Magic filters - any good?

[Okeanos]

p.s. Kood are generally a lot cheaper than other makes,

[frosty the snowman]

Thanks for that. Looking at the housing I can't see how any filters would fit. What a bummer!

[Tim Ingmire]

Originally Posted by frosty the snowman

Thanks for that. Looking at the housing I can't see how any filters would fit. What a bummer!

Take a look here, see how good the pictures are, then scroll down and see the camera that was used and how the filter was attached. This would work for all digicams.

Tim

[Okeanos]

Originally Posted by frosty the snowman

Thanks for that. Looking at the housing I can't see how any filters would fit. What a bummer!

You could always buy the Ikelite housing, then the adaptor to take either 67mm or Inon's AD bayonet fitting. You can then get wide angle/macro lenses to fit as well as filters.

Anyway you don't need filters with the Fuji F10/F11.

When you are at the depth you want to take pictures :-
Switch to manual, go to the menus, go to white balance, custom, then set the white balance. Most people use a white slate and point the camera at the slate as the reference for the white, I have found the Fuji produces better results if you point it at the surface when you press the shutter to select the WB.

This way you don't need filters that are only approximate and are only right for a set depth in a set level of green. Works at all depths.

The best results are achieved in the shallows, if you look at one of my stories on Travel-Dive
All these pics were taken in very green water, ambient light on manual, custom WB, -1 EV.

HTH

[frosty the snowman]

Thanks for the advice.It was really helpful. I'll have a play at Vobster on Saturday.