Testing New UW Photo Gear
February 21st, 2005 by James
Due to HORRID winter weather in the Gulf, I haven’t been able to go diving since Christmas break. So in the meantime, I’ve been testing UW photo gear.
Two weeks ago, I tested the Ikelite Canon 20D housing which is equipped with an eTTL2 circuit:
Yes, I took a bunch of sample photos of a rock - pretty exciting.
I also tested my new Seacam housing for the Canon 1DmkII. I needed to find the correct extension ring to use with the Sigma 12-24mm lens and Stephen Frink had kindly loaned me 4 rings of various lengths to try. I only ended up needing to try three of them, and it was a good thing as the water was freezing. I took a bunch of photos of a sheet of linoleum with a square pattern on it. Here’s how I set it up:
I held down the top and bottom corners with a few dive weights.
During the first test, I looked up only to see that my friend’s dog had decided he needed to “rescue” me. I ended up having a pretty good time taking his picture:
So far, this week I’ve tested the Sigma 150mm macro lens, and the Inon D-2000 strobe. Not sure what’s next…
February 22nd, 2005 at 6:57 pm
Love the photos of the dog! Glad to see a new entry, too.
February 23rd, 2005 at 12:37 pm
I agree with Eric …. not that him or I are one to talk about new entries right now !!