Perfect Buoyancy for Underwater Housing - Underwater Filming Tips

[@tedmanasa907]

Your content is of such high quality. Thank you!

[@ReefPatrol]

thank you! Feel free to share it :) there is more on the behind the mask channel on youtube from me :)

[@andreasbakkers2210]

Wow, great information. Thank you!!

[@ReefPatrol]

You are welcome 📽😎🎬

[@BadBuddhaPhotography]

Best explanation I have found thank you

[@AndreiSCUBA]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@richardwalrod7490]

thank you , awesome episode

[@WaterlineShorts]

I set up using the rolled lead sheets and velcro so I can change it up when needed. Works really well.

[@fahmieshafie1478]

Long awaited content. Many thanks for the upload :)

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[@dr.th.eisele4696]

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[@ReefPatrol]

Amazing thank you :)

[@ReefPatrol]

Btw new episodes are on the Behind the Mask Channel

[@bubffm]

Very cool stuff! I love the hint about the roof lead. I‘ ll go check that one out for sure.

[@AlwaysAnAdventureWithKids]

So many good tips. I learned a lot and ordered a Housing! Can't wait to try it out.

[@ReefPatrol]

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[@davidfaulks8170]

very helpful

[@aymanalhabash1990]

Is there any difference in the balance between fresh and salt water?.. I wish you to continue in this amazing series

[@Utilisateurpasvalide]

Wow that was absolutely gold information, thank you ! I’m actively trying to figure out what kind of rig I’m going to create and this came in at the right moment ! Deserves waaaaaayyyyy more views ! 👌

[@ReefPatrol]

thanks! :) go and check out the @behind the mask channel. all new stuff and tutorials will be posted there.

[@paklekbulek4018]

After 2 dives I had the buoyancy of my camera sorted and noticed much better shots. As you said in your video now I just push my camera along with ease. Great results and info from your video tutorial. Huawei P20 Pro, Weefine Pro Housing with 2 x 8000Lumen lights. That's right..... No Flash photography even better now with a stable setup 👍👍👍

[@ReefPatrol]

Super glad to hear!!!! Thank you!!!

[@ReefPatrol]

And we always love to see you results so feel free to share any links :)

[@ReefPatrol]

Btw go to the behind the mask channel :) most of the new tutorials are postet there and will be in the future :)

[@paklekbulek4018]

@@ReefPatrol here the shots from today after watching your video and sorting out the camera Bouyancy I m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1263634227151734&id=716840298497799&sfnsn=mo

[@CritterHunter]

Great video. I wish there was a whole course on uw filming. I'm filming a documentary in Philippines now and wish I knew more to start

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[@Bugarick1]

I use old pound coins great video van

[@SonnyGreenwichJr]

Great stuff thanks for that! I'll be trying some underwater filming this summer! ☮️👋🏽🤠🖖🏽☮️

[@TheSurfermark]

Any tips for setting up a single strobe? if you just add floats to an arm would it not be tippy and out of balance?

[@OceanExplorers]

Just found you from BTM video! Nice job! I use a Nauticam housing with my Sony A7II, plus a couple of video lights and flashes. I am certainly going to try the tip on the rolled lead sheets to balance it better :).

[@Aui-Videography]

Really like your Videos, just saw the other Video at BTM Chanel and noticed i already subscribed your chanel ;-) Perfect topic looking really forward to see more of this ;-) Grüße Aui

[@Saleh-vn8wu]

Great channel keep going

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[@ReefPatrol]

New epidodes here :)

[@wandetukdetoneng]

I can find float arms easily online , but I can't seem to find those grey floats you attached vertically in the middle or on top of the float arms on the sides of the monitor that are shaped like a cylinder, what are they called? Thank you

[@ReefPatrol]

Aquatica. You can also use the big Inon or Nauticam ones. Work fine too.

[@ahxmyxcabbages]

HELP. So I’m at a dilemma.. I know how much I need to make my rig buoyant.. however I’m not sure if I should do 2 arm sections or 4. (One on each side or 2 on each side) as well as what size arms I should get. 6-9-11-13 inches ? I’m struggling to decided or figure out do I make it tight and wide? Hep would be amazing if you can! Will also post this on behind the mask.

[@marcvanheugten9472]

Thanks heaps for explaining. Tried to film with a cheap chinese goplo (not that costly if wet, nor if I didn't like it) Had an old greenforce battery lying around and bought a second hand halogen head and changed the bulb for a diffused led. Almost perfect, small but powerfull AND cheap. Did notice the weight of the battery(would a neoprene sleeve help?) and I might get a cable and some loclite tube to move the light more to the back (anti reflection?) Do you have any experience with greenforce? Was thinking of upgrading to maybe a second same light as well and build up a tray from there (now using the handlebar as mount) but I would need buoyancers. Or would you recommend going for 2 smaller lights like Archon w17v and arms to make things lighter?

[@fahmieshafie1478]

If I may ask whats your opinion about auto focus on Sony system such as a6500 or a7iii compared to GH5

[@ReefPatrol]

100% better that GH5!

[@akm03051]

Great video. Have you used the Stix float system I have seen some good reviews on them but they look like they would be clunky.

[@ReefPatrol]

Stix float system I dont really like them... but thats just personal opinion :)

[@fahmieshafie1478]

@@ReefPatrol is there any difference between nauticam and inon and ultralight float?

[@ReefPatrol]

for that you should check their infocharts on the websites. Some are polycarbonate, some are carbon fibre, some alu and the buoyancy lift may vary. So best is just to compare them. @@fahmieshafie1478

[@fahmieshafie1478]

Really appreciate your reply. From your video I can see you're using both nauticam and inon floats. As nauticam float costs about twice inon float I think nauticam are better than inon's. Can you share your choice uw tripod? Can't wait to watch your next video! Thanks again :)

[@ReefPatrol]

I wouldent say Nauticam is better than Inon, Inon is "plastic" and Nauticam is carbon fiber... so the material difference will defently play a role in price difference. I love the inon and never had an issue with them. Tripod is a hard one... I still havent found the perfect one. @@fahmieshafie1478

[@bugsandbears]

Hey Vanessa, just found you from Behind the Mask. Glad you're bringing in some of your underwater filmmaking knowledge. Really like your channel. Seems we're sharing the same passion :-) Keep it up! Subscribed #447. Cheers from Austria! Doris & Matthias 🐻

[@simon1234567ful]

for the trim of the housing do you think i can use zinc instead of lead sheets? i couldnt find lead sheets and couldnt find out if zinc corrodes in saltwater (i know zinc is used as corrosion protection on land)

[@ReefPatrol]

Try it out if it rosts then take it off and clean it. But would assume it doesnt :)

[@David123p51]

Can you recommend a good insurance or protection plan for underwater camera equipments?

[@ReefPatrol]

I have FOTOFAIRSICHERUNG ;)

[@PauloNeto64]

Great tips and well explained. However I have a doubt, how we calculate the float arms that we going to need to put our gear in neutral buoyancy?

[@ReefPatrol]

Best will be trial and error, you can roughly calculate it or set up your camera, put it in a basin or badtub and use a travel scale an weigh it ;) and then get a few sets of floats and try it out. Do some reseach online for xour setup, usually someone has it too and usually you find photos to get a rough idea

[@vanceburberry710]

Excellent tutorial. Just a suggestion, CG is very important in this equation, maybe touch on that a little also. Low CG is critical

[@simon1234567ful]

does that mean you dont move the arms? as soon as you move them on a dive the trim will be off wont it?

[@ReefPatrol]

Right ;) I do move them, specially.on tripods. And sometimes for special Situations. But manly I leave them if it is a normal standard shot. I also use the M Setup if it is really murky water, etc. It really depends on the conditions.

[@Swizzenator]

Question if you might answer. I plan on buying a housing for my D850. I plan on shooting mostly video. Would you agree that one should buy the most lumens they can afford? I guess it would depend on the distance of your subject? And are you just talking and sharing this info without cue cards? OK not an important question ha ha. If you would like to teach and earn some cash with a paid for trip to the Bahamas you've certainly earned it with your videos. Thanks.

[@ReefPatrol]

it will depend on the quality of the light, if really the lumen power is constant during the runtime of the battery. a lot of cheaper lights decrease in power during runtime. so at the end of the dive the lumen might be a lot less. you wont notice it visually during your dive but in the footage later. also it will depend on in what lighing conditions you want to use them. nighdiving e.g. you dont need much. bright daylight in shallows you will just be able to add a bit of brightness to the shadows, because you can't compete against sunlight. if you are at depth, sure the more the better. but the light will only travel "more or less" 1.5m underwater... and shooting macro is a different story too. if you are shooting wide, you want to have a nice soft beam/edges. so a LOT to consider. Usually the onces that are being used a lot are the ones that are good.. so if you have a manufacturer and you don't see anyone using them in the video field... we'll it could be because they are not so good. But I can't say that in general for all lights :) but check around who is using what and talk to people. best would be to test them yourself... or go to a show and talk to the different manufacturers. :) hope it helps.