New camera for recording!

[Blitheran]

Hello all! So I am wanting to get better pictures and videos of my reef. The iPhone camera works but it isnt great. I have done quite a bit of research and decided to go with a nikon D3500. My question to everyone that uses cameras what do you do about the blue, Uv light? It really washes out the video/picture and makes it look bland. Some tanks loom amazing on camera. Curious what lenses people use. Do you just slap an orange filter on the end?

 

[reef lover]

Im not very camera savy. But buy one where you can change the white balance and ios settings.

 

[lapin]

Help deciding on a Macro Lens for Nikon D3500

I just got a Nikon D3500 and would like to get a macro lens to take pics of coral etc. I got the D3500 kit from costco which includes 2 lenses which are fine for general photos, but neither are great for macro shooting. Granted I am new to DLSR shooting, so some of the terminology is beyond me...

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White balance under LED (Nikon D3400)

Hey everybody, I was looking to see if anybody had any tricks for setting a more accurate white balance for the D3400? I usually just leave it in auto and correct in post processing. My camera may just be a little limited in what it can do within the body and if so that's ok. I just wanted to...

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Best filter for Macro Lense?

I finally broke down and. Ought a Nikon camera and Macro Lens. The lens was more than the camera and combined cost a small fortune. I’m not getting good shots with it though. I got some orange filters and it’s a no go. The photos don’t come out good st all. If anyone can give me a few...

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Reef Tank Photography Tips : A Quick Guide - Light And Matter

Last week, I had the opportunity to take some photos of a beautiful reef tank down in Kirkland. I’ve taken photos of freshwater fish before; at one point, I had a heavily planted tank with a nice collection of odd-ball fish. I’ve also taken a few snapshots in marine tanks, in addition to quite...

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Plus there are a few youtube things

 

[andrewkw]

Adjusting the white balance manually will eliminate the over blue bland look unless you run your lights really really blue. I use a 8? year old Canon ti3 and for both pictures and video I get pretty true colours.

 

[Peace River]

@samparker also has some great tips scattered throughout his posts and YouTube videos.

 

[User]

Adjusting the white balance manually will eliminate the over blue bland look unless you run your lights really really blue. I use a 8? year old Canon ti3 and for both pictures and video I get pretty true colours.

I have a t3i too- so, just white balance ? You don’t have an orange filter?

Thanks

 

[andrewkw]

I have a t3i too- so, just white balance ? You don’t have an orange filter?

Thanks

No orange filter. I really dislike the look of filters. While they eliminate some blue they make every other colour look unrealistic as well.

 

[User]

No orange filter. I really dislike the look of filters. While they eliminate some blue they make every other colour look unrealistic as well.

True for the consumer grade stuff. I guess I need to dial my blues back a bit for photos- I get a ‘range error’ when I load my ‘grey pic’ into the custom white balance setting.

Thanks!!