Hey Connor! I'd highly recommend the Sony A6000 or A6300 with the Rokinon fisheye. Very light shoots 11fps. Check out Salty surf housings for one of the best setups.
16mm on a crop sensor A6000 is 24mm equivalent. It's wideish but I'd definitely go with a wider option if you can. Even the 10-18mm which I use all the time on the A6000 and A7R, excellent lens and still very small
Jeff - Great video! I'm impressed at the effort that goes into this, not to mention the creative talent. It's the polar opposite of the kind of photography that I do, so I find it utterly fascinating. Looking forward to more!
Thanks - great info and love the comparison between DSLR and GoPro. Just can't afford to underwater housing for my DSLR but can for the GoPro. Also considering the gear for the iPhoneX. Going to swim with whales in September and not sure what would be the best affordable gear.
Gidday Jeff, Awesome video and great to see a good visual comparison between a DSLR and the GoPro. I have only just taken the plunge into wave/surf photography (Landscapes are my usual style) utilising a GoPro 4, and was completely unaware of using the 4K video and pulling a shot from it :-) Really does help knowing this and luckily I am off to Byron Bay (Australia) for a few days this week and intend on spending quite some time in the water making the most of it. I do look forward to seeing more of your Vlogs. Cheers mate, Troy
Hey man. Thanks for the video! I really want to start photographing (I'm a surfer as well), but find it hard to start and choose a camera. Isn't the GoPro angle too wide? You have to e super close to get a shot aren't you ? As for the cameras, all waterproof cases include triggers ?
Hi Jeff! I am impressed with your work and your images ... I am a Surf Photographer but I am not yet at a level that I can invest high. Would it be possible to send an Ocean Presete?
Are you going to upload more videos? If yes, can you make one on the topic of sky?...I'm a skydiver and it would be nice to know how to edit my photos. Nice video btw!!
Bro - great vid! I'm a father of 3 groms and just picked up a GP7 with a GDome kit so I can start taking surf vids of them here in San Diego. New sub. Thx for taking the time and making the effort to put this together. Quick question ... do you have any tutorials on the editing software you use ... I think it was Lightroom, right?
Thanks and I really liked your approach. Heading to Hawaii in May and really want a few shots in the waves. I plan on using AxisGo housing with cellphone and my Go pro 7 black. I will hope for the best. My question is about waves, positioning and safety. I'm getting the idea that you need to duck and time your waves or you will pay a price. Any tips on this would be greatly appreciated. Also, any places you think are good to try on Kuai with moderate wave sizes would also help. Love your editing also. Vibrant and clean. Also, in your opinion, does it matter what type of flippers to get? Thanks again and looking forward to some posts from you.
Thanks so much for making this video. I have already done a lot of Wave video, but I've wanted to get into shooting wave photos. I was wondering what editing platform you use for the photos and videos? Thanks a lot and keep up the great work
Hey man I loved your vid! I'm thinking of starting in to wave photography, but I'm on a budget rn so my options are, the GoPro Hero Session or the Hero 5 Session, which one do you recommend is the best for starting at wave photography.
No one: Him: swims in the ocean with he’s eyes open Me: gets one splash of water in my eyes while surfing I cry.... yeah maybe I just need to stop being a 11 year old
Hey Jeff. Was just curious how you decide on songs for your videos? Friends and I have tried to upload edits before where the song was copyrighted or not allowed by youtube, and it really puts a damper on the process when you have to pick a new song and re-edit to the new one. Anything would help, thanks
Thanks so much Sean, really appreciate the subscription! Tips for the GoPro 3 are to use burst as well as the 4K15FPS mode then extract the stills in Lightroom. Good luck!
Hey Andrew, thanks! I use manual focus while shooting waves. Preset the focus to 28 inches and shoot at F9-F11. On a fisheye, everything is basically in focus. Take a look at hyperfocal distance calculation to learn more. Or just ask me!
Thanks! I actually don't shoot waves with a DSLR atm, because I have not invested in a housing yet :O I was interested in getting into it though, so I might be buying a housing sometime in the future:)
Hey Pabs. I've never shot through the viewfinder with a fisheye. It's so wide you only have to worry about keeping the horizon level. With longer focal lengths over 35mm the viewfinder becomes necessary. Happy Shooting!
really cool video! im from brazil and im beginning on this! question, do you know where can i find this waterhousing for fuji xt1? im looking foward your answer! congrats for the job!
Hey Josiah! I shoot both but definitely prefer the flexibility 4K 30FPS provides for using it as a video or pulling a still. The other plus of 4K is you can just leave it running for the 5 seconds of a wave. The burst has a delay, then only shoots for 1-3 seconds, often missing the best part of the wave. Hope this helps! 4K = 8MP and burst is 12MP. Not a huge difference. Cheers :)
Just a heads-up on swimming without eye protection: You will get what is known as pterygiums. These are really painful and have to be surgically removed from the eye, I know! Cheers. Link (change DOT to .): www.webmdDOTcom/eye-health/pterygium-surfers-eye#1
