I spent Memorial day diving. check out the pics and vid.

[cgipson1]

I figured the video took care of it. lol. Thanks.

Looks like some really nice diving... lots of fish! I am jealous! lol!

Lots of times videos are just kind of random. Photos usually require finding a specific subject and lighting it well ( I will concede I prefer photos, lol!) What are you shooting the video with? I have been considered picking up a GoPro that I can mask mount.

On your light for your video... you really should consider a good wide-angle light (one that does not produce hot spots in the center). That would improve your videos a lot. Something like this... 90 degree beam angle, pretty good battery life... very bright, and no hot spots.. just very even coverage! i-Torch Venusian II Light | Bluewater Photo & Video is about the least expensive I know of for a decent light. Brings out the color... and gets rid of the blue cast. Big difference!

I use this one as a focus light / lightweight video light for my DC-1400. It is not really bright enough for serious video.. but has a clean 53 degree spread of light with no hot spots... Tovatec by Intova Mini Wide Angle 220 Lumens LED Torch

I shot this with the GoPro Hero 3 Black edition. I love it. I'm really disappointed in myself for the light. I grabbed the cheapest one in the dive shop the day before the dive. I didn't really think about lighting for video until I got home and realized how crappy it was. I just knew I needed one to see in the cave. Thanks for the recommendations though.

I'm still figuring out what I like as far as mounting. with head mounts you constantly have bubbles floating up in front of the camera. You'd have to mount it pretty far forward to get out of them. I think that would really make the mask unbalanced and uncomfortable. This one was mounted on top of my light. I liked it, but its too shaky. I'm going to make a PVC sled to see how that works in the near future.

Thanks for the compliments. I can't say enough about the diving here. It's just incredible.

I am planning a Tiger Beach trip for next year... which I why I was thinking about the GoPro (yea.. probably the black). I will probably be upgrading my UW camera system too.. might even consider mounting the GoPRo on one of my strobes... and have a video light on the other side of the tray.

 

[EIngerson]

Looks like some really nice diving... lots of fish! I am jealous! lol!

Lots of times videos are just kind of random. Photos usually require finding a specific subject and lighting it well ( I will concede I prefer photos, lol!) What are you shooting the video with? I have been considered picking up a GoPro that I can mask mount.

On your light for your video... you really should consider a good wide-angle light (one that does not produce hot spots in the center). That would improve your videos a lot. Something like this... 90 degree beam angle, pretty good battery life... very bright, and no hot spots.. just very even coverage! i-Torch Venusian II Light | Bluewater Photo & Video is about the least expensive I know of for a decent light. Brings out the color... and gets rid of the blue cast. Big difference!

I use this one as a focus light / lightweight video light for my DC-1400. It is not really bright enough for serious video.. but has a clean 53 degree spread of light with no hot spots... Tovatec by Intova Mini Wide Angle 220 Lumens LED Torch

I shot this with the GoPro Hero 3 Black edition. I love it. I'm really disappointed in myself for the light. I grabbed the cheapest one in the dive shop the day before the dive. I didn't really think about lighting for video until I got home and realized how crappy it was. I just knew I needed one to see in the cave. Thanks for the recommendations though.

I'm still figuring out what I like as far as mounting. with head mounts you constantly have bubbles floating up in front of the camera. You'd have to mount it pretty far forward to get out of them. I think that would really make the mask unbalanced and uncomfortable. This one was mounted on top of my light. I liked it, but its too shaky. I'm going to make a PVC sled to see how that works in the near future.

Thanks for the compliments. I can't say enough about the diving here. It's just incredible.

I am planning a Tiger Beach trip for next year... which I why I was thinking about the GoPro (yea.. probably the black). I will probably be upgrading my UW camera system too.. might even consider mounting the GoPRo on one of my strobes... and have a video light on the other side of the tray.

That doesn't sound like a bad set-up. I wanted to get into under water photography, but I sold my 7D that I was going to use. I'm not risking my 5D MK III under water. The GoPro takes stills too, I just haven't messed with that yet. I imagine I will soon though.

Side note; I hope noone is judging the GoPro by this video.It is way better from my original copy. Youtube jacked it all up with the "corrections" it made to the color and exposure on upload. I could have chose not to allow it, but didn't know it was like that prior to.

Charlie, if you get the GoPro for underwater look into one of these.
Backscatter Flip3 Underwater Color Correction Filter for GoPro Hero3 Housing

Here's why,

 

[cgipson1]

I shot this with the GoPro Hero 3 Black edition. I love it. I'm really disappointed in myself for the light. I grabbed the cheapest one in the dive shop the day before the dive. I didn't really think about lighting for video until I got home and realized how crappy it was. I just knew I needed one to see in the cave. Thanks for the recommendations though.

I'm still figuring out what I like as far as mounting. with head mounts you constantly have bubbles floating up in front of the camera. You'd have to mount it pretty far forward to get out of them. I think that would really make the mask unbalanced and uncomfortable. This one was mounted on top of my light. I liked it, but its too shaky. I'm going to make a PVC sled to see how that works in the near future.

Thanks for the compliments. I can't say enough about the diving here. It's just incredible.

I am planning a Tiger Beach trip for next year... which I why I was thinking about the GoPro (yea.. probably the black). I will probably be upgrading my UW camera system too.. might even consider mounting the GoPRo on one of my strobes... and have a video light on the other side of the tray.

That doesn't sound like a bad set-up. I wanted to get into under water photography, but I sold my 7D that I was going to use. I'm not risking my 5D MK III under water. The GoPro takes stills too, I just haven't messed with that yet. I imagine I will soon though.

Side note; I hope noone is judging the GoPro by this video.It is way better from my original copy. Youtube jacked it all up with the "corrections" it made to the color and exposure on upload. I could have chose not to allow it, but didn't know it was like that prior to.

Charlie, if you get the GoPro for underwater look into one of these.
Backscatter Flip3 Underwater Color Correction Filter for GoPro Hero3 Housing

Here's why,

Yep.. adding a little red back in is always a good thing! But with good video lights.. it isn't necessary for anything within range of the lights. Looks like that filter does an amazing job though!

 

[EIngerson]

I like the Flip 3 because you can fold the filter back if you don't need it and fold it back on when you do.

 

[frommrstomommy]

jealous.

 

[cgipson1]

I like the Flip 3 because you can fold the filter back if you don't need it and fold it back on when you do.

Yep.. I will have to check that out... Thanks!