Underwater Bubble Blowers User Group Thread NEW

[Ross Isaacs]

Deep Atom from above.

[Pawel Achtel]

Ross, You need to paste this URL into "Insert Picture": http://www.reduser.net/forum/attachm...5&d=1344393227 so that it shows like this:

[Mark_Thorpe]

Russ, does this mean you never see posts from users on your "ignore" list or does it just mean you cannot receive messages from them?
....And, how is the little lady now? what is she, 5 or 6 now? AND, where are you guys now? still Joburg? if so, what part?
Best to you guys...

This is what you will see Johnny:



You can directly access any unblocking if you like.

Cheers for the heads up Russ.

Mark.

[Mauricio Handler]

Ron- PM you.

Mauricio

[Will Keir]

Is that the 3d, how heavy?

Deep Atom from above.

[Cathal Watters]

Hi,

Sorry for posting out of sync with what is being discussed but a few weeks ago I looked for some advice here about shooting underwater. I was at the stage of testing where I couldn't get focus underwater. In any case the advice I got from several members here was invaluable to me. I said then that I would post the end video when it was done - here it is!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sO3ddogeZo.

This was shot in a 4ft pool so forgive some of the shots. Comments would be gratefully recieved.

Cathal

[Will Keir]

Nice video. The underwater shots are with what camera/housing? I didn't see the usually fisheye GoPro look.

I added some top side go-pro shots to my little making of Coral Sea 3D Expedition promo....

https://vimeo.com/46557239

[Ron Lagerlof]

...and very easy as for one cameraman to move through the water.

Compared to what? A Mack Truck? An IMAX rig? ;-)

Oh, and BTW - would we all just be better off starting a new thread? Just sayin...

[Johnny Friday]

Ron, what model mack truck?

I guess i should have quantified that remark, but yes, as far as i know the only other rig shooting IMAX or Feature Films....which would notably be the Solido. I know 900 has been shot side by side, but not as main camera for IMAX....insert shots i believe.

....all joking aside: two guys can handle this rig from prepping, loading in the boat, launching from the boat, then one operator can run and free swim it to and from shooting location--operate single handed....Much unlike the current Solido rig which requires usually a team of 4 to 5....and a boat with a large hydraulic crane.....so in reality (i speak for myself) it's come a long way from what was the "norm". And surely things will change in next few days,weeks, years and we'll be shooting half this size. But a door is now open that was not open before.

....new thread? sounds good here.

[Pawel Achtel]

Compared to what? A Mack Truck? An IMAX rig? ;-)...

LOL, according to the manufacturer it weighs 265 lbs (120 kg)

compared to a Mack truck: 13,000 lbs (5,896 kg)
compared to Solido: 1300 lbs (589 kg)
compared to 3Deep: 53 lbs (24 kg)
compared to dual DeepX (with wet beam splitter): 50 lbs (22 kg)

so, when it comes to handling, I'd risk an educated guess that it should be somewhere between a Mack truck and the competition :)

One interesting thing that I noticed about the Deep Atom is that it is rated to 100 ft (30m). So, I guess, if it was rated to the same depths as most other housings are, it would be probably a bit closer to a Mack truck.

edit: more than happy for a new thread