🦑 The Trickster's Log

Everything and anything related to diving, and the use of cameras underwater

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Red Sea Oct 2017 http://ift.tt/2FcCOYh

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Last dive of 2017

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2nd dive with #GH5 and Atomos_News #Inferno. Not great viz, and dark but really happy with it all - config wise

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#U455 sitting in 112m of water. On the cards for next Summer. Dives are slowly getting deeper and deeper...

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Down on the wreck of the Gulf Fleet at 95m

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Flights, hotels and transfers booked, new wrecks to go explore in the October with some #hypoxic_CCR diving

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The Tale of Two (Panasonic) Zooms

Since last year I was a big believer of the 14-42mm MK2 lens, its super sharp, has nice contrast and works great with wet lenses like the Nauticam WWL-1 to provide a really versatile underwater combo.

Previously I had the 'power zoom' variant - but from the reviews the MK2 was a better lens - so I got a copy of that and have been using it ever since, however at the weekend I noticed something in my footage and compared the two lenses, which has made me consider this over the MK2.

Stepless IRIS...

If using Shutter Priority mode (so keeping at 1/60 for 30fps) on my GH4 and keeping the ISO at 400 - I would let the camera ride the IRIS to control exposure, however while reviewing the footage in FCPX, I could see in both the footage and the waveforms clear 'steps' when the camera adjusts the aperture to keep the exposure correctly.

Having a play on land with the PZ lens - it definitely doesn't do this and although does move from f4 to say f7 - it does it in a smooth fashion with no detectable steps or jumps in exposure.

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Phew! It fits! GH4 and Atomos Inferno with room to spare

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CCR Bits

Well happy with the G-Box #CCR Cylinder covers. Thanks Graham! 

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Photos from last weekend.

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Tiny Crab

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Finally got around to putting all my clips together of our Truk Trip in November 2015!

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A quick mashup of clips from this weekends diving. Pretty poor viz, with a lot of suspension in the water didnt make it great for the camera...next time

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Not particularly great viz or conditions, but a nice chilled out dive. Better conditions soon, i hope!

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