My UNDERWATER VIDEO SETUP and why I chose it

[@scubadipsquadscubasquared2579]

Great video

[@CritterHunter]

Wow I want those lights

[@MatthiasLebo]

They are really nice. Can highly recommend them. 👍🏻😊

[@lichtfang-photography]

good combination. Thanks for this insight.

[@MatthiasLebo]

You're welcome. 😊

[@alwyndmello2972]

Good setup - May i ask how you fit in the red filters to you lens

[@MatthiasLebo]

It's an old red filter from Inon, which I simply stick in front of the camera lens using some sticky tape. Not the most elegant way, but it works. 😉

[@kittymahoney8312]

Hello, I just bought a GH5s and nautical housing based off your set up! I would like to purchase wet lenses for my camera but I can’t seem to find a link to what port you have on the front of your housing, as well as what lens you have on the camera inside when you’re using wet lenses on the outside. Can you shed some light?

[@PumaCH]

Great setup! I hope I will be able to participate in one of your courses with fantic soon. I'm using a quite similar setup as well, I just don't have a monitor yet and I'm using the GH5 instead of the GH5S. I really like your videos and hope to learn more about underwater videography. Grüsse nach Zürich

[@MatthiasLebo]

Thanks Jan, glad to hear that. There is some courses I will be giving at Fantic in June. Have a look at their website. Would be cool to see you there... 😊 fantic.ch/index.php/events-und-kurse/april-juni-2018

[@LarsKorvaldVideo]

Nice video! Would love some more information about what ports and lenses you are using. I am using the naticam wacp on my a7iii. I mostly record big animals (orcas, whales, seals) or in bad viz. I find the lens hard to focus and I would love to have some more fov. Do you have any recommendation for maximum fov with a7 iii?

[@MatthiasLebo]

Thanks mate. 🙏🏻 I use a 12-60mm Leica lens with my GH5S and this port here: www.nauticam.com/collections/pf-36058-36129 This makes the system very versatile. What lens are you using on your a7iii? Ever though about using a Wet Wide Lens? They could give you up to 130 degrees FOV. For example: www.nauticam.com/products/wet-wide-lens-1-wwl-1-130-deg-fov-with-compatible-28mm-lenses Hope this helps. Cheers Matthias

[@LarsKorvaldVideo]

@@MatthiasLebo I am using the Sony 28-70 lens. I am getting about 130 degree FOV. But would love even more. Maybe I should look at the WACP 2 port. I am also concidering switching to Canon R5 depending on reviews and prices..

[@brunomontiel3557]

​@@MatthiasLebo Good evening Mathias I just discovered your very interesting channel. I also have a GH5 I do not work with the 12-60 but with the panasonic 14-42 PZ. what is the advantage for you of working with the 12-60?

[@Fitzaey]

I saw your post in the gh5 group, I love diving and own a gh5 So your channel is right up my ally I wish i could afford a nice housing for my nice camera I would just shoot a bunch of cinematic underwater stuff :D. I'm also german who lives in Florida :D keep it up!

[@MatthiasLebo]

Thanks mate, appreciate your comment and seeing you here on my channel. 🙏🏻😊 Hope you enjoy the content and let me know if something in particular interests you. 😉 Herzliche Grüsse in die Staaten 😊 Matthias

[@Fitzaey]

@@MatthiasLebo budget diving solutions for gh5 or lenses etc. I made a dicpac pac review but thats a ziplock back :D

[@MatthiasLebo]

Alright, noted. I'll see if I can get my hands onto some more budget friendly housing options for the GH5. Stay tuned... 😉

[@ginganinga112]

@@Fitzaey I own a meikon housing for my Fujifilm xt3 - I recommend their housings for a budget option 👍

[@TritonsRealm]

Thanks for another great video. We dive with a similar setup for our GH5s but have a different connection for the Ninja V. What type of mount are you using to secure the Ninja V housing to the camera housing?

[@MatthiasLebo]

Thank for your feedback mate. Really appreciate it. I use a tailor made bar that gets attached to the housing and then a ball-point mount and a clamp to attach the Ninja V to the bar. Something like this, but obviously made for the GH5 housing: www.uw-foto.ch/en/2691/fantic-buegel-zu-nauticam-na-a7ii-unterwassergehaeuse?fbclid=IwAR2N4tAgvTlYfoBHKZb6RDSoUebA1x8JkOcw6V3oTUYkAhCtO5AbkjKvkA0

[@mihailconstantinescu-fomin2472]

@@MatthiasLebo ​ I also noticed in your setup the Ninja V mounting using the Fantic Buegel. Seems to be more stable as the default Nauticam mounting that tends to unscrew all the time. What 1 inch ball clamp are you using? It looks different from the usual ones.

[@hiimpact3]

is the cross bar you use to mount monitor custom or a brand?

[@MatthiasLebo]

It's a custom made one by these guys: uw-foto.ch/en

[@Ken-vl4wk]

What about lenses???

[@MatthiasLebo]

We'll talk about lenses in an upcoming video. 👍🏻

[@LarsKorvaldVideo]

Love the video :-) where did you get the mount that you connect your monitor and clamp to? Is this nauticam or 3. party?

[@MatthiasLebo]

Thank you buddy. 🙏 appreciate your feedback. 😊 No, this is third party, tailer made from my friends at www.fantic.ch 👍🏻😉

[@vanceburberry710]

Looks like a high CG with the rig on your table as opposed to the underwater shot which looks like a good CG.

[@MatthiasLebo]

I had to adjust the rig compared to the one you see in the video (underwater) because I've added the external monitor. The easiest way to mount the monitor and have a fairly balanced rig is to use such a mounting bar in my opinion. Yes the CG is higher with it, but because the monitor has quite a bit of positive buoyancy, it compensates quite nicely for the positively buoyant acrylic dome port. So it actually works quite well. 😊

[@vanceburberry710]

@@MatthiasLebo Ah, the monies positive that helps for sure. along with lights set low, nice one.

[@oceandonkey7435]

Do you use a red filter with your setup?

[@MatthiasLebo]

Yes absolutely. Unless I'm really shallow (5m and less) I always use a red filter, it just makes the colors turn out much better.

[@mihailconstantinescu-fomin2472]

Hello Mathias,thanks for sharing and explaining your Setup!I have a quite similar one, but with the GH5 instead. I am considering switching to the GH5S, for better low-light Performance and being able to reuse the Nauticam case.What is your experience with the missing in-body stabilization, auto-focus performance and the underwatter white-balance of the GH5S?

[@MatthiasLebo]

Auto-focus and WB are the same as with the GH5, I can't tell any difference there. The missing in body stabilization is noticeable when shooting in longer focal lengths (i.e. macro). On wide angle shots I don't miss the IB stabilization. And for more critical shots, I normally switch to 60p and slow the footage down to 40% in post. That helps a lot getting right of slight shaking. The much better low light performance of the GH5S easily makes up for the missing IB stabilization in my opinion.

[@eransalah8844]

Hi Matthias I am interested in buying a monitor like this exactly what battery do you use for the monitor asks because of the weight and whether there is a positive or negative buoyancy?And another question is whether after color correction you lower the quality to HD instead of 4k

[@MatthiasLebo]

Hey buddy, The batteries I use with the Ninja V are standard Sony NP-F750. The monitor unit has quite a bit of positive buoyancy. And yes, I usually output in FullHD rather than 4K, because most of my content is viewed online and on mobile devices, so outputting 4K doesn't really make much sense for me.

[@eransalah8844]

Matthias Lebo that’s friend

[@windsindicate]

Hello Mathias. Hoy much is the Maximum ISO you use on GH5 in vídeo sub to be aceptable? Thanks very much ?

[@MatthiasLebo]

On the GH5 I personally wouldn't go higher than 1600. On the GH5S with its dual native ISO you can easily go to 6400 maybe even 12800.

[@christianthonhauser4372]

Very good setup. Just be carefull with your text in the Video ( you have 2x 12000 lm) not 2x 1200 lm

[@MatthiasLebo]

Thanks for the feedback Christian and for mentioning the typo. 🙏🏻😉

[@K1DSHELLEEN]

Sorry das ich den Lehrer spiele, aber du meintest du hast zusammen 24.000 Lumen, da fehlt im eingeblendeten Text noch eine 0, oder!? ;) Ich finde Videos haben ihren eigenen Scharm, habe aber gemerkt das Filmen und Fotografieren irgendwie gleichzeitig nicht gehen... einfach zu wenig Zeit um beides zu machen. Fotografieren ist für mich deutlich einfacher, aber leider kann man bestimmte Momente nie in einem Bild festhalten. Da ist ein Video einfach "schöner".

[@MatthiasLebo]

Danke für den Hinweis und natürlich hast du recht. Da ist mir ein Schreibfehler unterlaufen. 😉 Ja, da gebe ich dir völlig recht. Beides zusammen geht nicht, man muss sich schon entscheiden, wo man seinen Fokus legen will. 🎥😊