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| Originally Posted by diving_moose Is it possible to use the Ikelite Underwater Colour-Correction Filters on this mount.
Also can anyone explain what the Inon UFL-165AD Fisheye Conversion Lens on cameras underwater site is. Looks one hell of a lens. Not sure what a fish eye lens means.
What would be the best wide angled lense and close up lense be best for average holiday diving use.
Cheers Lee |
Dont know about the filter, but you could use it with a magic filter (this would be inside the camera housing).
A fisheye is an extreme wide-angle lens, usually seeing far more than the human eye can. With wide angles you have rectilinear and fisheye. With rectilinear straight lines remain straight. With fisheyes straight lines are anything but straight. Main difference though is how much they can see. My fisheye lens corner to corner can see 180 degrees on an SLR - that's bloody wide.
When I had a compact I bought the Epoque WA lens. This is similar to the Inon. I wish I had splashed more cash and got the Inon fisheye. There aren't many rules in underwater photography, but the golden one is get close, get closer, get closer still. Basically a fisheye lets you get seriously close. This helps flash photography, cuts down the "snot" in the water, which results in better colours and better photos all round.
HTH,
Rob
PS Mike Ward proved this pictorially
Why you need a wide-angle lens - Digigreen
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