Basic tips on aquatic photography

Originally Posted by marshy

Should retail around $7xx

juz the cam itself, or need to buy some extra accesories?

[bsplenden]

Originally Posted by sanguosiao

juz the cam itself, or need to buy some extra accesories?

$7XX is just the cam itself.

it's a prosumer camera. lets you play around with the settings. more control.

however, you won't need to purchase lenses.

you might want to opt for accesories such as slave flash units since these model comes with a hot shoe.
slave flash units have been discussed earlier on this thread.

Originally Posted by bsplenden

$7XX is just the cam itself.

it's a prosumer camera. lets you play around with the settings. more control.

however, you won't need to purchase lenses.

you might want to opt for accesories such as slave flash units since these model comes with a hot shoe.
slave flash units have been discussed earlier on this thread.

ok thanks i will go check it out.

Originally Posted by amiidae

you may need to go for wireless slave flash but it is gonna be an expensive solution.

Alternatevely, try the followings :

have as many tank lights as possible,
set your camera to Manual mode,
push up the ISO reading,
set the speed at 1/80 & F 5.6

However, don't expect the pix to be as sharp as compered to those shot taken with flash.

thanks Master amiidae. fantastic advice!

thanks bro. but just curious, cant the built-in flash of those slr-like-comapact cameras enough for the job?

[amiidae]

Originally Posted by enobd2dab

thanks bro. but just curious, cant the built-in flash of those slr-like-comapact cameras enough for the job?

Technically yes for certain tank size. but you should try shooting with the built-in flash (if you have not done before) and see if you like the result.

amiidae... need to seek advise from u. Currently im using a normal digital cam 12.1mp. Always wanted to take sharp and nice pic of my bettas but the result seems to be bad and there are always reflection of me in the picture.

Anyway to solve this problem and what is the best setting for my digital cam?

[amiidae]

Can't advise in details if you don't state the brand and model of your cam.

Samsung ST60 smart camera

[amiidae]

Not likely that you can do much since this is a fully AUTO cam. Your best bet is to increase the lighting or try to shoot under video mode and freeze the best frame.

Post a few shots (abt 800 pixel width) and see if there are other stuff that I can advise.