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There's actually science papers reviewing techniques for doing just this actually. You might get some inspiration from it. Off the top of my head though, I vaguely recall some other paper talking about fabricating a whole dome that would house the camera, batteries, and recording media but am not able to find the article at the moment.

Do you mean GoPro? I just use a cheap Chinese clone that's good enough https://www.amazon.com/AKASO-EK7000-Sports-Waterproof-Camcorder/dp/B01HGM33HG. For a full camera depends a lot. The housing is probably hundreds depending on brands. Lights depends if you use mounted on rig or hand mounted. You'll need to practice handling the whole rig. This is after you have perfected your bouyancy 😅 do you can keep everything steady. So most of the time just use a go pro size thing 😁

https://www.amazon.com.au/Moldable-Plastic-Thermoplastic-Pellets-Polymorph/dp/B09J47MMV8

little beads that when exposed to hot water.. (60C I think..) they go soft and pliable, then mold them as you see fit, and let cool.. if you mess up or want to reuse them just heat them in hot water again.

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I've attached a whole strobe bracket to the handles again after they broke mid trip.. so many uses..

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It's like primitive 3D printing.. or like plastic clay etc.

What I did was get this case from Amazon for my iPhone 11. Works really well and also lets me watch YouTube videos during a deco stop lol

Thanks for the solid input!

I do have the movo tray and it makes a big difference with stability when filming. Didnt purchase the lights though as I wasn't sure how long I would use the GP before upgrading to a proper rig.

Standard tripod mount on the camera but you can get a lot of different setups for it. Just google TG6 mounts.

I have mine on a mount like this.

https://www.amazon.com/nitescuba-Underwater-Aluminum-Stabilizer-Housing，Any/dp/B09SH4YFF1/ref=mp_s_a_1_29_sspa?adgrpid=102568969608&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-pCVBhCFARIsAGMxhAdCkSh02CJiX4v0GFfSg5JY5A7MJb6vaek-nJVXzYs-sicBCbpjmD0aAhRLEALw_wcB&hvadid=4...

I also put my go pro on one arm of it, and a light on the other. Works pretty good.

Check out https://www.backscatter.com

They sell all kinds of stuff for underwater photography including the TG6 and all the accessories for it.

They also have fantastic tutorials and a great YouTube channel. I buy a lot of my stuff from them just because they give great advice. I’m lucky enough to live near there NH store!

So I use this rig to attach the GoPro to.

MINIFOCUS Underwater Handle Tray Bracket Adjustable Aluminum Alloy Dual Handheld Hand Grip Video Stabilizer Holder with 2 1'' Ball Adapter for Camera Diving Housing(Width Range 9.44-11.61'') https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PHGD2VW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_Z08G4AF903SHB9JAHF0Y?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Which I love and works great. The one you linked to is interesting and the trigger portion may work but I don’t think the GoPro case would attach to the rig once the trigger is attached. I’m thinking of something to the side of the case.

So far, I think It could be a Juvenile Banded clinging Crab

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https://www.shutterstock.com/fr/video/clip-2257684-banded-clinging-crab-mithrax-cinctimanus-rest-underwater

Greetings. As someone who has used a S95 before (w/ Ikelite housing) I have made the move to a Sony RX-100 (I got the Mk2 but you will have the same experience with either). The colors and white balance are just amazing even with just natural light. I have posted some samples here:

http://abuggedlife.com/2014/01/29/sony-cybershot-rx100-mark-2-underwater-video-sample/

For video, you may want to check out the natural light sample I did at 40ft (muck dive):

https://vimeo.com/85233011

For housings, I recommend Nauticam as (1) the build quality is just amazing with the double lock feature and built in flood detector. The buttons are also perfect (unlike Ikelite's thumb numbing buttons) and you can easily attach a 62 adapter for a wide angle wet lens or +10 macro.

I used the Pro Shot case and I really liked it. It’s expensive, but I got some alright photos from it. I agree with the other commenter who said to avoid waterproof bags and similar inexpensive housing. The photos will be terrible and you may end up with a soggy phone.

Hello, PhotoPad is a very simple and easy to use software for editing photos. You can crop, rotate, add captions, adjust colors, and more. Check it out here: http://www.nchsoftware.com/photoeditor/index.html

Wouldn’t provide enough observations of the fish activity unfortunately. I found a time lapse camera that can do a photo a second and last around 8 hours. Maybe we a power bank attached I can extend it to at least a full day.

ATLI EON Time Lapse Camera for Photography, Digital Video Full HD 1080P, Mini Camcorder, HDR, Infrared Mode, Gifts Idea, for YouTube Vlogging/Construction/Nature/Flower Records, APP WiFi Control https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088BXRNSG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_VBSYVXARHVHGVZ6MAH9Y

I have been looking for accessories and found this on Amazon, but not sure if I should get it or just get everything from gopro website. Anythoughts?

https://www.amazon.com/Vamson-Accessories-Waterproof-Silicone-Protector/dp/B08LMWNW22/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=gopro+9+accessories+bundle&qid=1620671405&sprefix=gopro+9+acc&sr=8-3

>How do you get your gear to your destination? And to the boat?

Really depends on how much gear you have. I have a GH5 and 8inch dome with a lens extender so I have to bring its housing, a couple large strobes, video lights, carbon fiber arms and carbon fiber tripod legs. I have a Nanuk 950 waterproof case that works well to transport the rig on planes. If I'm driving, I bought a beer cooler bag from Amazon and I put the housing in it and put it in the front seat of my car and put the seatbelt around it. You can get bags that are marketed for dive cameras but I highly recommend just getting a regular cooler, you can get a small one for your tg-6, just make sure its padded. To the boat I just take my housing in its cooler, pretty easy. Don't bring the hard case on the boat, just bring your padded cooler. The cooler also allows you to make it your own rinse bucket, so it doesn't get hit by other people carelessly throwing their cameras in it.

>Also I need some way of lugging around the wet lens underwater when I'm not using it, how do you guys/girls go about this? Like a net bag attached to the BCD?

I don't personally use wet lenses but I would recommend carrying them in a Drysuit pocket if you dive dry since they're pretty big while being secure, but otherwise a small mesh bag would probably work well.

Everyone here has great advice. You don't list a budget so I'll give you what my dive partner did up until recently for macro (wide angle Monterey has a steeper learning curve). TG5+TG5 housing+ simple tray from Amazon + Waterproof "truck lights" mounted on the cold shoe and also an arm off the tray. I think he got ~50 dives off the lights. (waiting for him to respond with the truck light link)

Video lights work well in the beginning because you don't need to fiddle with strobe settings, which I'm finding out now. Like /u/krukster86 says, video lights give you realtime exposure. I also recently got a strobe and all of my pictures were not nearly as good as they used to be with a video light, yet. Video lights also double up for use during night/cave dives; I used to use dual Gobe's before one flooded/I lost the other.

This was his cheap setup, he recently got a strobe/snoot from Backscatter.

I just use the wrist strap when it's just my TG-5 or the TG-5 in the dive housing. Camera is in right hand, left hand is for BCD and gauge checking.

If I'm attaching lights, I use a Sealife flex connect single tray with a wrist strap attached to it, connected to my right hand https://www.sealife-cameras.com/flex-connect-grid/

And I just got one of these Gear Keeper clips as a backup precautionary measure after dropping my camera 40ft last month when I thought I had the wrist strap on :D https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A36SL5C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I think the real thing is that you don't use your hands and arms for swimming when you are taking photos. You should practice control and trim using just your fins, and occasionally using your off-camera hand for adjustment or to put two fingers on a rock for stabilization.

Thanks for the reply man. I'll see if I can get something like that, it looks like better setup that having it fixed on top of the housing. Does something like this seem like a good deal? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sea-YS-03-Universal-Lighting-System/dp/B00PL58M0E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433110433&sr=8-1&keywords=sea+and+sea+ys+03