Underwater Bubble Blowin' Users Group

[Ken Corben]

Geez,

Didn't know the fashion police were on patrol in this forum - I'll stick to photos of the camera and subjects perhaps more suitable for the audience :-)

[Johnny Friday]

Ken,
stop.... that's tasteless to show us your wife in a bikini.

[Johnny Friday]

oops. that was all in good fun KC. put back the photo. It was only playing around. And you have a pretty damned good sense of humor. I say stick with the suit and make it a trademark!

[Mark Thorpe]

ahhhh, much better......Hey Johnny where ya been mate? Good to hear from you again.

Best,
Mark.

[Johnny Friday]

hi Mark, just got back from Socorro Island. Now I'm off for the gray whale season at San Ignacio Lagoon.

Stay well and I'll drop in from time to time.
JF

[C.H.Haskell]

Little predicament here...I cant decide if I want to house an hv20, hvx, or canon 40D (still camera), I am all over the place.

Although I am an experienced diver and above water Dp, I am a newbie to the UW film/photography world. I do plan to house my RED down the road but it seems it will be more then I can afford, speaking of the DEEP RED.

I am just looking for a way to get started and would love to shoot my wife's dive experience getting certified etc. The more I look around the more I want to plunge on pro gear. Housing my HV20 would be cheap as 900 bucks (ikelite) but the footage seems wobbly from what I have seen and I worry cause the rig is probably just so small, I could be wrong. Any thoughts?

[Mark Thorpe]

I would suggest that you house either one (the most economical) of your smaller video units. The reason being that you need to get a feel for diving with a camera. Above all though it is about your dive ability before taking a camera down. Buoyancy, air conservation etc etc. I shouldn't need to spout on about that but you'd be surprised how many people take cameras with them when they should really be working on their diver skill set.

By the time you are proficient with that, and you have some great DVD reminders of your dive adventures, you would have received your RED learned the work flow and will be ready to get it wet. Then by selling your current housing you will be on the way to getting your DEEP RED or whatever housing option you decide.

Just my plan of action if I were in your shoes.

Cheers,
Mark.

[C.H.Haskell]

Thanks Mark...I think you helped me make up my mind. I could not agree with you more about the importance of ones diving abilities, I am working on rescue for this reason alone. Lets just say I leave my ego at home when I go diving. ;)

On another note I enjoyed browsing ocean stock images, where could I see "The Majesty of Muck".

[Mark Thorpe]

The OSI website is very limited at the moment. All three of us are quite strapped for time to throw at it. IMO it needs a serious revamping and aesthetic overhaul.

The Majesty of Muck, in mp4 format, can be viewed via my Blog located at: www.camdiver.blogspot.com I think its on the second page.

Cheers,
Mark.

[C.H.Haskell]

"Majesty of Muck"...a great title for an even better film Mark, well done mate. The Z1 really performed well, I can only imagine how it must have been to watch on the big screen. Your UW work it quite impressive, I have much to learn before I could ever think about taking RED below the surface. You really managed to wrap up a picture lock with in a very reasonable schedule, I assume your were trying to meet the demands of a particular festivals entry? Good luck with the picture, and congrats on its recognition.

Side note...As I have been researching a small UW video solution, I cant help to think about the UW SCARLET...a compact high end underwater unit. I am sure the housing folks will be keen on the development of the Scarlet.