Dive Team Miller Underwater set-up with Canon 70d Laowa 60mmn f2.8 macro lens- Ikelite housing with 8inch dome port, 1 ikelite 160 strobe , 1 ikelite 200 strobe, 1 sola 600 and 1 gobe 700 focus light.
The Venus Laowa 60mm macro lens is a technical lens with great optics. The specialized lens is manual focus and manual aperture selection. I had to use my wide angle dome port since this was the only port I had the lens would fit into. I preset the lens to a 1:2 ratio and used an aperture setting of F8. I went with the aperture setting of F8 since it was an overcast day and I wanted to see my subject through the viewfinder in the low light. I used two modeling lights to add artificial light, which allowed me to see through the viewfinder at a depth of 100 feet. The focusing distance was already preset on the surface, so all I had to do was to move the camera until I saw the subject was in focus and take the shot. It was very difficult to use with subjects that were moving. This was my first dive using this lens underwater and have more testing to do. Here are some of my images using the Venus Laowa 60mm macro lens underwater at Maeda point, Okinawa-Japan.
Tomato anemonefish -Laowa 60mm macro F8
Cushion starfish underside abstract – Laowa 60mm macro F8
Clark’s Anemonefish – Laowa 60mm macro F8
Coral abstract – Laowa 60mm macro F8
Canthigaster coronata -Laowa 60mm macr0 F8
Bubble coral -Laowa 60mm macro F8
Coral abstract – Laowa 60mm macro F8
Test dive two, I set the aperture to F11 with a focus distance between 1:1-1:2. It was challenging working with all moving subjects. The dome port was to close for comfort for moving subjects such as fish. Stay tuned for more images later this week!
Coral abstracts -Laowa 60mm macro F11
Sea anemone -Laowa 60mm macro F11
Coral -Laowa 60mm macro F11
Cushion star -Laowa 60mm macro F11
Coral abstract -Laowa 60mm macro F11
July 8th 2017, I took the Loawa 60mm out for another spin. This time I did not use underwater strobes. I set the Aperture on F5.6, shutter speed 1/200-1/640 sec and ISO settings 400-2500. I used the Light&Motion Sola 3800 and Sola 1200 to provide beautiful fill light.
Underwater setup – Laowa 60mm
Mushroom coral -Sola 1200 red
Octo coral- Laowa 60mm
Bubble tip anemone – Laowa 60mm
Stag horn coral – Laowa 60mm
July 9th 2017, I did some more testing using two Ikelite strobes and the Light&Motion Sola 3800 modeling light. I set the sync speed at 1/250sec, Aperature at F8 and Iso 100.
Finding Nemo Okinawa
Brittle star on coral -Okinawa
Scythe triggerfish -Laowa 60mm macro
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