Water Surface Setup

KY1977 · 13th July 2008

Hi

Is there any simple water proving setup for SLR if I just want to take photo at water surface level (say half of photo under water and the other half surface)? I weas thinking of using Ziploc bag but not sure if this is safe enough. Any sugguestions?

Cheers

MrSpace · 14th July 2008

bro no zippies man.. i think tupperware safer than that!

anyway if on budget maybe can try those underwater bags for slrs..

diver-hloc · 14th July 2008

Have anyone consider this.....

How will your photo look when shooting through un-clear Ziploc bag or Tupperware......

KY1977 · 14th July 2008

Originally Posted by diver-hloc

Have anyone consider this.....

How will your photo look when shooting through un-clear Ziploc bag or Tupperware......

I thinking of trying using plastic fish tank.

diver-hloc · 14th July 2008

Originally Posted by KY1977

I thinking of trying using plastic fish tank.

Hahaha.... then plastic bag would be easier to carry around.

In short.... unless the quality of the photo isn't important at all (which in that case, I would have buy a waterproof PnS camera)..... It would be better to use a REAL U/W casing.... or at least borrow/rent one.....

KY1977 · 20th July 2008

Incidentally, the fish tank technique is pubished in the August's Practical Photography.

OrangeBloke · 22nd July 2008

The only sure way to get the half in, half out shots is using a housing with a good sized dome port - an 8" is best - and even then they can be hit and miss if there are waves. I wouldn't trust an SLR to a ziploc or anything without a water tight seal

Trevor Teo · 22nd July 2008

Here's an idea... lets put up our fav Half water / half land shots here and share the learnings... this is of course with the permission of the TS

pierceteo · 22nd July 2008

I use a Underwater Bag housing for snorkeling depth...works great...it has a front port that has polycarbonate front element. PM me if u wanna rent or purchase one.

JohnTan80 · 22nd July 2008

Originally Posted by pierceteo

I use a Underwater Bag housing for snorkeling depth...works great...it has a front port that has polycarbonate front element. PM me if u wanna rent or purchase one.

Hi bro, how much would it costs ? I want it for my next Pulau Aur trip.

kandinsky · 22nd July 2008

This might be worth a shot.

http://www.aquapac.net/

http://www.aquapac.net/ukstore/erol.html

@ 80 pounds + 5 pounds for worldwide shipping.

Not for diving though, only rated to 5 metres underwear.

13th July 2008	#1
KY1977 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 571	Water Surface Setup Hi Is there any simple water proving setup for SLR if I just want to take photo at water surface level (say half of photo under water and the other half surface)? I weas thinking of using Ziploc bag but not sure if this is safe enough. Any sugguestions? Cheers __________________ \|CanonEOS\|

14th July 2008	#2
MrSpace Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 157	Re: Water Surface Setup bro no zippies man.. i think tupperware safer than that! anyway if on budget maybe can try those underwater bags for slrs..

14th July 2008	#3
diver-hloc Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Somewhere North Posts: 2,636	Re: Water Surface Setup Have anyone consider this..... How will your photo look when shooting through un-clear Ziploc bag or Tupperware...... __________________ hloc's Flickr Site What Next ?? Camera or more Lens ??

20th July 2008	#6
KY1977 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 571	Re: Water Surface Setup Incidentally, the fish tank technique is pubished in the August's Practical Photography. __________________ \|CanonEOS\|

22nd July 2008	#7
OrangeBloke New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 12	Re: Water Surface Setup The only sure way to get the half in, half out shots is using a housing with a good sized dome port - an 8" is best - and even then they can be hit and miss if there are waves. I wouldn't trust an SLR to a ziploc or anything without a water tight seal

22nd July 2008	#8
Trevor Teo Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 200	Re: Water Surface Setup Here's an idea... lets put up our fav Half water / half land shots here and share the learnings... this is of course with the permission of the TS

22nd July 2008	#9
pierceteo Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Singapore - McNair Road Posts: 449	Re: Water Surface Setup I use a Underwater Bag housing for snorkeling depth...works great...it has a front port that has polycarbonate front element. PM me if u wanna rent or purchase one.

22nd July 2008	#11
kandinsky Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 173	Re: Water Surface Setup This might be worth a shot. http://www.aquapac.net/ http://www.aquapac.net/ukstore/erol.html @ 80 pounds + 5 pounds for worldwide shipping. Not for diving though, only rated to 5 metres underwear. __________________ The artist is the hand that plays ... to cause vibrations in the soul • Kandinsky Кандинский Last edited by kandinsky; 22nd July 2008 at 03:46 PM.