I’m always impressed with the common sense advice you both provide. It’s not vendor hype. But I also know the simple tips are based on vast experience and knowledge so well done simplifying it for us. I bought my first and only UW housing (Nauticam housing for a Lumix LX 100 ) some years ago and after lots of use and no floods it has given me lots of fun, pleasure and good photos. I’ve now got a Divevolk iPhone housing and would be interested in your views on this simpler but more photographically limited approach. Last point. I know UW photography is a niche activity but for the content, professional insights and experience you guys deserve more subscribers for sure. You are appreciated.
Thank you Richard. We've always intended that the channel speaks to the real enthusiasts, rather than chasing a more mainstream audience with a casual interest in the subject. But please do tell your friends who you think would enjoy the episodes!
This was really helpful, thank you. I'm new to photography in general, butt it's becoming a need for some projects so it's going underwater early for stuff in the 50-70m range. This basic background is super helpful to get a steer.
Another advice is: never buy a seafrog for a DLSR. They are very cheap, and quite nice if you have a sealed camera like the TG6, but I bought one for my sony a6700, tempted by its price, and a button popped off after 40 minutes of dive and water started to enter the housing. I was close to the surface and nothing happen to the camera because I realized inmediately, but I had to pay the delivery costs when sending it back. Ended up choosing Nauticam
We didn't want to get into a Brand A vs Brand B ourselves in this episode, but it is always valuable when people share their real-world experiences with different brands.
@@Alex_Mustard Yeah, I guessed it is a bit complicated for you to enter that field. That's why, as an unlucky anonymous seafrog buyer, I wanted to warn other people 😶🌫. Happy new year and love your videos!
I started with a TG5 and it’s Olympus housing because I was afraid of flooding. For full manual control and personal photography preferences, I quickly switched to my canon DSLR and a Nauticam housing. The availability of the vacuum system gave me the confidence. I think of the vacuum system as insurance. It’s not necessary, but is very reassuring.
@@carolynpeterson510 I didn't have a problem with the Olympus because it is a sealed camera, and if the housing was flooded, nothing happened.... But with this one 🧐?
I’m always impressed with the common sense advice you both provide. It’s not vendor hype. But I also know the simple tips are based on vast experience and knowledge so well done simplifying it for us. I bought my first and only UW housing (Nauticam housing for a Lumix LX 100 ) some years ago and after lots of use and no floods it has given me lots of fun, pleasure and good photos. I’ve now got a Divevolk iPhone housing and would be interested in your views on this simpler but more photographically limited approach.
Last point. I know UW photography is a niche activity but for the content, professional insights and experience you guys deserve more subscribers for sure. You are appreciated.
Thank you Richard. We've always intended that the channel speaks to the real enthusiasts, rather than chasing a more mainstream audience with a casual interest in the subject. But please do tell your friends who you think would enjoy the episodes!
This was really helpful, thank you. I'm new to photography in general, butt it's becoming a need for some projects so it's going underwater early for stuff in the 50-70m range. This basic background is super helpful to get a steer.
Another advice is: never buy a seafrog for a DLSR. They are very cheap, and quite nice if you have a sealed camera like the TG6, but I bought one for my sony a6700, tempted by its price, and a button popped off after 40 minutes of dive and water started to enter the housing.
I was close to the surface and nothing happen to the camera because I realized inmediately, but I had to pay the delivery costs when sending it back. Ended up choosing Nauticam
We didn't want to get into a Brand A vs Brand B ourselves in this episode, but it is always valuable when people share their real-world experiences with different brands.
@@Alex_Mustard Yeah, I guessed it is a bit complicated for you to enter that field. That's why, as an unlucky anonymous seafrog buyer, I wanted to warn other people 😶🌫.
Happy new year and love your videos!
I started with a TG5 and it’s Olympus housing because I was afraid of flooding. For full manual control and personal photography preferences, I quickly switched to my canon DSLR and a Nauticam housing. The availability of the vacuum system gave me the confidence. I think of the vacuum system as insurance. It’s not necessary, but is very reassuring.
@@carolynpeterson510 I didn't have a problem with the Olympus because it is a sealed camera, and if the housing was flooded, nothing happened.... But with this one 🧐?