Before any dive with a camera there is one thing you can do that will prevent a vast range of grief, embarrassment and anguish. The test shot.
Power saving tip number one : Flash output
Just a short blog for underwater photographers. Did you know that if you are using a strobe on manual power with a fibre optic cable for triggering your camera flash will trigger the strobe on any setting. This means you can set your flash to manual on the lowest power available, which will save you considerable camera battery power if you haven't already been doing it.
What makes a good underwater camera ? Part 5 Having a Flash
What makes a good underwater camera ? Part 4 A full Manual Mode
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.
