Testing out new rig...

Alexitt · Post by **Alexitt** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:40 am

So I finally got to try out a new (to me) camera underwater after playing around with it on land for a couple weeks... It's a Canon S90 in the Ikelite housing (Octoloco's old rig) with my old S&S strobe/tray... Last Sunday went over to Keystone and spent an hour and a half under the pilings, hardly any current and really decent vis... Shot a lot of pix and was very pleased when comparing the ease of use and response time to my Intova which takes pretty decent photos but it's definitely the low end of the UW spectrum... So after 2 nice long dives and throwing my back out getting out of the water from the 2nd dive which is why it's taken me this long to post (NOT pretty) here's some of the results...

: First signs of summer...

Linedog · Post by **Linedog** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:43 am

Very, very nice!

Zen Diver · Post by **Zen Diver** » Sun May 06, 2012 10:27 am

LIKE! :-)

2loud4u · Post by **2loud4u** » Sun May 06, 2012 10:48 am

Nice Shots Alex.

coulterboy · Post by **coulterboy** » Sun May 06, 2012 5:53 pm

Not too shabby Alex.

RoxnDox · Post by **RoxnDox** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:56 pm

Nice results! How's the back?

Alexitt · Post by **Alexitt** » Mon May 07, 2012 7:50 pm

Thanks All... Yeah, backs getting better but still gonna be a week or two before I want to put that extra 100# on...

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Mon May 07, 2012 8:18 pm

Looks like it does just fine. Now you just need a good post processor to bring them out a bit. Paint shop pro X4 or Photoshop Elements 10 will turn them into masterpieces without breaking the bank.

Alexitt · Post by **Alexitt** » Thu May 10, 2012 6:24 pm

I usually use Paint shop pro 7 or an older version of Photoshop... These have a minimum of Post processing done right now, with a bit more effort and time they could definitely be improved... Though the newer versions may simplify the editing some...

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Thu May 10, 2012 7:39 pm

The newest version of PSP is X4 but I am not impressed enough to buy it. I use X2 and like it allot! That's why I'm not upgrading. The newer version has some cool stuff but they made allot of changes to the user interface that I am not wild about.

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