What accessories for underwater video on go pro?

[sim667]

A bit to think about then..... I'm not buying until next month anyway, so a while to look around.

One last thing, I should know this, having a degree in photography etc, but just want to be sure. A continuous video light should be fine for lighting stills on it too, right?

[BcDiver]

I'm actually just looking at this tray now, as I think it would allow me to do quite a lot of stuff in and out of the water (I do have a bit of a background in photography and video and run events).

https://www.hobbymounts.co.uk/shop/GoPole-Hand-Grips-Accessories-GoPro-Hero/GoPole-Triad-Grip-Tray

When you go for a dive, do you use video lights and a torch, or use the video lights to see and the torch as redundancy?

When I bother bringing the video lights with me I would carry another torch just as a back up but just use the video lights for seeing as they are very bright bit no use at penetrating any distance where a normal narrower beam torch would be

[stuart_m]

A bit to think about then..... I'm not buying until next month anyway, so a while to look around.

Don't forget that there will likely be some offers on in the Black Friday sales at the end of November, if you can hold off that long. That's my plan

[sim667]

Don't forget that there will likely be some offers on in the Black Friday sales at the end of November, if you can hold off that long. That's my plan

Ah yeah, good shout.

[Stuart Keasley]

A bit to think about then..... I'm not buying until next month anyway, so a while to look around.

One last thing, I should know this, having a degree in photography etc, but just want to be sure. A continuous video light should be fine for lighting stills on it too, right?

You can use video lights to light stills, how effective they'll be depends on conditions, and how much money you blow on the lights.... A strobe fires at about 50,000 lumens, so light output is substantially less for the majority of non pro video (ie affordable ) video lights.

Its also a constant light, so motion blur becomes more apparent (strobe light helps to freeze the motion)

[sim667]

You can use video lights to light stills, how effective they'll be depends on conditions, and how much money you blow on the lights.... A strobe fires at about 50,000 lumens, so light output is substantially less for the majority of non pro video (ie affordable ) video lights.

Its also a constant light, so motion blur becomes more apparent (strobe light helps to freeze the motion)

Well I'm just thinking that on a go pro that taking photographs will probably be my secondary function, and in reality I can grab stills from moving footage. I would like to move on to stills with a DSLR eventually, but I'm on a budget to start and don't want to overload myself, so gopro and cheap tray/handle is the best start for me at the moment.

I forget its strobe for diving...... I'm so used to external flash heads in a studio

[sim667]

I'm trying to work out cheap lights that don't have a reputation for flooding, if anyones got suggestions?

[Stuart Keasley]

I'm trying to work out cheap lights that don't have a reputation for flooding, if anyones got suggestions?

What's your definition of cheap?

[UnCheeky Monkey]

I used loc-line for light arms (cannibalised from go pro extension arms I found being sold on clearance) and bought drilled loc line base mount pieces from flex-arm - dead easy to fit to the top of a handle or anywhere on that sort of two handled base - and also bought light holder adapters from them. Worth a poke round their site.

here is what I used, from the flex-arm site, screwed onto the top of the handles - https://www.flex-arm.com/en/base-mou...-64-mm-60006bk (the images are huge, so here's the URL instead of pasting the image in here -https://www.flex-arm.com/image/cache/catalog/products/Componenti/base-tubo-flessibile-vite-m6-1-4-600x800.jpg

then a length of loc-line - I cannibalised several of these for the bits, which I got for £1 each from a bike shop !

- I just wanted the sections, not the end pieces, but this was a cheap way to get them

and these mounts from flex-arm fit just about any light - https://www.flex-arm.com/image/cache...-1-600x800.jpg

and you can buy them with various lengths of loc-line already attached if needed - https://www.flex-arm.com/en/flexible...lights-adapter

not the most professional perhaps but quick, cheap, DIY and customisable

[UnCheeky Monkey]

I'm trying to work out cheap lights that don't have a reputation for flooding, if anyones got suggestions?

I got a recommendation off here for some that worked fine for me - I'll try to find the post
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Here you go

https://www.thediveforum.com/showthread.php?25856-Cheap-Lights-to-use-with-Go-Pro&p=418013

I bought these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evolva-Future-Technology-Underwater-Photography/dp/B01FD3QQBU/

I've rinsed and greased the switch spring after each dive (it came with spares) but was happy with them for my amateur red sea night time efforts with a go pro

these seem to be the same thing

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/D02-Scuba-Diving-Underwater-100M-Video-Camera-Photography-Light-Torch-Flash-2019/173935964220

[UnCheeky Monkey]

What's your definition of cheap?

I think it may have been you that asked me the same question about 10 months ago when I asked


Here you go - nothing if not consistent

https://www.thediveforum.com/showthread.php?25856-Cheap-Lights-to-use-with-Go-Pro&p=418040&viewfull=1#post418040

What's your definition of cheap?

[Stuart Keasley]

I think it may have been you that asked me the same question about 10 months ago when I asked


Here you go - nothing if not consistent

https://www.thediveforum.com/showthr...l=1#post418040

Blimey, verbatim... that's actually a little bit scarey...

[sim667]

What's your definition of cheap?

Nearly free.

[sim667]

What are the futura lights mentioned in the other thread? I had a quick look on amazon and couldn't find them.

I've been eyeing up the suptig one that another poster mentions on there too, so I'd be interested to see how those are.

[witchieblackcat]

Nearly free.

Underwater photography with a DSLR is possible out of your reach then.
Prices start at eye watering and head north; fast.