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6'' vs 8'' dome

Started Feb 28, 2022 | Discussions thread
kelpdiver Veteran Member • Posts: 5,564
Re: 6'' vs 8'' dome

and what are your intended subjects?   Will it be surfers and waves, primarily?

Most UW photographers use the fisheye more of the time, and the captured image is much wider than is possible with the 15-35 class of wide angles.  But I don't think that would be right for surf photography.

Are you going to be using strobes or natural light?

Do you have a zoom gear, or would you just be setting it to the wide setting?

Over/unders are also easier with an 8 or 9 than a 6, and very difficult with a 4.

Also as I mentioned, it's important to get the distance between the lens and the dome correct, so that the edges aren't badly impacted.   The housing maker is the starting authority here.

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