Which film to use in underwater ?

latmo · 30th September 2005

I had just bidded on a canon wp-1 underwater camera and going for snorkelling at the great barrier reef in the end of this year.
i am just wondering which film should i use, do you guys have any suggestion ?thanks

davidlkh · 30th September 2005

If you are not fussy with quality of photo, then ISO 200 to 400 film speed should do it.

If not fussy, use film not slides. Film (negative) is generally more forgiving.

Since you are snorkeling you will be on the surface where there is lots of light anyway.

What brand? Alamak!!!! Kodak, Fuji, Konica... what ever is mentioned will not go down well with someone for sure. My own bias is towards Kodak, but I also do use Fuji now and again.

LENA · 30th September 2005

I think a good choice is kodak elite chrome ISO 100 or 200 and kodak E100( ISO100).

kthan · 1st October 2005

personally i like Fuji becos of the blue it gives

Luv4nature · 14th October 2005

My slide choices are; for wideangle, fuji provia to capture the mid water blue tone. For macro, fuji velvia to capture the vibrant colours.

30th September 2005	#1
latmo Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hong Kong/Singapore/Brisbane Posts: 796	Which film to use in underwater ? I had just bidded on a canon wp-1 underwater camera and going for snorkelling at the great barrier reef in the end of this year. i am just wondering which film should i use, do you guys have any suggestion ?thanks

30th September 2005	#2
davidlkh New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22	Re: Which film to use in underwater ? If you are not fussy with quality of photo, then ISO 200 to 400 film speed should do it. If not fussy, use film not slides. Film (negative) is generally more forgiving. Since you are snorkeling you will be on the surface where there is lots of light anyway. What brand? Alamak!!!! Kodak, Fuji, Konica... what ever is mentioned will not go down well with someone for sure. My own bias is towards Kodak, but I also do use Fuji now and again.

30th September 2005	#3
LENA New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: GREECE Posts: 4	Re: Which film to use in underwater ? I think a good choice is kodak elite chrome ISO 100 or 200 and kodak E100( ISO100).

1st October 2005	#4
kthan Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,318	Re: Which film to use in underwater ? personally i like Fuji becos of the blue it gives

14th October 2005	#5
Luv4nature Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: S'pore Posts: 365	Re: Which film to use in underwater ? My slide choices are; for wideangle, fuji provia to capture the mid water blue tone. For macro, fuji velvia to capture the vibrant colours.