New underwater Camera

[memorisa]

last one for tonight i promise - but now that my pics come out better, i am camera-happy

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[melev]

Very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Was the water shot from above, or from inside the tank looking up?

[memorisa]

Thanks melev!
The water shot was from above, but it would be interesting to see how it would look from below- definitely going to try that when I get my camera wet next time. (I really like those shots, I had posted a shot of the sun from under the water way earlier in this thread. it still is my wallpaper at work )

[melev]

Yeah, that was a neat shot. I remember it. If you happen to have LEDs, try shooting toward that - it might make an interesting moonlit-effect.

[memorisa]

Originally posted by davocean
I may send a pic to Olympus and see what they have to say.
I'm pretty good about rinsing mine off in FW as well, but as you know, that little lense door closes soon if not using, giving short dry time.
Maybe I should PU a can of canned air to dry better, but I'm not totally sure this is from lense, since I have underwater shots this way too thus any salt crystals(which shouldn't be there anyway since I rinse every time) would have been washed away.

hi davocean, sorry a little late, but haven't been able to check the thread in awhile. did u contact olympus?

it occured to me you mention rinsing - do you actually rinse it under running water?
I kind of remember reading somewhere that you actually shouldn't put the lens under running water, but rather submerge the camera in FW. it almost looks like salt to me - sometimes in the buckets where i make my SW there would be salt residue underneath it, and even when i mix up new water with a powerhead inside, it won't come out unless i scratch it. sorry making this so long, but if i were you i would look at the lens/glass with a bright light shining on it and see if you will see any reflections resembling the dots.

i take it you have the dots always on the same places, yeah?
also you may wanna keep it submerged in FW for an extended period of time. maybe that would help, and just keep turning it on after the camera goes to sleep.

HTH

[memorisa]

Originally posted by melev
Yeah, that was a neat shot. I remember it. If you happen to have LEDs, try shooting toward that - it might make an interesting moonlit-effect.

I will definitely try that. when i first got my moonlight I tried a shot with a very low iso on a tripod to have the light show as much as possible. that turned out quite neat.
today i just got one of those windshield suction cup holders for your pda/cellphone etc. i am going to inspect it tomorrow and see if it has any metal parts - i am guessing it may have inside. but i am wondering whether i can use it as a tripod in the tank, that way i can take very awesome pictures. my hands are way shaky otherwise.
well if i can't use it inside, i will definitely use it outside and like make a movie or something. or if i can gather my patience, take the same picture everyday from the same spot and make a stop motion growth of zoas animation or something. oh i'm rambling but the possibilities. u get the idea

[melev]

Sure do, and that's a neat idea.