Mastodawn

I had seen Red-tipped Sea Goddess nudibranchs only once or twice before, but I saw probably 10 of them on this trip to the Bahamas. Most lived on dark colored sponges, but this one was out in the sand, which gave me a great opportunity to get in close for some super macro shots.

Captured with my Olympus OM-1 + 60mm macro + AOI +20 diopter

Prints: https://briangweber.com/featured/red-tipped-sea-goddess-brian-weber.html

#nudibranchs #underwaterphotography #macro #sand #olympus #om1 #nauticam

Mr Taps Jan 1

Something a little different for a #weloveslug new year? This Tritonia festiva photographed with my new #nauticam smc3 diopter. I love supermacro but feel like it's a fight with my Sony 90mm lens, which has a limited minimum aperture. I'll just need to be more careful with a shallower depth of focus. This fella photographed a few days ago in Hood Canal. #underwaterphotography #scuba

ScubaHankNYC Feb 21, 2019

Underwater Camera Set-Up

Here’s my current underwater camera rig.

Underwater Camera Set-Up

Panasonic GH5
Pansonic Lumix G X Vario Power Zoom Lens 14-42mm, f3.5-5.6 ASPH., Micro Four Thirds, Power Optical I.S
OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro OM
M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO
Nauticam NA-GH5V (Housing)
Nauticam N85 Power Zoom Macro Port 29
Nauticam 14-42 Zoom Gear
Nauticam Compact Macro Converter (CMC-1)
Saga Dive Flip Lens Holder 67mm
Nauticam Wet Wide Lens 1B
Nauticam 70 x 200 Carbon Fiber Aluminum Arms (Buoyancy 370g)
Sealife Flex Connect Accessories (Ball Joint Adapter, Cold Shoe Mount, Flex Arms)
Nauticam Multi-Purpose Clamps
Sealife Sea Dragon 2500 Lumens
Gopro Hero 11
Delkin Devices 128GB Black UHS-II Rugged SDXC Memory Card V90
Gear Keeper Deluxe Camera/Lights Snap Locking Retractor

I continue to use my Gopro Hero 8 for wider angle shots and as a backup. It is attached to the Nauticam housing with a Sealife Cold Shoe Mount.

Travel & Editing Accessories

Manfrotto Pro Light MultiPro 120 Camera Backpack
SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable – 4TB
Video Editing Software: Fin a l Cut Pro X

My Old Underwater Camera Set-Up

Before 2020, I used a Sealife camera for primary photographs and captured video with a GoPro. I typically used the Gopro Hero 8 Black during the day and the Gopro Hero 4 Silver at night or on macro focused dives.

The picture above shows my old Sealife and Gopro Hero 6. After the image was taken, I upgraded to the Gopro Hero 8. The above photography was taken while scuba diving off the Oman Aggressor by Shaker Mohamed, Cruise Director.

When shooting smaller subjects, I used Backscatter’s Flip Filters 55mm +15 MacroMate Mini and a Gopro. I do not use this combination since I purchased the Panasonic GH5. For lighting, I typically use two (2500 lumen) video lights which has remained constant between the old and new systems.