Lembeh Photo Workshops 2022 dates. We’re getting a few enquiries about our photo workshops in Lembeh going forward (pending being able to get a visa). Here is a list of the talented photographer led workshops that we’re hosting at NAD-Lembeh in the coming year. Please contact us or the Workshop Read more…
Blackwater Diving can be challenging. Not only are you drifting a long in the dark looking for exciting things, but many of us like to bring our cameras to be able to capture the weirdness of the critters you can see on Blackwater Dives. Now if you don’t know what Read more…
We were excited to still be seeing some fantastic critters whilst out diving in March. Nudibranchs, gobies, cephalopods, frogfish and a rare scorpionfish were just a few of the critters that made appearances. The Blackwater Dives were especially busy with plenty of sightings of the “special” creatures you may be Read more…
The new year has come, and with that it is not uncommon to go through a reflection of the previous year. I thought it would be fun to look at some of our most liked photos of 2019! This is based off our Instagram account, where we post daily. Instagram Read more…
Our guides have been diving a lot with the camera over the last year, and they’ve made some stunning images with our rental camera fleet. The most used camera was the Olympus TG-4, which has recently been replaced by a TG-5 due to a leak! The GH-4 was the next Read more…
When you first start diving, the most difficult but important thing is to maintain proper buoyancy. This is even more crucial when you dive with a (big) camera! Neither do you want to damage corals or any marine life, nor your expensive toys. Also, you want to save your wrist from heavy lifting underwater and dragging “dead weight” around which affects your air consumption. Luckily, float arms were invented to support you and your camera rig. In this blog, we want to give you a quick guide on which buoyancy arms to choose for your SLR or mirrorless setup.
The Nikon 200mm F/4 Micro is an old design lens, no stabilisers, no focus drive motors. So it is quite slow and will get blurry if you are not super steady – I would definitely suggest this lens only to those who are looking for a new challenge underwater or if you’re shooting extremely shy animals. It’s also quite heavy, but feels solidly built with nice balance when used above water. There are many reviews on the lens around the internet – if you’re also into dragonflies and other skittish insects this lens will already be on your radar.
Day 3 with the Diopters and it’s starting to feel like groundhog day.
Today I had the 45degree viewfinder on, so at least my neck doesnt hurt as I write this. Today I took down the Noodilab Moby and the SMC2, on the Nikon D500. I’m really enjoying using the crop sensor D500 over my 1Dx, somehow the Nikon colour space just feels much nicer out of the camera on macro photos, and of course the crop is great until you meet up with a hairy frogfish or flamboyant cuttlefish and end up shooting them from over a meter away. Maybe I should bring one of our rental compacts such as the Sony RX100V or Olympus TG4 next time.
Today I headed out for 2 dives in the morning, armed with the Nauticam D500, 105mm lens, double flip holder and the SMC1 and SMC2.
I didn’t want to take too many diopters as it would have meant juggling them around underwater, and frankly they are too expensive to risk scratching.
These days it is pretty hard to choose from all the diopters available – you probably have at least one old school one in your kit bag. The Inon UCL 165 and 330 were the first mass produced diopters specifically for underwater use, before those we had to use slide on single element diopters (woodys diopter), or put a higher quality dual element diopter directly on your lens before you got in the water (Nikon 6T).