underwater Photography

In article <1144404184.132137.22410@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>,
rick_hughes@btconnect.com <rick_hughes@btconnect.com> wrote:
>Had my Ikelite UW housing delivered yesterday, for an Olympus C-8080.
>
>Any keen photographers out there .... be interested in advice over best
>settings for UW use.

Don't get the camera wet

A lot depends on your cameras capabilities and so on. Espeially how good
the auto-focus is in less than daylight conditions. (Mines crap)

>I bought the UR Pro filter as well, so will not be using a strobe (at
>least not for now)

You'll need it in the UK. Even abroad you'll not get the true colours
unless you use one.

>Questions relate to -
>should I use auto mode
>Aperture or shutter priority
>auto white balance ... or manual rebalance at each depth etc.

Start in auto mode and see how well it copes. App. or shutter pri. is
entirely up to you and the sort of shots you are taking. If you want to
capture stuff moving by in a hurry, then you'll want a fast shutter speed,
or maybe not, depending on the effect you want!

Also the closer you can get to the subject the better, so check just how
close the camera will focus, and how wide-angle it is.

And as it's digital, you have plenty of scope for practice

Gordon

In article <1144404184.132137.22410@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>,
rick_hughes@btconnect.com <rick_hughes@btconnect.com> wrote:
>Had my Ikelite UW housing delivered yesterday, for an Olympus C-8080.
>
>Any keen photographers out there .... be interested in advice over best
>settings for UW use.

Don't get the camera wet

A lot depends on your cameras capabilities and so on. Espeially how good
the auto-focus is in less than daylight conditions. (Mines crap)

>I bought the UR Pro filter as well, so will not be using a strobe (at
>least not for now)

You'll need it in the UK. Even abroad you'll not get the true colours
unless you use one.

>Questions relate to -
>should I use auto mode
>Aperture or shutter priority
>auto white balance ... or manual rebalance at each depth etc.

Start in auto mode and see how well it copes. App. or shutter pri. is
entirely up to you and the sort of shots you are taking. If you want to
capture stuff moving by in a hurry, then you'll want a fast shutter speed,
or maybe not, depending on the effect you want!

Also the closer you can get to the subject the better, so check just how
close the camera will focus, and how wide-angle it is.

And as it's digital, you have plenty of scope for practice

Gordon

In article <1144404184.132137.22410@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>,
rick_hughes@btconnect.com <rick_hughes@btconnect.com> wrote:
>Had my Ikelite UW housing delivered yesterday, for an Olympus C-8080.
>
>Any keen photographers out there .... be interested in advice over best
>settings for UW use.

Don't get the camera wet

A lot depends on your cameras capabilities and so on. Espeially how good
the auto-focus is in less than daylight conditions. (Mines crap)

>I bought the UR Pro filter as well, so will not be using a strobe (at
>least not for now)

You'll need it in the UK. Even abroad you'll not get the true colours
unless you use one.

>Questions relate to -
>should I use auto mode
>Aperture or shutter priority
>auto white balance ... or manual rebalance at each depth etc.

Start in auto mode and see how well it copes. App. or shutter pri. is
entirely up to you and the sort of shots you are taking. If you want to
capture stuff moving by in a hurry, then you'll want a fast shutter speed,
or maybe not, depending on the effect you want!

Also the closer you can get to the subject the better, so check just how
close the camera will focus, and how wide-angle it is.

And as it's digital, you have plenty of scope for practice

Gordon

In article <1144404184.132137.22410@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>,
rick_hughes@btconnect.com <rick_hughes@btconnect.com> wrote:
>Had my Ikelite UW housing delivered yesterday, for an Olympus C-8080.
>
>Any keen photographers out there .... be interested in advice over best
>settings for UW use.

Don't get the camera wet

A lot depends on your cameras capabilities and so on. Espeially how good
the auto-focus is in less than daylight conditions. (Mines crap)

>I bought the UR Pro filter as well, so will not be using a strobe (at
>least not for now)

You'll need it in the UK. Even abroad you'll not get the true colours
unless you use one.

>Questions relate to -
>should I use auto mode
>Aperture or shutter priority
>auto white balance ... or manual rebalance at each depth etc.

Start in auto mode and see how well it copes. App. or shutter pri. is
entirely up to you and the sort of shots you are taking. If you want to
capture stuff moving by in a hurry, then you'll want a fast shutter speed,
or maybe not, depending on the effect you want!

Also the closer you can get to the subject the better, so check just how
close the camera will focus, and how wide-angle it is.

And as it's digital, you have plenty of scope for practice

Gordon

In article <1144404184.132137.22410@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>,
rick_hughes@btconnect.com <rick_hughes@btconnect.com> wrote:
>Had my Ikelite UW housing delivered yesterday, for an Olympus C-8080.
>
>Any keen photographers out there .... be interested in advice over best
>settings for UW use.

Don't get the camera wet

A lot depends on your cameras capabilities and so on. Espeially how good
the auto-focus is in less than daylight conditions. (Mines crap)

>I bought the UR Pro filter as well, so will not be using a strobe (at
>least not for now)

You'll need it in the UK. Even abroad you'll not get the true colours
unless you use one.

>Questions relate to -
>should I use auto mode
>Aperture or shutter priority
>auto white balance ... or manual rebalance at each depth etc.

Start in auto mode and see how well it copes. App. or shutter pri. is
entirely up to you and the sort of shots you are taking. If you want to
capture stuff moving by in a hurry, then you'll want a fast shutter speed,
or maybe not, depending on the effect you want!

Also the closer you can get to the subject the better, so check just how
close the camera will focus, and how wide-angle it is.

And as it's digital, you have plenty of scope for practice

Gordon

In article <1144404184.132137.22410@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>,
rick_hughes@btconnect.com <rick_hughes@btconnect.com> wrote:
>Had my Ikelite UW housing delivered yesterday, for an Olympus C-8080.
>
>Any keen photographers out there .... be interested in advice over best
>settings for UW use.

Don't get the camera wet

A lot depends on your cameras capabilities and so on. Espeially how good
the auto-focus is in less than daylight conditions. (Mines crap)

>I bought the UR Pro filter as well, so will not be using a strobe (at
>least not for now)

You'll need it in the UK. Even abroad you'll not get the true colours
unless you use one.

>Questions relate to -
>should I use auto mode
>Aperture or shutter priority
>auto white balance ... or manual rebalance at each depth etc.

Start in auto mode and see how well it copes. App. or shutter pri. is
entirely up to you and the sort of shots you are taking. If you want to
capture stuff moving by in a hurry, then you'll want a fast shutter speed,
or maybe not, depending on the effect you want!

Also the closer you can get to the subject the better, so check just how
close the camera will focus, and how wide-angle it is.

And as it's digital, you have plenty of scope for practice

Gordon

In article <1144404184.132137.22410@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>,
rick_hughes@btconnect.com <rick_hughes@btconnect.com> wrote:
>Had my Ikelite UW housing delivered yesterday, for an Olympus C-8080.
>
>Any keen photographers out there .... be interested in advice over best
>settings for UW use.

Don't get the camera wet

A lot depends on your cameras capabilities and so on. Espeially how good
the auto-focus is in less than daylight conditions. (Mines crap)

>I bought the UR Pro filter as well, so will not be using a strobe (at
>least not for now)

You'll need it in the UK. Even abroad you'll not get the true colours
unless you use one.

>Questions relate to -
>should I use auto mode
>Aperture or shutter priority
>auto white balance ... or manual rebalance at each depth etc.

Start in auto mode and see how well it copes. App. or shutter pri. is
entirely up to you and the sort of shots you are taking. If you want to
capture stuff moving by in a hurry, then you'll want a fast shutter speed,
or maybe not, depending on the effect you want!

Also the closer you can get to the subject the better, so check just how
close the camera will focus, and how wide-angle it is.

And as it's digital, you have plenty of scope for practice

Gordon

Gordon Henderson wrote:
>
> Also the closer you can get to the subject the better, so check just how
> close the camera will focus, and how wide-angle it is.

This is a very important point to remember. My few decent photos have
all come from getting far closer than at the time I thought necessary.
Get as close as you can.

Gordon Henderson wrote:
>
> Also the closer you can get to the subject the better, so check just how
> close the camera will focus, and how wide-angle it is.

This is a very important point to remember. My few decent photos have
all come from getting far closer than at the time I thought necessary.
Get as close as you can.

Gordon Henderson wrote:
>
> Also the closer you can get to the subject the better, so check just how
> close the camera will focus, and how wide-angle it is.

This is a very important point to remember. My few decent photos have
all come from getting far closer than at the time I thought necessary.
Get as close as you can.