G Series Underwater Images - Page 5

commit confirm · 16th of November 2011 (Wed)

I can't speak for the older G series but I own a G12 and Canon UW housing and have taken both diving. Firstly I want to say for UW the G12 is not the best, I would choose the s95 if I only wanted a point and shoot for UW.

Secondly Im a strong believer in external strobes for UW. I'm a big fan of the Inon s2000 strobes. Built in flash is ok UW. It is possible to shoot UW with out flash but this requires you to manually sett WB against a reference. I usually take a dive slate with me for this.

I lot of the newer P&S cameras are coming with wider and wider lenses. This is making is harder for people like Inon to make wide angle and macro lenses.

On the conversation of housings, I think Canon make very very good housings. Unless you want to go deeper than 40M (which i dont think many people do, the fish and coral are in the first 12M) then a 4rd party housing is not needed. They are often 3-4 time the price. Having said that I own the Nauticam for my G12 as well for when I find myself at 60M taking pics of wrecks.

cyberon · 16th of November 2011 (Wed)

The S series has the advantage over the G series for wide angle uw shots. The G series has 2 custom settings which is beneficial compared to the one in the S series.

mobettr · 2nd of December 2011 (Fri)

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Foxtrot16 · 2nd of December 2011 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by commit confirm

I can't speak for the older G series but I own a G12 and Canon UW housing and have taken both diving. Firstly I want to say for UW the G12 is not the best, I would choose the s95 if I only wanted a point and shoot for UW.

I tend to disagree - I have the G12 in a Recsea housing with twin YS110 Alpha strobes and think that it is a great camera for underwater photography.

Here are some examples:

cyberon · 3rd of December 2011 (Sat)

Your images are looking good Karl!

Foxtrot16 · 7th of December 2011 (Wed)

Ron,

Thanks for that. I have just ordered a new x3 M67 Macro wet lens from Jeff Mullins and hopefully it will be here soon. He also has a x6 which I am going to try next year when I go to Bali.

Also I am saving up for one of the wide angle ports - possibly the 12mm - also for the same trip.

Karl

wendwalkers · 7th of December 2011 (Wed)

Great captured. I love the last photo. The blue dotted fish...What kind of fish is that?

cyberon · 7th of December 2011 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by wendwalkers

Great captured. I love the last photo. The blue dotted fish...What kind of fish is that?

That's a Western Blue Devil.

Foxtrot16 · 10th of December 2011 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by wendwalkers

Great captured. I love the last photo. The blue dotted fish...What kind of fish is that?

Yeah it's a Western Blue Devil fish - when I took that photo I had to use a torch to hightlight it as my strobes had just died

- but it didn't turn out to bad.

Karl

cyberon · 10th of December 2011 (Sat)

Karl, how did your strobe die? Didn't fully charge your batteries?

IVOlution · 10th of December 2011 (Sat)

I do not go much underwater....just water

Foxtrot16 · 15th of December 2011 (Thu)

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Originally Posted by cyberon

Karl, how did your strobe die? Didn't fully charge your batteries?

Yeah ran out of battery power. Went to charge both sets of batteries the night beofre but got distracted with something else and completely forgot about it

Karl

tomcat7886 · 15th of December 2011 (Thu)

Great capture IVOlution.

cyberon · 26th of December 2011 (Mon)

Recent pictures taken off Perth 3 mile reef.

Foxtrot16 · 31st of December 2011 (Sat)

Taken with my G12 with an Inon M67 165mm Close up / Macro wet lens attached to the front of the housing which I had borrowed from a mate to try out. Overall I am happy with the way this one turned out - the crab was about 80mm across.

I have since purchased one of Jeff Mullins Close up /Macro lenses and hope to get to use it very soon.

Karl

16th of November 2011 (Wed)	#61
commit confirm Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 17	Re: G Series Underwater Images I can't speak for the older G series but I own a G12 and Canon UW housing and have taken both diving. Firstly I want to say for UW the G12 is not the best, I would choose the s95 if I only wanted a point and shoot for UW. Secondly Im a strong believer in external strobes for UW. I'm a big fan of the Inon s2000 strobes. Built in flash is ok UW. It is possible to shoot UW with out flash but this requires you to manually sett WB against a reference. I usually take a dive slate with me for this. I lot of the newer P&S cameras are coming with wider and wider lenses. This is making is harder for people like Inon to make wide angle and macro lenses. On the conversation of housings, I think Canon make very very good housings. Unless you want to go deeper than 40M (which i dont think many people do, the fish and coral are in the first 12M) then a 4rd party housing is not needed. They are often 3-4 time the price. Having said that I own the Nauticam for my G12 as well for when I find myself at 60M taking pics of wrecks. __________________ 7D \| G12 \| 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM \| 100 f/2.8 L Macro \| 70-200 f/2.8 L mk2 \| 50mm f/1.4 \| 270EX II \| 430EX II Likes: Low light, UW, time lapse, panoramic, street and moody b+w Last edited by commit confirm : 16th of November 2011 (Wed) at 07:01.

16th of November 2011 (Wed)	#62
cyberon Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 538 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: G Series Underwater Images The S series has the advantage over the G series for wide angle uw shots. The G series has 2 custom settings which is beneficial compared to the one in the S series. __________________ 500D, Speedlite 430EX II, Lens : 15-85mm; 50mm F1.8 II; 100mm F2.8L IS Macro; 70-200mm F4L; Samyang 8mm F3.5 U/W : G11, OEM Housing, Inon S2000, Inon D4 Tray, Inon UCL-165 Close up lens Astro : Modded 1100D, ES 80ED, Skywatcher HEQ5 Mount, Astrotrac TT320X-AG, Astronomik CLS Clip in filter

2nd of December 2011 (Fri)	#63
mobettr Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New York Posts: 47	Re: G Series Underwater Images 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

3rd of December 2011 (Sat)	#65
cyberon Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 538 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: G Series Underwater Images Your images are looking good Karl! __________________ 500D, Speedlite 430EX II, Lens : 15-85mm; 50mm F1.8 II; 100mm F2.8L IS Macro; 70-200mm F4L; Samyang 8mm F3.5 U/W : G11, OEM Housing, Inon S2000, Inon D4 Tray, Inon UCL-165 Close up lens Astro : Modded 1100D, ES 80ED, Skywatcher HEQ5 Mount, Astrotrac TT320X-AG, Astronomik CLS Clip in filter

7th of December 2011 (Wed)	#66
Foxtrot16 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Rockingham, Western Australia Posts: 49 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: G Series Underwater Images Ron, Thanks for that. I have just ordered a new x3 M67 Macro wet lens from Jeff Mullins and hopefully it will be here soon. He also has a x6 which I am going to try next year when I go to Bali. Also I am saving up for one of the wide angle ports - possibly the 12mm - also for the same trip. Karl __________________ Canon 450D with the 18 - 55mm & 55 - 250mm kit lenses Canon G12 in a Recsea housing with twin YS27 strobes Everyone is entitled to my opinion

7th of December 2011 (Wed)	#67
wendwalkers Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1	Re: G Series Underwater Images Great captured. I love the last photo. The blue dotted fish...What kind of fish is that?

10th of December 2011 (Sat)	#70
cyberon Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 538 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: G Series Underwater Images Karl, how did your strobe die? Didn't fully charge your batteries? __________________ 500D, Speedlite 430EX II, Lens : 15-85mm; 50mm F1.8 II; 100mm F2.8L IS Macro; 70-200mm F4L; Samyang 8mm F3.5 U/W : G11, OEM Housing, Inon S2000, Inon D4 Tray, Inon UCL-165 Close up lens Astro : Modded 1100D, ES 80ED, Skywatcher HEQ5 Mount, Astrotrac TT320X-AG, Astronomik CLS Clip in filter

10th of December 2011 (Sat)	#71
IVOlution Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: bArcelona, sPain Posts: 2,006 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: G Series Underwater Images I do not go much underwater....just water __________________ my.com - my Flickr - my FB ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Show me what you do at night! --- Got water? post here!

15th of December 2011 (Thu)	#73
tomcat7886 Goldmember Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,235	Re: G Series Underwater Images Great capture IVOlution. __________________ Canon T2i \| 18-55mm IS Kit \| Tamron 17-50 f2.8 VC \| Joby Gorillapod SLR-Zoommmmm! \| Black Canon Edition Crumpler Industry Disgrace Crumpler on Sale: *BLACK* http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...ustry+disgrace

26th of December 2011 (Mon)	#74
cyberon Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 538 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: G Series Underwater Images Recent pictures taken off Perth 3 mile reef. __________________ 500D, Speedlite 430EX II, Lens : 15-85mm; 50mm F1.8 II; 100mm F2.8L IS Macro; 70-200mm F4L; Samyang 8mm F3.5 U/W : G11, OEM Housing, Inon S2000, Inon D4 Tray, Inon UCL-165 Close up lens Astro : Modded 1100D, ES 80ED, Skywatcher HEQ5 Mount, Astrotrac TT320X-AG, Astronomik CLS Clip in filter

31st of December 2011 (Sat)	#75
Foxtrot16 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Rockingham, Western Australia Posts: 49 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: G Series Underwater Images Taken with my G12 with an Inon M67 165mm Close up / Macro wet lens attached to the front of the housing which I had borrowed from a mate to try out. Overall I am happy with the way this one turned out - the crab was about 80mm across. I have since purchased one of Jeff Mullins Close up /Macro lenses and hope to get to use it very soon. Karl __________________ Canon 450D with the 18 - 55mm & 55 - 250mm kit lenses Canon G12 in a Recsea housing with twin YS27 strobes Everyone is entitled to my opinion

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