How $6000 of gear preforms in salt water

5D3 with 8-15L and SPL water housing. CC more then welcome

I think #3 is my favorite. Could you do a tighter crop?

How much was the housing? Did you have anything on to help you float above the water?

Awesome shots
Not sure I'd take my 60D in the ocean even with a case

Great images. What methods/techniques are you using to minimize glare, reflection, etc in that environment? It seems like the cull rate would be extremely high with so many variables added to the normal OOF, blur, exposures, etc. issues encountered on land with sports/action photography. Again, very impressive images.

1 and 3 are great. they're all very good. which housing are you using?

Really cool stuff. I was looking at those SPL housings last week but don't have the $$$ for one right now. They don't list the prices on their site - can you give us a ballpark to what you invested in the housing?

Enjoy

sticknpuck wrote in post #14752057
Really cool stuff. I was looking at those SPL housings last week but don't have the $$$ for one right now. They don't list the prices on their site - can you give us a ballpark to what you invested in the housing?

Enjoy

Yeah you have to email Sean to get the prices. A a series housing Which is more for surf photography will run you around $1750 cash. And it comes with everything bedded including pistol grip and lens port. A splash series which is rated up to 40ft will run you around the same. But only for A series you can add flash mounts.

jhowdy wrote in post #14751342
Great images. What methods/techniques are you using to minimize glare, reflection, etc in that environment? It seems like the cull rate would be extremely high with so many variables added to the normal OOF, blur, exposures, etc. issues encountered on land with sports/action photography. Again, very impressive images.

I uses center point AI servo at Full burst. To keep water off the grot port you have to spit on it and it keeps the water from leaving dropes. Other wise you just set you aperture to F8 and let the camera choose the shutter speed.
At ISO250 I'm getting around 1/1250 which is at enough to not cause motion blur with the water.

Thanks Fricks, I hope you get the opportunity to share many more of these images.

Great shots! Is that Doheny?

LOL, I was expecting some disaster shots of a camera that had been dropped in the ocean or something...very cool shots, well done!

I really like2 and 3

Todd Lambert wrote in post #14752222
Great shots! Is that Doheny?

It's about 5 miles north of there at salt creek

indeed some nice surf shots

I'd say you and your gear did well in salt water. #2&3 for me.