Focus light tests, Nocturnal and Fantasea

Focus Light Tests, Nocturnal and Fantasea

 

When my friend Mike Bartick was over, we had a couple of focus lights laying around so we decided to look at their beams on the wall, just for fun. The lights we had were the Fantasea 44LED focus light, and the Nocturnal SLX focus light. Focus lights are very important for macro underwater photography, to assist the camera in finding contrast and achieving auto-focus, especially when light levels are not optimal.

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By Lee Peterson

Keldan Luna 8 LA-V 2100 lumen

Lee Peterson

Keldan Luna 8 LA-V 2100 lumen

Video Light Review

Reviewed by Lee Peterson

 

 

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By David Henshaw

Nauticam D90 Underwater Housing

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Nauticam D90 Underwater Housing Review

Reviewed by Underwater Photographer David Henshaw

 

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Getting the most out of your compact underwater camera
By Scott Gietler

Great Underwater Photos Without a Strobe

Great Underwater Photos Without A Strobe
Scott Gietler
Getting the most out of your compact underwater camera

Lately many people have been complaining about the underwater photos they are getting with their compact cameras, and that they are thinking of getting an external strobe. But if you aren't getting good photos without a strobe, buying one may not help your underwater photography. In this article I discuss how to get the most of your compact camera, and how to know when you are ready for a strobe.

 

 

If you are using a compact camera without an external strobe, you must focus on these two types of shots:

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Scott Gietler is the owner of Bluewater Photo, Bluewater Travel, and the Underwater Photography Guide. Bluewater Photo, based in Culver City, CA is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious underwater camera stores, serving many thousands of customers each year, where nothing is more important than customer service. The Underwater Photography Guide is the world’s first website to feature free tutorials on underwater photography, and has become the most trafficked resource on underwater photography worldwide. Bluewater Travel is a full-service dive travel wholesaler sending groups and individuals on the world’s best dive vacations. 

Scott is also an avid diver, underwater photographer, and budding marine biologist, having created the online guide to the underwater flora and fauna of Southern California. He is the past vice-president of the Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society, has volunteered extensively at the Santa Monica aquarium, and is the creator of the Ocean Art underwater photo competition, one of the largest underwater international photo competitions ever held in terms of value of prizes. He lives in California with his wife, newborn girl and scuba-diving, photo taking 4 year old son.

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Diffraction tests with the Nikon 105mm

Diffraction tests with the Nikon 105mm lens

 

I had done some diffraction tests previously when I reviewed the Nikon 105mm VR lens, but I hadn't tested the diffraction at 1:1 magnification, and I often use this lens at 1:1 when doing underwater photography. There were a couple reasons why I thought the results might be different, so I sat down and did some tests. Here are the results:

 

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Checking out the latest underwater strobe from Inon
By Scott Gietler

Inon S2000 Strobe

Inon S2000 Review
Scott Gietler
Checking out the latest underwater strobe from Inon

The Inon S2000 is small, tiny. That was my first impression. I'm used to my large, well built Z240's, and the S2000 also had a cheaper feel. That is to be expected, as it is a less expensive strobe. This is a great strobe for underwater photography and comes highly recommended.

 

 

 

Inon s2000 strobe

 

 

Strobe Features

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Scott Gietler is the owner of Bluewater Photo, Bluewater Travel, and the Underwater Photography Guide. Bluewater Photo, based in Culver City, CA is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious underwater camera stores, serving many thousands of customers each year, where nothing is more important than customer service. The Underwater Photography Guide is the world’s first website to feature free tutorials on underwater photography, and has become the most trafficked resource on underwater photography worldwide. Bluewater Travel is a full-service dive travel wholesaler sending groups and individuals on the world’s best dive vacations. 

Scott is also an avid diver, underwater photographer, and budding marine biologist, having created the online guide to the underwater flora and fauna of Southern California. He is the past vice-president of the Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society, has volunteered extensively at the Santa Monica aquarium, and is the creator of the Ocean Art underwater photo competition, one of the largest underwater international photo competitions ever held in terms of value of prizes. He lives in California with his wife, newborn girl and scuba-diving, photo taking 4 year old son.

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A valuable tool for shooting wide-angle
By Scott Gietler

Tokina 10-17mm Fisheye Lens

Tokina 10-17mm Fisheye Lens Review
Scott Gietler
A valuable tool for shooting wide-angle

The tokina 10-17mm fisheye lens is a very popular lens, especially for underwater photography due to the flexibility it gives the underwater photographer. It is the #1 lens of choice for Canon and Nikon cropped-sensor underwater dSLR shooters. 

The proper name for the lens is the Tokina AT-X DX 10-17mm  F3.5-4.5 Fisheye. This is a variable aperture lens, and the largest aperture is F3.5 at 10mm focal length, and F4.5 at 17mm focal length.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Scott Gietler is the owner of Bluewater Photo, Bluewater Travel, and the Underwater Photography Guide. Bluewater Photo, based in Culver City, CA is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious underwater camera stores, serving many thousands of customers each year, where nothing is more important than customer service. The Underwater Photography Guide is the world’s first website to feature free tutorials on underwater photography, and has become the most trafficked resource on underwater photography worldwide. Bluewater Travel is a full-service dive travel wholesaler sending groups and individuals on the world’s best dive vacations. 

Scott is also an avid diver, underwater photographer, and budding marine biologist, having created the online guide to the underwater flora and fauna of Southern California. He is the past vice-president of the Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society, has volunteered extensively at the Santa Monica aquarium, and is the creator of the Ocean Art underwater photo competition, one of the largest underwater international photo competitions ever held in terms of value of prizes. He lives in California with his wife, newborn girl and scuba-diving, photo taking 4 year old son.

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By Scott Gietler

Canon S90 FIX Housing

Scott Gietler

Canon S90 Fix Underwater Housing Review

By Scott Gietler

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Tokina 10-17mm fisheye lens possibly being discontinued

Tokina 10-17mm fisheye lens possibly being discontinued

Not good for underwater photographers

 

I've been hearing rumors that the Tokina 10-17mm fisheye lens is being discontinued. First from the owner of an underwater camera shop, then someone posted the same info as a comment on my website, saying a camera shop told them in was being discontinued.

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