Tips & Hints

Using the Built-in Flash on Your TG6 or TG7 Camera to Take Underwater Pictures

Using the Built-in Flash on Your TG6 or TG7 Camera to Take Underwater Pictures

Following an enforced day of back to basics underwater photography Phil takes a look at using the built-in flash on the TG6 and TG7 cameras as a light source for take taking underwater pictures.

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Using the Olympus 30mm f/3.5 Macro Lens for Underwater Photography

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Using the Olympus 30mm f/3.5 Macro Lens for Underwater Photography

I thought I’d start off a new series looking at the range of Micro Four-Third lenses I use for taking underwater pictures and kick things off with the M. Zuiko Digital ED 30mm f/3.5 Macro lens.

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Taking close up pictures with the Olympus & OM System TG cameras. Which focusing distances do you get in different modes?

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Taking close up pictures with the Olympus & OM System TG cameras. Which focusing distances do you get in different modes?

The macro capabilities of the TG cameras are regarded as one of their strongest features. In this blog I’m going to take a look at the settings on the various camera models that give you the ability to get closest to those tiny critters.

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A Guide to Strobe Arms for Underwater Photography

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A Guide to Strobe Arms for Underwater Photography

Phil Medcalf takes a look at the arm systems available for use with strobes and video lights when doing underwater photography or videography, compares the different designs and looks at some of the range of arms produced by various manufacturers.

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What do the Aperture settings on the TG6 actually do?

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What do the Aperture settings on the TG6 actually do?

Earlier this year while preparing to run the first of my online underwater photography courses specifically for TG users and after reading a range of conflicting reports in reviews I decided to do some testing of the Aperture settings on the TG6.

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A Guide to 1" Ball Arm Clamps for Underwater Photography

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A Guide to 1" Ball Arm Clamps for Underwater Photography

For underwater photography the most popular arm systems for positioning strobes or video lights are those that use 1”/25mm ball ended arms with clamps to hold them together. These clamps are made by lots of brands, come in a range of designs with cost and quality varying. This blog is an explanation of the differences between the clamps we sell and an explanation of the uses you might have for the non-standard types of clamp available.

'Lowest Shutter Speed Setting' on the Olympus TG-6 and OM System TG7. What does it do and is it useful?

'Lowest Shutter Speed Setting' on the Olympus TG-6 and OM System TG7. What does it do and is it useful?

The ability to limit the Lowest Shutter Speed Setting on the TG6 seemed like an improvement on the TG5. But here I explain what it actually does and why how useful it is depends a great deal on what light source you are using.

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Taking Underwater Pictures With Your Camera's Built-in Flash

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Taking Underwater Pictures With Your Camera's Built-in Flash

One of the most disregarded features of underwater housings for compact cameras is the ability to fit a flash diffuser to the housing and use the camera’s built-in flash as a light source.