D7000 Underwater video

A place for us to talk about Nikon related camera gear.

Moderator: Moderators

Forum rules
Please ensure that you have a meaningful location included in your profile. Please refer to the FAQ for details of what "meaningful" is. Please also check the portal page for more information on this.

D7000 Underwater video

Postby ATJ on Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:20 pm

I'm blown away by how good this footage looks:

http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=42775

It is making it hard not to order a housing for mine.

edit: fixed dumb looking typos
Last edited by ATJ on Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
ATJ
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3982
Joined: Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:44 am
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby Remorhaz on Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:27 pm

Very nice... but must stop watching cool sh*t on the Internet done with D7000/D-SLR... :)
D600, D7000, Nikon/Sigma/Tamron Lenses, Nikon Flashes, Sirui/Manfrotto/Benro Sticks
Rodney - My Photo Blog
Want: Fast Wide (14|20|24)
User avatar
Remorhaz
Senior Member
 
Posts: 2547
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 8:14 pm
Location: Sydney - Lower North Shore - D600

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby aim54x on Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:24 am

Looks amazing!
Cameron
Nikon F/Nikon 1 | Hasselblad V/XPAN| Leica M/LTM |Sony α/FE/E/Maxxum/M42
Wishlist Nikkor 24/85 f/1.4| Fuji Natura Black
Scout-Images | Flickr | 365Project
User avatar
aim54x
Senior Member
 
Posts: 7305
Joined: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:13 pm
Location: Penshurst, Sydney

D7000 Underwater video

Postby chrisk on Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:01 am

Andrew, what you have really done is demonstrate how significant dslr video really is. I know alot of people who pass negative comment about video in dslr and say it has no place. Even hear them make those redundant sayings like "if i wanted to take video ill get a video camera" If they opened their eyes and see what can be produced they will eat their words. Dslr video is nothing like video camera video. The quality of video i dan produce froma d5100 and 35/1.8is mind blowing.
EM1 l 7.5 l 12-40 l 14 l 17 l 25 l 45 l 60 l 75 l AW1 l V3
User avatar
chrisk
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3317
Joined: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:50 pm
Location: Oyster Bay, Sydney

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby gstark on Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:20 am

What Chris said.

Andrew,

I know that for shooting underwater you really need accessory lighting, but it seems to me that in this video that was not done. Am I correct? I also think that the wb settings were probably not quite correct.

And a shame about the crappy muzak.
g.
Gary Stark
Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff
The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
User avatar
gstark
Site Admin
 
Posts: 22896
Joined: Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:41 pm
Location: Bondi, NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby surenj on Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:57 am

Daim, I guess they don't need a camera stabiliser in this environment. [jealous]


gstark wrote:I also think that the wb settings were probably not quite correct.

Gary, I thought that it's quite blue down there in the depths....
User avatar
surenj
Senior Member
 
Posts: 7197
Joined: Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:21 pm
Location: Artarmon NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby gstark on Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:37 pm

surenj wrote:
gstark wrote:I also think that the wb settings were probably not quite correct.

Gary, I thought that it's quite blue down there in the depths....


Exactly. I'm thinking that extra light, plus a little warming in the wb department might be the go, but it's an area that I'm not experienced in, hence I'm asking.
g.
Gary Stark
Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff
The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
User avatar
gstark
Site Admin
 
Posts: 22896
Joined: Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:41 pm
Location: Bondi, NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby ozimax on Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:22 pm

Rooz wrote:The quality of video i dan produce froma d5100 and 35/1.8is mind blowing.


You're correct about DSLR video quality. Shooting just a few short videos with my FF Canon 5Dii + 50mm F/1.2 is astonishing. If only I actually knew what I was doing!!
President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-105 F4, RF 70-200 F4, RF 35mm F1.8, RF 16mm F2.8
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
User avatar
ozimax
Senior Member
 
Posts: 5284
Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:58 am
Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby chrisk on Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:31 pm

ozimax wrote:with my FF Canon 5Dii + 50mm F/1.2 is astonishing.

show off :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
EM1 l 7.5 l 12-40 l 14 l 17 l 25 l 45 l 60 l 75 l AW1 l V3
User avatar
chrisk
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3317
Joined: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:50 pm
Location: Oyster Bay, Sydney

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby ATJ on Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:10 am

gstark wrote:I know that for shooting underwater you really need accessory lighting, but it seems to me that in this video that was not done. Am I correct? I also think that the wb settings were probably not quite correct.

Well, yes, ideally you'd use supplementary lighting but it wouldn't be effective for the sorts of sequence shown in this video because most of the subjects are too far away. Also using a 10-17mm fisheye would make it even more difficult. I guess with a bit of playing you could balance the supplementary light for the foreground and use available light for the background but that is hard enough with stills and would be difficult with video underwater as the ambient lighting would be changing.

White balance as such doesn't really exist underwater, except perhaps in shallow water. Because the red light gets filtered out so quickly with depth, there just isn't enough to play with to get "white" light. A filter on the front (or back) of the lens would be the only way you could do it and that would greatly reduce the amount of light. Additionally, it would only be "correct" for a certain depth and water clarity.
User avatar
ATJ
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3982
Joined: Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:44 am
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby ozimax on Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:19 am

Rooz wrote:
ozimax wrote:with my FF Canon 5Dii + 50mm F/1.2 is astonishing.

show off :biglaugh: :biglaugh:


Alas Roozy, my 50mm/F1.2 is no more. It was a magnificent lens but I needed some moolah, so it has been sold. :D
President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-105 F4, RF 70-200 F4, RF 35mm F1.8, RF 16mm F2.8
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
User avatar
ozimax
Senior Member
 
Posts: 5284
Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:58 am
Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby chrisk on Mon Aug 22, 2011 10:44 am

i may be wrong, but i dont think you can even retrospectively alter wb or any other settings from video mode. i use premiere and even adding a colour tint is hit and miss. not nearly as easy to do as with a single raw photo.
EM1 l 7.5 l 12-40 l 14 l 17 l 25 l 45 l 60 l 75 l AW1 l V3
User avatar
chrisk
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3317
Joined: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:50 pm
Location: Oyster Bay, Sydney

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby Willy wombat on Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:16 am

Im considering it myself Andrew!
Steve (Nikon D200/D700)
My photography website http://wwphoto.redbubble.com/
My photo blog http://www.redbubble.com/people/wwphoto
Please feel free to offer any constructive criticism on my works
User avatar
Willy wombat
Senior Member
 
Posts: 2284
Joined: Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:47 pm
Location: Bentleigh, VIC Australia

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby gstark on Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:32 am

ATJ wrote:
gstark wrote:I know that for shooting underwater you really need accessory lighting, but it seems to me that in this video that was not done. Am I correct? I also think that the wb settings were probably not quite correct.

Well, yes, ideally you'd use supplementary lighting ....


Thank you.
g.
Gary Stark
Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff
The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
User avatar
gstark
Site Admin
 
Posts: 22896
Joined: Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:41 pm
Location: Bondi, NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby ATJ on Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:48 pm

I ordered a housing for my D7000 on Monday and it is currently on its way here - and I'm crossing my fingers it will arrive before the weekend.

I'm buying it at completely the wrong time with the AU$ dropping below parity but as I'm having some issues with my D300 housing, now was the right time in terms of when I needed it. I'm kicking myself I didn't just order it as soon as I got back from Borneo, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

I've already had some problems. UPS wanted me to pay a ransom of over $300 for it. This included GST (which I was expecting) their processing fee (which I'd rather not have to pay, but I was expecting) and a 5% duty. Now, I know there's no duty on it. I got them to send me the invoice and the invoice included the Tariff which was 42029900. According to the Customs website:
Chapter 42 - Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)

A few phone calls later and they admit the tariff was wrong and remove the duty.

I was worried that all this messing around would delay the package but they were able to delay the package on their own:
Honolulu, HI, United States 11/22/2011 3:33 P.M. A flight delay occurred because of aircraft mechanical reasons.

So... who knows when I will get it now - and I paid extra for it to come more quickly. Unfortunately, they still have until Monday top get it to me and still meet their SLA. My previous B&H shipment with the same level of shipping was ordered Monday and arrived Thursday. This won't happen here.
User avatar
ATJ
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3982
Joined: Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:44 am
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby Reschsmooth on Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:05 pm

ATJ wrote:So... who knows when I will get it now - and I paid extra for it to come more quickly. Unfortunately, they still have until Monday top get it to me and still meet their SLA. My previous B&H shipment with the same level of shipping was ordered Monday and arrived Thursday. This won't happen here.


Somewhat irrelevant, but a rant nevertheless: I am still waiting on my waist level finder that was apparently shipped on the 27th October from the US. I didn't pay for priority and have no tracking item (it was a USD 50 spend, so wasn't going to spend USD30 on tracking postage). But still....insert appropriate emotical to reflect my inner feelings...here it is. :evil:
Regards, Patrick

Two or three lights, any lens on a light-tight box are sufficient for the realisation of the most convincing image. Man Ray 1935.
Our mug is smug
User avatar
Reschsmooth
Senior Member
 
Posts: 4164
Joined: Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:16 pm
Location: Just next to S'nives.

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby ATJ on Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:15 pm

Reschsmooth wrote:Somewhat irrelevant, but a rant nevertheless: I am still waiting on my waist level finder that was apparently shipped on the 27th October from the US. I didn't pay for priority and have no tracking item (it was a USD 50 spend, so wasn't going to spend USD30 on tracking postage). But still....insert appropriate emotical to reflect my inner feelings...here it is. :evil:

I feel your pain. In my case, if I don't get it before the weekend, I don't need it until just before the following weekend (I can only use it on the weekend unless I take a sickie). In that case I could have just used USPS and saved $30 on the shipping and not had to pay the $55 "tax" that UPS charge just to do the paperwork. Thems the breaks.
User avatar
ATJ
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3982
Joined: Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:44 am
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby Willy wombat on Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:57 pm

So how is it ATJ? Any sneak peaks for us?
Steve (Nikon D200/D700)
My photography website http://wwphoto.redbubble.com/
My photo blog http://www.redbubble.com/people/wwphoto
Please feel free to offer any constructive criticism on my works
User avatar
Willy wombat
Senior Member
 
Posts: 2284
Joined: Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:47 pm
Location: Bentleigh, VIC Australia

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby ATJ on Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:25 am

I haven't used it underwater with the D7000, yet. It only arrived on Monday 28 November and on Sunday 4 December I took the housing empty for a dive to make sure there were no problems. Hopefully, I'll get to take it with the camera installed this weekend. We're currently nursing a sick dog so planning is a little difficult.

In the mean time you can view some video I shot in Borneo with my GoPro Hero HD (which I mount on my DSLR rig):
User avatar
ATJ
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3982
Joined: Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:44 am
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby Willy wombat on Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:10 pm

I would love a go Pro myself - putting yours to very good use I see!!
Steve (Nikon D200/D700)
My photography website http://wwphoto.redbubble.com/
My photo blog http://www.redbubble.com/people/wwphoto
Please feel free to offer any constructive criticism on my works
User avatar
Willy wombat
Senior Member
 
Posts: 2284
Joined: Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:47 pm
Location: Bentleigh, VIC Australia

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby ATJ on Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:46 pm

Willy wombat wrote:I would love a go Pro myself

What's stopping you? They are so cheap. Get one for Christmas.
User avatar
ATJ
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3982
Joined: Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:44 am
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby Willy wombat on Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:16 pm

Its on my wish list!!
Steve (Nikon D200/D700)
My photography website http://wwphoto.redbubble.com/
My photo blog http://www.redbubble.com/people/wwphoto
Please feel free to offer any constructive criticism on my works
User avatar
Willy wombat
Senior Member
 
Posts: 2284
Joined: Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:47 pm
Location: Bentleigh, VIC Australia

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby ATJ on Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:29 am

Here's some video I shot on Saturday.



This was shot with the D7000 with the VR version of the Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED (which I bought from DDP for only $139). Lighting was sort of from video lights in my strobes but the water was that shallow that the ambient light was pretty much greater than the video lights. I may have to invest in a brighter video light and use the other two as fill lights. You can hear the VR running most of the time. I hate to think how the video would look without it.

I should add that the video looks pretty cool on the TV at 720p.
User avatar
ATJ
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3982
Joined: Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:44 am
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby stubbsy on Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:48 pm

Interesting video Andrew. I like that you've labelled everything so even mugs like me know what I'm looking at.
Peter
Disclaimer: I know nothing about anything.
*** smugmug galleries: http://www.stubbsy.smugmug.com ***
User avatar
stubbsy
Moderator
 
Posts: 10748
Joined: Wed Dec 08, 2004 7:44 pm
Location: Newcastle NSW - D700

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby Willy wombat on Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:06 am

Looks like you got the hang of it quite quickly Andrew. Love those cuttle fish. On my recent trip to Lembeh, all the video people were raving about Sola video lights if you are looking for some.

Cheers
Steve
Steve (Nikon D200/D700)
My photography website http://wwphoto.redbubble.com/
My photo blog http://www.redbubble.com/people/wwphoto
Please feel free to offer any constructive criticism on my works
User avatar
Willy wombat
Senior Member
 
Posts: 2284
Joined: Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:47 pm
Location: Bentleigh, VIC Australia

Re: D7000 Underwater video

Postby ATJ on Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:52 am

Willy wombat wrote: On my recent trip to Lembeh, all the video people were raving about Sola video lights if you are looking for some.

I have my eye on the SOLA 4000. It is just a matter of being able to justify the cost. It will mount nicely on my rig as I already have a Loctite setup for a torch. I think I can get by with just the one and then use the 2 DS161 as fill lights. That's the theory, anyway.
User avatar
ATJ
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3982
Joined: Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:44 am
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW


Return to Nikon

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 22 guests

cron