Cameras are stupid! In the fourth instalment of my blog series about what makes a good underwater camera I talk about the importance of being able to control all parts of the exposure triangle manually.
What makes a good underwater camera ? Part 3 The ability to add a wide angle lens
When shown someone's underwater pictures and asked how to improve them the most common thing the Alphamarine team find themselves saying is 'get closer'. Reducing the distance between you and your subject means less water between the camera and what you are photographing. What a wide angle lens allows you to do is frame the same subject in your picture but from a much shorter distance.
