Hi fellows!
I just got myself an Olympus C2020 and did some shooting in shallow water over the weekend, and I'm hoping some of the mentors out there (Cliff, that you? I read your old posts and I think you have the same camera) can give me some tips.
One problem I am have is the LCD viewfinder - it doesn't show much underwater! I have to estimate distances and guess at the framing since the LCD isn't too clear (I heard Nikonos users do this all the time).
The second is exactly how close to fish do I have to get to get those neato fish-face shots? I keep my Oly on wide angle (in this case, 35 mm), and sneak up on fish untill they're just over a foot from the lens (like the advice goes - get close, and closer still), but that's not enough to get a tightly framed fish shot. Should I work on getting closer still (I'm a foot from the fish - can I still improve on that?), or is zooming in a better idea? How close do macro shooters go, anyway?
FYI, for now, its available light for me (no external strobe) and no Inon lens (no cash).
Hope some of you guys can help me out.
I just got myself an Olympus C2020 and did some shooting in shallow water over the weekend, and I'm hoping some of the mentors out there (Cliff, that you? I read your old posts and I think you have the same camera) can give me some tips.
One problem I am have is the LCD viewfinder - it doesn't show much underwater! I have to estimate distances and guess at the framing since the LCD isn't too clear (I heard Nikonos users do this all the time).
The second is exactly how close to fish do I have to get to get those neato fish-face shots? I keep my Oly on wide angle (in this case, 35 mm), and sneak up on fish untill they're just over a foot from the lens (like the advice goes - get close, and closer still), but that's not enough to get a tightly framed fish shot. Should I work on getting closer still (I'm a foot from the fish - can I still improve on that?), or is zooming in a better idea? How close do macro shooters go, anyway?
FYI, for now, its available light for me (no external strobe) and no Inon lens (no cash).
Hope some of you guys can help me out.