Episode 1: The Best UW Cameras for Beginners for $500, $1000 or $5000
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- Опубліковано 29 лис 2020
- Our new show is here! Across The Ocean with Matthias and James. We’re talking underwater film making and camera gear and sharing our expertise as underwater image makers. In this first episode, we’ll tell our stories of how we got into creating underwater content through our progression of underwater camera technology and give you the run down of the best cameras for beginners under $500, $1000 and $5000.
We’re also discussing the topic of when is the right time as a diver to add underwater camera work to your hobbies.
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Episode 1: The Best UW Cameras for Beginners for $500, $1000 or $5000
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I switched from gopro to the tg6, case, strobe, tray. Simply amazing
I run both by putting the GoPro on the TG-6 housing cold shoe mount, plus a strobe and video light in a two handed tray, as I find the TG-6 battery gets drained incredibility fast when doing any sort of video and prefer the video quality from the GoPro better anyways. This way the only battery on a 2-3 tank dive trip i have to change is the typically the GoPro battery after each dive. TG-6, Backscatter MF1 Strobe and Kraken 2500 video light I use, their batteries last for a long time with battery management.
(Note: I typically leave my GoPro recoding for as long as it can for each dive.)
I'm sure your going to talk about it, but I'd love to hear more about lighting for photos and best practices for stills.
Thank you!! I have been falling down the UA-cam rabbit hole for months trying to decide on a camera!!
Facts. You're in like every scuba comment section on UA-cam 🤣
Amazing content! Help me a lot! Keep up with a good work.
Programs to use to edit photos/videos and how to use them properly to produce at least something passible.
Good to see you chaps collaborating 👍
Cool video! Sharing experience. Keep up the good work.
Love the new collaboration. 100% agree with your camera selections. All solid choices. The GH5s is our primary camera, and we love it. We also use a SeaLife DC2000, but SeaLife did discontinue the DC2000 in the Spring of 2020. Looking forward to more great discussions on underwater film making.
Excellent, I love the collaboration videos. This one is timely for us too as we are getting more into UW photography. Thanks!!
Thanks Great Info! 👍👍👍
Great to hear about how you started. I also started with a disposable, then made the jump to a film camera that came with its own housing and a pump to create a vacuum. Could not wait to take the film in and then a few days later throw away 34 pictures of nothing. Moved onto the cannon Ixus. Was good for a while
I bought the SeaLife Micro 2.0 with a 2500 lumen video light (also with tray and extension arms) several years ago and for a beginner you just can't go wrong. No housing needed---they are now discontinued and the new Micro 3.0 now shoots in 4K. Falls at about the $1000 price.
I'm excited for these videos! Just now starting out with a gopro 8 with an aluminum tray and 2 video lights. The problem is I e had to add an extodinary amount of bouancy devices just to get neutral and suddenly my little compact setup has turned into a monster. Not sure where I'm going wrong. Any tips would be great
Zurich.... Water is so clear there! Have a blast!
How awesome is this?? I love the collaboration here. I’m excited to see where this goes and thank you both for your time🤙
This is a great collaboration! Look forward to seeing the next episodes and hearing more tips, especially on the GoPro.
Awesome segment. Great ideas and learning the scope of cameras.
Love this new series! Still rocking the tg6 myself.
Thank you, James and Matthias! I was thinking of getting a GoPro Hero 9 for Christmas and you guys really sold me with the positive review. I would like to hear more about the essential accessories and GoPro setup you recommend for beginners. For example, I'm trying to decide between going hands free with a wrist strap mount for using the GoPro on dives or holding a tray for stability and using a clip diving lanyard that I can attach to my bcd or storing in my bcd pocket when not filming.
Like the new focus on photography. Also, as a student, I 100% agree on filming instruction and immediate review. It's great!
Hi James.. what do you think of the Osmo Action camera ?
I enjoyed the reviews and have a few questions
1.Does the Gopro hold you to a subscription ransom? or is it useable out of the box without having to setup online accounts and subscriptions with gopro themselves? i.e I want to get it out of the box, film, edit, play on my pc using my software and don't want subscriptions or lack of them restricting my use in any way?
2.The TG6 you didn't really talk about it's performance, so is it any good for video, or is it mainly used for stills?
Hi Guys, really glad you touched on the last topic of when to dive with a camera.
I completed my AOW after about 15 dives and was eager to get my Gopro in the water and did at about dive 30, then the learning curve started and I binned the camera at about dive 32 and just concentrated on my diving!
I'm over 50 dives now and am keen to get some underwater footage now I am more estabilished with my diving and am using a Gopro 8 home mounted to the bottom of my Orca torch goodmans handle "you can imagine the quality yeah"?
What would you suggest to improve my footage within the gopro sort of budget (Cradle lights filter etc...?) TBH im in no rush and am still diving without my camera but would like to expand on the gopro setup and start seeing some results before I have to lie to my wife about the cost of my equipment too!
Daz:-)
The bloopers at the end were the best 😂
Great show! Would love to hear from you some information on editing software.
Had an 2nd hand olympus underwater film camera. Iconic design. Also a canon 2mpix camera
Great video. I have little interest in UW video, yet I was glued for all 30+ minutes. I look forward to future collaborations.
Have you used the Tovatech camera+ falshlight combo?
Great video. Not sure spending more on a camera is going to help me, since I suck taking photos and videos on land, but hey you never know!! Looking forward to future woisodes
I would like to hear about you opinion in the "optimal gopro setup".
I just got a gopro hero 9, but am a total n00b :/
I just stumbled across the SeaLife Underwater housing for the iPhone. I am curious to know if you (or anyone) has tried this and has any opinions as to the video/photo quality of the iPhone underwater vs. the GoPro. I just watched their video detailing how to set this up and it looks like there are some really nice features but it also appeared to be a bit more complicated to get set up prior to a dive. I'm interested in everyone's thoughts and opinions.
i now have the tg6 with 60m seafrog housing great set up
Lightning per each camera price group you both mentioned would be a good topic.
Glad you covered the "when to take a camera ".
I dive Lake Erie and would be interested in any tips on green water filming.
i also dive Erie i found that a red filter and lights help a lot
Im diving same area, i opted for Olympus tg6 with tray and strobe. Amazing pics
@@sharkbaitbillyi dont use strobes much more i went to video lights for both pictures and video. take a look at bigblue VL4200P Video Light they are a great bright light and are on sale right now on amazon
As a novice GoPro camera user, I would love to get your input and advice on the selection & use of filters. I understand lights are better, but right now I’d like to get the most out of my Hero 7 camera & natural light. Love the collaboration you are doing and look forward to future episodes!
I would love to hear your thoughts about celular housings for underwater photography and film making
Hey James & Servus Mathias! Nice Video. Suggestion for another video...how do amateurs learn UW photography and videography? Diver’s Ready has me sufficiently convinced that a certification course is B.S. (lol) and now that I have also learned a divemaster can teach it (bloody hell)...how do we learn? I saw one dive shop near me offering an UW photo/video PADI course through a university which was 7-weeks which seemed legit, but are there other good tips in addition to watching your awesome videos.
Having a shadow in the bottom of my olympus E-410 in low light situations. I think it is the lense blocking the flash of the camera.
How about list and links to the recommendations for cameras?
Great video. For me, I used a Octomask that you can mount a GoPro directly to the mask. This helps with taking the focus off the camera, and focus just on the dive, while still getting some good video. I would love to see more about what programs you use to edit your video, and maybe some tips and tricks on editing video's for beginners.
I love my DC2000! I got it new few years back from LP for $450! I wanted the Micro...but they were sold out and I was heading to Fiji in 2 weeks...LP hooked me up with a DC2000 instead!
my first camera was the kodak bannana unfortunatley first dive with it never realised till later no film in it lol
Great timing! I've just spent the evening researching cameras and associated equipment. I was hoping for either a DSLR or mirrorless that I can be happy with above and below the water without needing to sell a kidney, it seems that's an unachievable goal! I can see this getting expensive.
Hi James can you please make a video on what to look for when buying your first or a BCD @askdiversready
James and Matthais, really enjoy your videos, keep it up. A question about new divers and cameras. As a newer diver i agree in the importance of focusing on skills before getting distracted by a camera. However, in this day in age with the action cameras around what is the harm in a new diver clipping a gopro onto there straps or wrist, starting it before entering the water and forgetting it, until the exit. I think this allows the excitement of getting videos while still focusing on improving. Maybe you can tell me what im missing with this logic to make it bad idea or is it a good idea. Thanks again for all your awesome work and tips. Always excited when a notification of a new video pops up.
Hey James, would be also great if you could talk a little bit about UW camera housing. For instance, there are multiple housing options for Panasonic GH5 camera in wide range of pricing, so would be good to hear your take on pros and cons and what features and options I should be looking at there...
Be neat to see discussions of shooting in adverse conditions. Low light/night, cold water, strong currents, near corral.
I'm pretty sure my first underwater camera was blue Fujifilm. My first action camera was GoPro 3 - but it died just outside of of the warranty. Then got a Sony Action FDR-X3000 that died just inside warranty - got it fixed then it died again outside of warranty. Now using GoPro 8 with extended warranty. Without using lights I personally found the Sony had better Video and Audio compared to the GoPro 8. Now looking at getting a lighting system - leaning more-so to SeaLife accessories; have you any other accessory suggestions for lighting? Cheers :)
We will be covering lighting in an upcoming episode of this series!
@@DiversReady Looking forward to it. Thanks :)
I enjoy UW photography, I would love to go more Caribbean diving. But I do most of my diving in NY area. I would like to hear about getting pictures and videos the northeast diving. Currently I have a gopro hero 5 session with red filters. Not my favorite.
How can the photographers buddy help with shots?
I shoot with nothing but Olympus cameras so my first choice is the Olympus tg tracker then Olympus tg6 & housing then Olympus E-PL10 & Octo Housing for lights I use Bigblue. I was raised up on Olympus film cameras and loved them so their digital was a no brain move 4 me. I have tried other cameras but i think I am to use to Olympus. Would love to see a video on TRIPODS. And to to touch on when to take a camera I took a uw class they focused on using the camera only not bouyancy control. P.S. i love both your channels
I’ve seen so many people take photos without proper buoyancy control. It’s so frustrating.
James, I think I used to see a Kraken case on the shelf behind you in your old studio. How did you like that? I used one with an iPhone 11 for just one season and I thought it was really good. The iphone seems a lot better in low light than my Go Pros and this resulting in fewer blurry pictures and good movies. I am awaiting diving to attach an Orcalight to it, following Matthias recommendations :-)
I agree that 50 dives is a good rule of thumb. I saw too many divers kicking corals while not being able to maintain buoyancy and taking pictures at the same time :-)
I'm using a Apeman action cam it was only $50 and takes great High Def video only problem is its difficult to find the filters and attachments for the housing I modified some that were meant for go-pro but this is not an option for most people. I have a generic Chinese light attached to it about 800 lmns but still not bright enough. I want to enjoy the dive AND get some video, not spend my whole dive fiddling with camera settings and looking at one fish or piece of coral trying to get the perfect shot. I would like to see some information on how to make filming convenient. I would also like to see some editing techniques and suggested programs to try to make things easier and quicker to edit.
Hey James, any chance of doing a meet up when you're in Zurich? Big fan and fellow diver here who would love to meet up :-) Christmas greetings
This is just to let you know that the link to Matthias’s channel is not working.
You’re in America, it’s not a sparrow hawk, closest is a Cooper’s hawk. :-P
Good video, I’m still far from having money to spend on a dive cam.
The sea life dc2000 is Discontinued and see life doesn’t tend to support after a short time
i was considering to buy the SeaLife Micro 2.0 2000 Pro Underwater Camera Set (SL517)
Micro 2.0 2000 Pro Set (SL517) - Micro 2.0 32GB Camera, Sea Dragon 2000F Light Flex-Connect Dual Tray, Grip, Flex Arm & Travel Case 1080p@60fps Video Includes Sea Dragon 2000 light price
SPECIAL PRICE:
$673.59
REGULAR PRICE:
$803.75
as my first camera ,good idea???
greets Dirk
James, the microphone in your video was beyond distracting.