DeepPro GoPro H3 Housing & BigBlue VTL2500P Light

Ron Lucas · Issue 82, Jan/Feb 2015 · pp. 45–49

Products mentioned: GoPro Hero 3 Black, GoPro Hero 4, GoPro Scuba Housing, DeepPro Housing, BigBlue VTL2500P Video Light, SOLA 2000 Video Light, ULCS Handle and Tray, ULCS Tripod Clamp, GorillaPod Focus, Vivid Housings Leak Sentinel, Panasonic GH3, Panasonic GH4

I am no videographer but would like to produce short clips of fish, wrecks and reef sites with a view to adding them to the free BZS Bermuda Reef Life HD app for iOS and Android at some point. I know that at very least I would need a Panasonic GH3 or 4 or equivalent plus a housing and dome with an expensive wide angle lens to get professional level footage - an investment of over $3,500 without lighting. For short clips to back up HD still images I am reluctant to spend this kind of money. So two Christmases ago I chose the budget route and persuaded my wife Lorraine to gift me a GoPro Hero 3 Black, a LCD Touch Back, a SOLA 2000 video light and a ULCS handle and tray. I though I was all set as I could use my existing arms and clamps. I anticipated this might be the ideal setup for days when I go diving at short notice or otherwise could not find the time or energy to set up my DSLR rig f…