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Underwater Camera and Enhanced Photos
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A waterproof throw away is not made for deep diving. Bright day with clear water, maybe 15 feet. As most snorkel divers stay within 10 feet of the surface, it will do. Anything deeper and a flash is needed. I don’t know if the throw aways offer this. Dive shops have pro rigs for rent, but you would have to go through several rolls of film to get the feel for it. Most of us know if it’s to dark to take a photo around the house. Go by that rule, IF THE WATER IS CLEAR… "Anything that doesn’t kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20
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If it matters, looked at a couple of throw away underwater cameras. They state they are to be used within 12 feet of the surface. I also saw a throw away underwater camera with a flash. The box says good to 75 feet, which is well within the depth most sport divers go since lights are need for these deeper dives. The price was $20 "Anything that doesn’t kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20
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It is an adjustment to the PRINTING controls. At certain depths, colors are lost due to the amount of water sun light has to penetrate. I believe blues and greens are effected within a few feet of the surface. Reds and oranges start to go at five feet. I have a request with Kodak on this matter "Anything that doesn’t kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20
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> At certain depths, colors are >lost due to the amount of water sun light has to penetrate. I believe blues >and >greens are effected within a few feet of the surface. Reds and oranges start >to >go at five feet.
This brings up another question: what kind of depth of field can you expect with underwater phtography, and just how much horizontal range can you expect? Daniel Allen Butler (The Hammer) The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the management, but they ought to be!
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As long as the photo shop processes it manually, the UW color pics should be fine. I use Wolf camera and they process manually. I also tried Kodak sea processing which is better than regular pharmacy shop but not as good as wolf camera. If you have have a scanner yourself and the photo shop processes manaully, definitely don’t need Kodak sea processing. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Shorty before our recent voyage on the Century (Dec 29, 2001 to Jan 5, > 2002), we purchased a Sea Life (Inc.) Reef Master (model) underwater > camera. At the suggestion of the owner of the Dive Shop in Fort > Lauderdale where we purchased it, we also requested that the > photographs be enhanced when we had them processed by our local camera > shop (Best Photo). We just got the shots back today, and they are > truly incredible–colors much more life like and without the "blue > wash" that seems to cloud up previous underwater shots, especially > those from disposable underwater cameras. Processing was expensive > ($90 for 5 rolls of film), but the pictures we got back are really > worth it! We are wondering if anyone else has had a similar > experience, and if so is there a cheaper camera shop that one might > try for processing? > Cheers, > PegNDerek > "Scientists’ say intelligent life > sprang from the sea. > Really intelligent life returns to > the sea now and then."
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>what is enhanced developing?
Bust exercises, maybe….? Daniel Allen Butler (The Hammer) The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the management, but they ought to be!
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>>what is enhanced developing? >Bust exercises, maybe….?
Judging by my spam mail, I wouldn’t say enhancements are limited to just a female activity… Amber
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>what is enhanced developing? > Sheree, > Enhanced developing filters out the blue spectrum, effectively adding back in > the colors which water begins to eliminate. Think of a rainbow: the red, > orange and yellow colors are on the inside of the rainbow because those colors > have the shortest wave lengths. Only the longer waves can penetrate very far > into water, hence everything begins to look green, blue and even purple.
Whoa, hold on a ’sec. First, I doubt whether any changes were made when developing the film. There’s no such thing as "enhanced developing," per se, and it’s next to impossible to alter the color sensitivity of film at the development stage. The photo shop probably interpretted the request as meaning to set the color correction manually when printing the negatives, rather than relying on the machine printer’s automation. > Sometimes, this special processing is called E-6.
E-6 refers to reversal processing for Ektachrome and similar emulsions, i.e. slides. Print film uses the C-41 process. Unless you shot slides, your film was not processed in E-6 chemistry. Your description of why color rendition suffers underwater is correct, but, forgive the pun, you’re "all wet" about film development. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Many dive shops are set up > for it, or can tell you where to get it at the best price. It is more > expensive, but the pics often come back even prettier than you remember seeing > it in the first place (unless you were using a dive light). > Amber
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what is enhanced developing? I have a minolta underwater camera and notice how hazy blue the pics come out. the underwater disposable seems to do a better job! — Sheree
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Shorty before our recent voyage on the Century (Dec 29, 2001 to Jan 5, > 2002), we purchased a Sea Life (Inc.) Reef Master (model) underwater > camera. At the suggestion of the owner of the Dive Shop in Fort > Lauderdale where we purchased it, we also requested that the > photographs be enhanced when we had them processed by our local camera > shop (Best Photo). We just got the shots back today, and they are > truly incredible–colors much more life like and without the "blue > wash" that seems to cloud up previous underwater shots, especially > those from disposable underwater cameras. Processing was expensive > ($90 for 5 rolls of film), but the pictures we got back are really > worth it! We are wondering if anyone else has had a similar > experience, and if so is there a cheaper camera shop that one might > try for processing? > Cheers, > PegNDerek > "Scientists’ say intelligent life > sprang from the sea. > Really intelligent life returns to > the sea now and then."
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>Processing was expensive >($90 for 5 rolls of film)
I assume you used 36 exposure rolls. If so, you got a OK deal. Any time you ask for special processing the price goes up. "Anything that doesn’t kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20
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>what is enhanced developing?
Sheree, Enhanced developing filters out the blue spectrum, effectively adding back in the colors which water begins to eliminate. Think of a rainbow: the red, orange and yellow colors are on the inside of the rainbow because those colors have the shortest wave lengths. Only the longer waves can penetrate very far into water, hence everything begins to look green, blue and even purple. Sometimes, this special processing is called E-6. Many dive shops are set up for it, or can tell you where to get it at the best price. It is more expensive, but the pics often come back even prettier than you remember seeing it in the first place (unless you were using a dive light). Amber
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I discovered Kodak Sea Processing at a local dive shop before our last Caribbean snorkeling cruise. I’ve only been able to find access to this Kodak processing at dive shops, but now it may be available at other places, too. It’s a truly dramatic improvement in underwater photography or snaps with any 35mm film. You’ve got to see it to believe it. It’s more expensive, but what a difference in both the above and below-water shots on the same roll of film. You can find out more about it at http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/consumer/sea/ Enjoy! …Karl "Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug." – Mary-Chapin
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Hello shereemcg and rtc! I just got a minolta underwater camera for christmas, but haven’t used it yet. Have used the disposables, and like the sound of the enhanced development. Have a couple of pics of a large sea turtle off Florida last summer that just doesn’t relay the excitement I had following him around for a little while – almost tough to spot in the pics 
While I wanted it to be able to take underwater shots while snorkeling (3 trips planned this year – 2 cruises and 1 land!), I also needed the waterproof aspect for a Grand Canyon rafting trip (yes, that’s trip #4 – highly unusual for me to do so much, 2 are freebies due to a contest win and FF miles!). I’ve read a couple of posts on a camera board regarding reliability of the Minolta, which I’m particularly concerned about – if it conks out on the 2 week rafting trip, I’m SOL, nowhere to get a backup. Probably going to take a spare of some sort that will have to get packed away all day due to water. Any general tips for a newbie on this camera, taking underwater shots, and general care would be most appreciated! irbgolfin – about 10 weeks to go to trip #1, 5 days in the Virgin Islands!
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Kodak Sea Processing is available in pre-paid mailers. Currently, you can get it from Divers Direct for $16.99 for up to 36 prints, or one time use camera. You simply mail the film to them in the mailer, (you pay postage) the develop and mail them back with beautiful colors. (they pay return postage) You can order them online at: www.diversdirect.com Look up under online catalog, photography, sea processing mailer. They also have mountains of great snorkel and SCUBA gear at great prices. Shipping only takes 5 business days at regular rate. Pete <~~~not a salesman, just a happy customer.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I discovered Kodak Sea Processing at a local dive shop before our last > Caribbean snorkeling cruise. I’ve only been able to find access to this > Kodak processing at dive shops, but now it may be available at other places, > too. It’s a truly dramatic improvement in underwater photography or snaps > with any 35mm film. You’ve got to see it to believe it. It’s more expensive, > but what a difference in both the above and below-water shots on the same > roll of film. You can find out more about it at > http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/consumer/sea/ Enjoy! > …Karl > "Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug." – > Mary-Chapin
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I wonder if this type of processing is available for the Advantix type film. Any idea?
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Yes, we shot five rolls of 36 exposures film. Thanks for the tip–it’s good to know that we are not just paying for the location of the camera shop on Manhattan, NYC! Peg >Processing was expensive >($90 for 5 rolls of film) >I assume you used 36 exposure rolls. If so, you got a OK deal. Any time you ask >for special processing the price goes up.
"Scientists’ say intelligent life sprang from the sea. Really intelligent life returns to the sea now and then."
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We picked up a few of these mailers when we were at the Dive Shop in Fort Lauderdale on our way home. They seem like a good deal, but for 5 rolls of 36 exposures, it still comes out to $85, and when you add the postage on top, it is actually cheaper to have them processed locally. Our Best Photo guys did a terrific job and we had the pictures back in 2 days! Many Tahnks Peg – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Kodak Sea Processing is available in pre-paid mailers. Currently, you can >get it from Divers Direct for $16.99 for up to 36 prints, or one time use >camera. You simply mail the film to them in the mailer, (you pay postage) >the develop and mail them back with beautiful colors. (they pay return >postage) >You can order them online at: >www.diversdirect.com >Look up under online catalog, photography, sea processing mailer. >They also have mountains of great snorkel and SCUBA gear at great prices. >Shipping only takes 5 business days at regular rate. >Pete <~~~not a salesman, just a happy customer. > I discovered Kodak Sea Processing at a local dive shop before our last > Caribbean snorkeling cruise. I’ve only been able to find access to this > Kodak processing at dive shops, but now it may be available at other >places, > too. It’s a truly dramatic improvement in underwater photography or snaps > with any 35mm film. You’ve got to see it to believe it. It’s more >expensive, > but what a difference in both the above and below-water shots on the same > roll of film. You can find out more about it at > http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/consumer/sea/ Enjoy! > …Karl > "Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug." – > Mary-Chapin
"Scientists’ say intelligent life sprang from the sea. Really intelligent life returns to the sea now and then."
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the minolta has worked fine, gets stuck oncr in awhiole. bring a disposable as backup! — Sheree
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello shereemcg and rtc! > I just got a minolta underwater camera for christmas, but haven’t used it yet. > Have used the disposables, and like the sound of the enhanced development. > Have a couple of pics of a large sea turtle off Florida last summer that just > doesn’t relay the excitement I had following him around for a little while – > almost tough to spot in the pics > While I wanted it to be able to take underwater shots while snorkeling (3 trips > planned this year – 2 cruises and 1 land!), I also needed the waterproof aspect > for a Grand Canyon rafting trip (yes, that’s trip #4 – highly unusual for me to > do so much, 2 are freebies due to a contest win and FF miles!). > I’ve read a couple of posts on a camera board regarding reliability of the > Minolta, which I’m particularly concerned about – if it conks out on the 2 week > rafting trip, I’m SOL, nowhere to get a backup. Probably going to take a spare > of some sort that will have to get packed away all day due to water. > Any general tips for a newbie on this camera, taking underwater shots, and > general care would be most appreciated! > irbgolfin – about 10 weeks to go to trip #1, 5 days in the Virgin Islands!
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Shorty before our recent voyage on the Century (Dec 29, 2001 to Jan 5, 2002), we purchased a Sea Life (Inc.) Reef Master (model) underwater camera. At the suggestion of the owner of the Dive Shop in Fort Lauderdale where we purchased it, we also requested that the photographs be enhanced when we had them processed by our local camera shop (Best Photo). We just got the shots back today, and they are truly incredible–colors much more life like and without the "blue wash" that seems to cloud up previous underwater shots, especially those from disposable underwater cameras. Processing was expensive ($90 for 5 rolls of film), but the pictures we got back are really worth it! We are wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience, and if so is there a cheaper camera shop that one might try for processing? Cheers, PegNDerek "Scientists’ say intelligent life sprang from the sea. Really intelligent life returns to the sea now and then."
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Shorty before our recent voyage on the Century (Dec 29, 2001 to Jan 5, 2002), we purchased a Sea Life (Inc.) Reef Master (model) underwater camera. At the suggestion of the owner of the Dive Shop in Fort Lauderdale where we purchased it, we also requested that the photographs be enhanced when we had them processed by our local camera shop (Best Photo). We just got the shots back today, and they are truly incredible–colors much more life like and without the "blue wash" that seems to cloud up previous underwater shots, especially those from disposable underwater cameras. Processing was expensive ($90 for 5 rolls of film), but the pictures we got back are really worth it! We are wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience, and if so is there a cheaper camera shop that one might try for processing? Cheers, PegNDerek "Scientists’ say intelligent life sprang from the sea. Really intelligent life returns to the sea now and then."
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what is enhanced developing? I have a minolta underwater camera and notice how hazy blue the pics come out. the underwater disposable seems to do a better job! — Sheree
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Shorty before our recent voyage on the Century (Dec 29, 2001 to Jan 5, > 2002), we purchased a Sea Life (Inc.) Reef Master (model) underwater > camera. At the suggestion of the owner of the Dive Shop in Fort > Lauderdale where we purchased it, we also requested that the > photographs be enhanced when we had them processed by our local camera > shop (Best Photo). We just got the shots back today, and they are > truly incredible–colors much more life like and without the "blue > wash" that seems to cloud up previous underwater shots, especially > those from disposable underwater cameras. Processing was expensive > ($90 for 5 rolls of film), but the pictures we got back are really > worth it! We are wondering if anyone else has had a similar > experience, and if so is there a cheaper camera shop that one might > try for processing? > Cheers, > PegNDerek > "Scientists’ say intelligent life > sprang from the sea. > Really intelligent life returns to > the sea now and then."
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>Processing was expensive >($90 for 5 rolls of film)
I assume you used 36 exposure rolls. If so, you got a OK deal. Any time you ask for special processing the price goes up. "Anything that doesn’t kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20
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>what is enhanced developing?
Sheree, Enhanced developing filters out the blue spectrum, effectively adding back in the colors which water begins to eliminate. Think of a rainbow: the red, orange and yellow colors are on the inside of the rainbow because those colors have the shortest wave lengths. Only the longer waves can penetrate very far into water, hence everything begins to look green, blue and even purple. Sometimes, this special processing is called E-6. Many dive shops are set up for it, or can tell you where to get it at the best price. It is more expensive, but the pics often come back even prettier than you remember seeing it in the first place (unless you were using a dive light). Amber
Response:
I discovered Kodak Sea Processing at a local dive shop before our last Caribbean snorkeling cruise. I’ve only been able to find access to this Kodak processing at dive shops, but now it may be available at other places, too. It’s a truly dramatic improvement in underwater photography or snaps with any 35mm film. You’ve got to see it to believe it. It’s more expensive, but what a difference in both the above and below-water shots on the same roll of film. You can find out more about it at http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/consumer/sea/ Enjoy! …Karl "Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug." – Mary-Chapin
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Hello shereemcg and rtc! I just got a minolta underwater camera for christmas, but haven’t used it yet. Have used the disposables, and like the sound of the enhanced development. Have a couple of pics of a large sea turtle off Florida last summer that just doesn’t relay the excitement I had following him around for a little while – almost tough to spot in the pics While I wanted it to be able to take underwater shots while snorkeling (3 trips planned this year – 2 cruises and 1 land!), I also needed the waterproof aspect for a Grand Canyon rafting trip (yes, that’s trip #4 – highly unusual for me to do so much, 2 are freebies due to a contest win and FF miles!). I’ve read a couple of posts on a camera board regarding reliability of the Minolta, which I’m particularly concerned about – if it conks out on the 2 week rafting trip, I’m SOL, nowhere to get a backup. Probably going to take a spare of some sort that will have to get packed away all day due to water. Any general tips for a newbie on this camera, taking underwater shots, and general care would be most appreciated! irbgolfin – about 10 weeks to go to trip #1, 5 days in the Virgin Islands!
Response:
Kodak Sea Processing is available in pre-paid mailers. Currently, you can get it from Divers Direct for $16.99 for up to 36 prints, or one time use camera. You simply mail the film to them in the mailer, (you pay postage) the develop and mail them back with beautiful colors. (they pay return postage) You can order them online at: www.diversdirect.com Look up under online catalog, photography, sea processing mailer. They also have mountains of great snorkel and SCUBA gear at great prices. Shipping only takes 5 business days at regular rate. Pete <~~~not a salesman, just a happy customer.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I discovered Kodak Sea Processing at a local dive shop before our last > Caribbean snorkeling cruise. I’ve only been able to find access to this > Kodak processing at dive shops, but now it may be available at other places, > too. It’s a truly dramatic improvement in underwater photography or snaps > with any 35mm film. You’ve got to see it to believe it. It’s more expensive, > but what a difference in both the above and below-water shots on the same > roll of film. You can find out more about it at > http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/consumer/sea/ Enjoy! > …Karl > "Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug." – > Mary-Chapin
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I wonder if this type of processing is available for the Advantix type film. Any idea?
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Yes, we shot five rolls of 36 exposures film. Thanks for the tip–it’s good to know that we are not just paying for the location of the camera shop on Manhattan, NYC! Peg >Processing was expensive >($90 for 5 rolls of film) >I assume you used 36 exposure rolls. If so, you got a OK deal. Any time you ask >for special processing the price goes up.
"Scientists’ say intelligent life sprang from the sea. Really intelligent life returns to the sea now and then."
Response:
We picked up a few of these mailers when we were at the Dive Shop in Fort Lauderdale on our way home. They seem like a good deal, but for 5 rolls of 36 exposures, it still comes out to $85, and when you add the postage on top, it is actually cheaper to have them processed locally. Our Best Photo guys did a terrific job and we had the pictures back in 2 days! Many Tahnks Peg – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Kodak Sea Processing is available in pre-paid mailers. Currently, you can >get it from Divers Direct for $16.99 for up to 36 prints, or one time use >camera. You simply mail the film to them in the mailer, (you pay postage) >the develop and mail them back with beautiful colors. (they pay return >postage) >You can order them online at: >www.diversdirect.com >Look up under online catalog, photography, sea processing mailer. >They also have mountains of great snorkel and SCUBA gear at great prices. >Shipping only takes 5 business days at regular rate. >Pete <~~~not a salesman, just a happy customer. > I discovered Kodak Sea Processing at a local dive shop before our last > Caribbean snorkeling cruise. I’ve only been able to find access to this > Kodak processing at dive shops, but now it may be available at other >places, > too. It’s a truly dramatic improvement in underwater photography or snaps > with any 35mm film. You’ve got to see it to believe it. It’s more >expensive, > but what a difference in both the above and below-water shots on the same > roll of film. You can find out more about it at > http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/consumer/sea/ Enjoy! > …Karl > "Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug." – > Mary-Chapin
"Scientists’ say intelligent life sprang from the sea. Really intelligent life returns to the sea now and then."
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the minolta has worked fine, gets stuck oncr in awhiole. bring a disposable as backup! — Sheree
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello shereemcg and rtc! > I just got a minolta underwater camera for christmas, but haven’t used it yet. > Have used the disposables, and like the sound of the enhanced development. > Have a couple of pics of a large sea turtle off Florida last summer that just > doesn’t relay the excitement I had following him around for a little while – > almost tough to spot in the pics > While I wanted it to be able to take underwater shots while snorkeling (3 trips > planned this year – 2 cruises and 1 land!), I also needed the waterproof aspect > for a Grand Canyon rafting trip (yes, that’s trip #4 – highly unusual for me to > do so much, 2 are freebies due to a contest win and FF miles!). > I’ve read a couple of posts on a camera board regarding reliability of the > Minolta, which I’m particularly concerned about – if it conks out on the 2 week > rafting trip, I’m SOL, nowhere to get a backup. Probably going to take a spare > of some sort that will have to get packed away all day due to water. > Any general tips for a newbie on this camera, taking underwater shots, and > general care would be most appreciated! > irbgolfin – about 10 weeks to go to trip #1, 5 days in the Virgin Islands!
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>what is enhanced developing? > Sheree, > Enhanced developing filters out the blue spectrum, effectively adding back in > the colors which water begins to eliminate. Think of a rainbow: the red, > orange and yellow colors are on the inside of the rainbow because those colors > have the shortest wave lengths. Only the longer waves can penetrate very far > into water, hence everything begins to look green, blue and even purple.
Whoa, hold on a ’sec. First, I doubt whether any changes were made when developing the film. There’s no such thing as "enhanced developing," per se, and it’s next to impossible to alter the color sensitivity of film at the development stage. The photo shop probably interpretted the request as meaning to set the color correction manually when printing the negatives, rather than relying on the machine printer’s automation. > Sometimes, this special processing is called E-6.
E-6 refers to reversal processing for Ektachrome and similar emulsions, i.e. slides. Print film uses the C-41 process. Unless you shot slides, your film was not processed in E-6 chemistry. Your description of why color rendition suffers underwater is correct, but, forgive the pun, you’re "all wet" about film development. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Many dive shops are set up > for it, or can tell you where to get it at the best price. It is more > expensive, but the pics often come back even prettier than you remember seeing > it in the first place (unless you were using a dive light). > Amber
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As long as the photo shop processes it manually, the UW color pics should be fine. I use Wolf camera and they process manually. I also tried Kodak sea processing which is better than regular pharmacy shop but not as good as wolf camera. If you have have a scanner yourself and the photo shop processes manaully, definitely don’t need Kodak sea processing. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Shorty before our recent voyage on the Century (Dec 29, 2001 to Jan 5, > 2002), we purchased a Sea Life (Inc.) Reef Master (model) underwater > camera. At the suggestion of the owner of the Dive Shop in Fort > Lauderdale where we purchased it, we also requested that the > photographs be enhanced when we had them processed by our local camera > shop (Best Photo). We just got the shots back today, and they are > truly incredible–colors much more life like and without the "blue > wash" that seems to cloud up previous underwater shots, especially > those from disposable underwater cameras. Processing was expensive > ($90 for 5 rolls of film), but the pictures we got back are really > worth it! We are wondering if anyone else has had a similar > experience, and if so is there a cheaper camera shop that one might > try for processing? > Cheers, > PegNDerek > "Scientists’ say intelligent life > sprang from the sea. > Really intelligent life returns to > the sea now and then."
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>what is enhanced developing?
Bust exercises, maybe….? Daniel Allen Butler (The Hammer) The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the management, but they ought to be!
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>>what is enhanced developing? >Bust exercises, maybe….?
Judging by my spam mail, I wouldn’t say enhancements are limited to just a female activity… Amber
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It is an adjustment to the PRINTING controls. At certain depths, colors are lost due to the amount of water sun light has to penetrate. I believe blues and greens are effected within a few feet of the surface. Reds and oranges start to go at five feet. I have a request with Kodak on this matter "Anything that doesn’t kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20
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> At certain depths, colors are >lost due to the amount of water sun light has to penetrate. I believe blues >and >greens are effected within a few feet of the surface. Reds and oranges start >to >go at five feet.
This brings up another question: what kind of depth of field can you expect with underwater phtography, and just how much horizontal range can you expect? Daniel Allen Butler (The Hammer) The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the management, but they ought to be!
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A waterproof throw away is not made for deep diving. Bright day with clear water, maybe 15 feet. As most snorkel divers stay within 10 feet of the surface, it will do. Anything deeper and a flash is needed. I don’t know if the throw aways offer this. Dive shops have pro rigs for rent, but you would have to go through several rolls of film to get the feel for it. Most of us know if it’s to dark to take a photo around the house. Go by that rule, IF THE WATER IS CLEAR… "Anything that doesn’t kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20
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If it matters, looked at a couple of throw away underwater cameras. They state they are to be used within 12 feet of the surface. I also saw a throw away underwater camera with a flash. The box says good to 75 feet, which is well within the depth most sport divers go since lights are need for these deeper dives. The price was $20 "Anything that doesn’t kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20