Setting For C5060 For Underwater Shots

chris tay · 9th March 2005

HI everybody
I just bought a c5060 and its housing.can any one teach me wat is the best setting for underwater shots,so that I can memory the setting in my memory function

WhyZzzzzz · 9th March 2005

Originally Posted by chris tay

HI everybody
I just bought a c5060 and its housing.can any one teach me wat is the best setting for underwater shots,so that I can memory the setting in my memory function

kthan will probably come up with a whole page of advise for you...

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DTan · 9th March 2005

Originally Posted by WhyZzzzzz

kthan will probably come up with a whole page of advise for you...

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u're damn funny!!!

chris tay, i'm not answering cuz i don't know seriously.. don't even know for my own setup let alone an alien one..
anyway welcome

siaoon · 9th March 2005

hi chris, first off... welcome to UWCS.. hope u enjoy yr stay here..

yeah.. another 5060 user liao..

ok... i assume u are using it without any strobe..

so maybe u can use the setting here for c5050 as a guide..
http://www.splashdowndivers.com/phot...p_settings.htm

both 5050 and 5060 has similar functions..

u can also chk out the Interesting Articles threads... u may able to find more useful info in there..

have fun..

kthan · 9th March 2005

Originally Posted by WhyZzzzzz

kthan will probably come up with a whole page of advise for you...

please hold....
your question is important to us.....
however all our operators are busy at the time...
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now that Chris queries have been answered by Siaoon......

I have never shot with a C-5060. I own a C-5050, but seriously, I hv not taken more than 36 pics with it underwater.

I'll let the C-5050 and C-5060 users add to this, as they are more knowledgeable. In fact their pics are now as good as mine , if not better. Afterall I didn;t win anything in the recent photo competitions

lovells19 · 9th March 2005

well there's no fixed setting i guess, cos as condition differs, the settin have to change, its best you try shooting different setting in a single item and see which one turns out best,

5060 will record the exif info which you can refer to and see what setting you had set of that photo.

as for white balance, i use auto. i think some of them use cloudy to get a warmer feel rite?

if there's a perfect setting

then everyone would be a pro hehe

siaoon · 9th March 2005

wah... u juz didnt post up yr killer shots only mah...!!
we amatuer photo takers got lotsa room to learn from u DSLR photographers wor..

hee..
sorry for OT on the thread..

u may wan to play w white balancing function more often.. shld u wan to minimise the possibilty of yr pics turning out bluish...

remember the basic rules for UW photography..

#1: get Close! (for those w/o strobes, anything more than a metre away usually comes out bluish. But please be environmentally friendly. no touching, please!!)

#2: get Low! (try to go for frontal shots... or straight on shots.. unless u like BIRD EYE view pictures...)

#3: get Used! (juz keep trying.. heee..)

chris tay · 9th March 2005

I got my 5060 for 820 and the housing for 365 .all after gst.are they cheap?
i found out that there is a dead pixel on the lcd screen and too bad alan photo dont have any more 5060 to exchange liao.so you guy think i should go down to olympus customer service to get it fix?

lovells19 · 9th March 2005

sounds good

bring down to oly, they'll be glad to fix it for you

chris tay · 9th March 2005

can someone offer me advice on taking care of my housing???

lovells19 · 9th March 2005

Originally Posted by chris tay

can someone offer me advice on taking care of my housing???

after dive, soak it in fresh water, if fresh water is not avaliable, soak in in sea water, prevent crystalization of the salt.
flush with fresh water before leaving to dry.

clean your main door O ring and grease and pack in zip lock if not in use.

don't keep your housing under the sun.

i do perodical servicing myself, taking out all the buttons and clean all the o rings.

chris tay · 9th March 2005

wa you dare to take out all the button ah
so for first dive bring empty housing then second dvie then put camera right?

fee · 9th March 2005

hi all, first time post here. very luck to have found this thread as i just bought a 5060 with pt 20 a coupla weeks ago, and will be going for my first dive with it this weekend!

similar to chris, i would appreciate any other expert advice when using this camera, especially for its first dive.

i was previously using a sea&sea mx-10, and decided to upgrade after getting sick of 'nudibranch only' shots.....

chris tay · 9th March 2005

hahaha how much you bought for ?
I got 5060 for 820
pt020 for 365
battery for 35
cf 1gb for 114
and a uv filter for 10
so tatal he give me 1338

fee · 9th March 2005

haha....i think urs a bit cheaper leh...sigh

5060 + pt 20 --- 1,250
no extra batt.
512mb cf card, but this is part of the olym deal i think

where did you get yours from?

chris tay · 9th March 2005

alan photo
I am going to gold coast for the first dive

with the camera
ok going to work now bye

Photosmart · 9th March 2005

Originally Posted by kthan

In fact their pics are now as good as mine , if not better. Afterall I didn;t win anything in the recent photo competitions

Mod...u know what to do when the next competition is up...give some credit to the lau jiao mah

Photosmart · 9th March 2005

Originally Posted by lovells19

after dive, soak it in fresh water, if fresh water is not avaliable, soak in in sea water, prevent crystalization of the salt.
flush with fresh water before leaving to dry.

clean your main door O ring and grease and pack in zip lock if not in use.

don't keep your housing under the sun.

i do perodical servicing myself, taking out all the buttons and clean all the o rings.

Frankly...I didnt do all the above...my cam is still working and taking fine pic.

The one who give the above advise...its cam is already "RIP"..

kthan · 9th March 2005

Originally Posted by Photosmart

Frankly...I didnt do all the above...my cam is still working and taking fine pic.

The one who give the above advise...its cam is already "RIP"..

as u mentioned, give some face to lao jiao mah....LLovell also lau jiao now. i need him to find stuff for me if i were to dive hantu ok.....

lovells19 · 10th March 2005

Originally Posted by Photosmart

Frankly...I didnt do all the above...my cam is still working and taking fine pic.

The one who give the above advise...its cam is already "RIP"..

POKE

siaoon better at finding things then me actually, if he don't bring camera :P hahahahaha

9th March 2005	#8
chris tay New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: BUKIT BATOK Posts: 15	prices I got my 5060 for 820 and the housing for 365 .all after gst.are they cheap? i found out that there is a dead pixel on the lcd screen and too bad alan photo dont have any more 5060 to exchange liao.so you guy think i should go down to olympus customer service to get it fix?

9th March 2005	#1
chris tay New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: BUKIT BATOK Posts: 15	Setting For C5060 For Underwater Shots HI everybody I just bought a c5060 and its housing.can any one teach me wat is the best setting for underwater shots,so that I can memory the setting in my memory function

9th March 2005	#4
siaoon Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 738	hi chris, first off... welcome to UWCS.. hope u enjoy yr stay here.. yeah.. another 5060 user liao.. ok... i assume u are using it without any strobe.. so maybe u can use the setting here for c5050 as a guide.. http://www.splashdowndivers.com/phot...p_settings.htm both 5050 and 5060 has similar functions.. u can also chk out the Interesting Articles threads... u may able to find more useful info in there.. have fun..

9th March 2005	#6
lovells19 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Deep Deep in the sea Posts: 3,234	well there's no fixed setting i guess, cos as condition differs, the settin have to change, its best you try shooting different setting in a single item and see which one turns out best, 5060 will record the exif info which you can refer to and see what setting you had set of that photo. as for white balance, i use auto. i think some of them use cloudy to get a warmer feel rite? if there's a perfect setting then everyone would be a pro hehe

9th March 2005	#9
lovells19 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Deep Deep in the sea Posts: 3,234	sounds good bring down to oly, they'll be glad to fix it for you

9th March 2005	#13
fee New Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2	hi all, first time post here. very luck to have found this thread as i just bought a 5060 with pt 20 a coupla weeks ago, and will be going for my first dive with it this weekend! similar to chris, i would appreciate any other expert advice when using this camera, especially for its first dive. i was previously using a sea&sea mx-10, and decided to upgrade after getting sick of 'nudibranch only' shots.....