Underwater
Photography
by J. Ramón Palacios
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THE
COMMAND DIALS
The
Nikonos V has command dials that are really very simple to use.
Under
the body (white dot on the left low corner of the color picture
above), the socket for the speedlight.
With
the lens looking forward, the camera has on the top left
the dial to set the ISO speed of the film, topped by the
crank to rewind the film when finished. |
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On
the shutter speed dial (top right) most of the time the
best thing to do is to set it at A (aperture priority)
and let the meter select the shutter speed.
'R'
is for rewinding the film.
Important
note: Never force the film advance lever
or even try to go beyond 36 frames; it may cost you a
visit to the Nikon repair center. |
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At
right, lever to wind film after each shot, which has to
be left away from the body to activate the meter. |
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On
the lens, the aperture is set with the right hand knob,
focusing distance and DOF is set by means of the left
hand knob.
In
the beginning it is hard to judge true distances underwater
but with little practice you can learn.
In
fact, I now seldom change the focusing distance once at
the depth I want to maintain underwater, depending on
the lens hyperfocal settings most of the time. |
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Make
certain that the shutter button lock ('L') is not on,
press the shutter release button and that is that. |
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At right, the Nikonos
V once again at work with the UW Nikkor 20mm f/2.5, wide
open since I had no flash on, while my wife is being helped
by the group with her totally loose tank.
Lesson:
always check yourself your equipment. If you dive frequently,
get your own diving vest.
Kodak
Ultra 400 film. |
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