http://www.mvpix.com/photographers/archives/photography-equipment/index.html Copyright MVPix.com - All Rights Reserved. Photographer Weblogs on MVPix.com : Article : English Category Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:14:36 -0500 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:14:36 -0500 en-us webmaster@mvpix.com Jean-Sebastien Morisset weekly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.mvpix.com/photographers/archives/photography-equipment/index.html http://www.mvpix.com/images/logo4xml.gif MVPix Photographers : Article : English Category http://www.mvpix.com/photographers/archives/photography-equipment/addon-floats-for-housing-with-macro-setup.html Photography : Equipment Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:14:36 -0500 Housing buoyancy has been a problem for just about every photographer I've met, including myself. Compact strobes like the DS-125s pictured here are very compact, and thus very negative underwater. It takes air filled spaces to offset the negative weight of batteries, lenses, cameras, etc. When shooting wide-angle, the large diameter of a dome port will help offset some of the weight. ULCS and others also offer buoyant strobe arms of various lengths. The longer the arms, the more lift is achieved. This is all great for wide angle, and indeed, our wide-angle setup is close to neutral and a real pleasure to use. The opposite is true for a macro setup though - especially at night. You can see... 208@http://www.mvpix.com/photographers/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=208 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Photographers : Article : English Category http://www.mvpix.com/photographers/archives/photography-equipment/rinse-tanks-and-securing-equipment-on-location.html Photography : Equipment Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:15:56 -0500 203@http://www.mvpix.com/photographers/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=203 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Photographers : Article : English Category http://www.mvpix.com/photographers/archives/photography-equipment/canon-20d-lens-and-ikelite-port-combinations.html Photography : Equipment Sun, 30 Oct 2005 10:38:10 -0500 Before every trip I ask myself which lenses and ports I should bring along. And once at our destination, the question then becomes which lenses need diopters, extension tubes, and what ports are best with those lenses. The following article documents my experience with the lens and port combinations I've tried. In some cases, I also include notes on camera settings and substrobe arm lengths. These notes are as much for myself as anyone else, since I will use this article as a reference on future trips. You can expect this information to be updated once in a while as I try new lens / port combinations and fine-tune old ones. If you have additional information and/or opinions on... 202@http://www.mvpix.com/photographers/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=202 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Photographers : Article : English Category http://www.mvpix.com/photographers/archives/photography-equipment/carryon-luggage-for-two-dslrs-housing-setups.html Photography : Equipment Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:46:58 -0500 Every underwater photographer I know struggles to carry-on as much equipment as he / she can. As we prepare for another trip to Bonaire (in October 2005), I took a few snapshots of our carry-ons to describe our setup. Hopefully you can use this information to improve your own setup, and if you have some suggestions / comments for us, please feel free to post a comment bellow. Melanie and I both use complete dSLR setups with dual strobes and a variety of ports / lenses, which makes travelling a little equipment intensive. When packing, I try and carry-on as many essentials as I can, figuring our checked luggage might arrive late, or not at all. We use two... 200@http://www.mvpix.com/photographers/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=200 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Photographers : Article : English Category http://www.mvpix.com/photographers/archives/photography-equipment/digital-cameras-with-ttl-support-underwater.html Photography : Equipment Fri, 03 Sep 2004 17:10:29 -0500 My wife decided it was time to upgrade her underwater photography equipment. She's been using a Sony P&S with a Sony housing and Ikelite DS-50 for over 2 years, so this upgrade is long overdue. After looking over the features of different housings and cameras, she decided flash TTL was one of her requirements. This article explores the different options available, with flash TTL support, for underwater digital cameras in September 2004. 165@http://www.mvpix.com/photographers/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=165 Jean-Sebastien Morisset