikellite housing. Wondering what lights do
you guys recommend for deep, dark scary Canadian waters?

Techwaxy wrote:
> Hi Ya'll.
> Just bought a jvc mg77 with an Ikellite housing. Wondering what lights do
> you guys recommend for deep, dark scary Canadian waters?
>

What light do you use for your regular diving? I have a 35W halogen;
just a regular albeit pretty bright dive light that I have sucessfully
used to shoot video at night. I hand hold it, no fancy arms. I did
find that it was a little too narrow in beam and a bit bright so I zip
tied a couple of layers of opaque plastic over the front to form a
defuser. I used a cut up milk bottle, works fine. This is what I used
while working as the videographer on a liveaboard.

Might hold you over until you decide what you need, assuming you have a
regular light that is capable. Worth a try though.

jon