I have an olympus C760 digital camera and was thinking of geting an underwater case for snorkelling and have realised that the inbuilt popup flash cannot be used with the housing.
Is a flash necessary for this type of underwater photography.
The flash accessory costs a LOT!
Thanks
2007-08-27 00:46:23 · 9 answers · asked by random pplzs 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
A flash will always help in any low light situation. If you're going to be doing a lot of underwater work, you might want to go ahead an bite the bullet and get the flash unit.
If you're only going to be doing a small amount of underwater shooting, then you can probably get by with available light, just rember, the deep you go, the greater the light drop off. You might be able to see okay, but the sensor on you camera might not be able to see at all.
Do a little experimentation and see at what depth you can successfully shoot with available light.
2007-08-30 06:31:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am going to break your question into two parts. Snorkeling and underwater photography.
Snorkling
Water, for a variety of reasons, absorbs light fairly rapidly in the warmer colors of the spectrum. The deeper you go, the more they are absorbed. This prevents getting acceptablely accurate colors underwater beyond, say, 3 to 4 meters. However, that is the depth of most snorkling so you can probably get away without using an external flash. It's hard to be accurate because it depends on how much mineral and biological material is dissolved in the water.
You may find that you will have a problem getting accurate exposures because of something called 'caustics'. You may have seen these in action on the bottom of a swimming pool. They are the bright and dark patterns formed by the bending of light rays by the water as waves concentrate them in some areas and create darker areas in others. They flick all over the place.
Underwater in general
Going underwater changes the light spectrum no matter how deep you are going. But, after 3 - 4 meters you will need an external flash or the colors will be all way off. The blue component of the spectrum is taking over and all of the warmer colors are going to start being dark and muddy even if the light level is enough for exposure.
Vance
2007-08-27 02:25:14 · answer #2 · answered by Seamless_1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the light, but it is generally recommended. The best flash to have for underwater photography is an off camera flash. Preferably this is way off camera. The reason for this is that the closer the flash is to the lens, the more the flash bounces off particles suspended in the water causing the effect of light speed in the Star Wars movies. With the flash being not on the line of sight these reflections are minimized.
2007-08-27 02:21:28 · answer #3 · answered by luke7785 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're going to get wet, but this is an electronic camera, so it doesn't cost a penny to try it out.
I've done lots of photography and the one and only thing to do is go ahead and use it and see what happens. I think you are going to get great results without the flash.
2007-08-27 00:57:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the water. If you're taking photos in the Bahamas with crystal clear water, then no, you won't need a flash. However, if you're planning on taking photos in lakes or oceans where, when standing waist deep you can't see your feet, yes you will need a flash.
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2015-01-27 09:30:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
forget the flash. if you need lighting, go with LED continuous lighting. Pelican makes tiny battery units that are good to considerable depths. Remember you are not trying to illuminate the entire ocean, just to highlight a subject that is only a couple of feet away. you can get at B&H or look at dive sports stores.
2007-08-27 10:12:14 · answer #7 · answered by lare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-02 02:24:03 · answer #8 · answered by Merlene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you plan on going really deep into the water, then probably not. The ambient lite filtering through the water should suffice.
2007-08-27 01:25:54 · answer #9 · answered by gryphon1911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you put your stuff into the water to do a test, I wouldnt mind hearing how it works for you.
2016-04-02 01:24:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋