The Techniques of Filter Photography

Alex Mustard · Issue 38, Sep/Oct 2007 · pp. 52–59

Products mentioned: Magic Filter, Nikon D2X, Nikon D70, Olympus C40, Inon 165 WL, Subal housing, Nikon 16mm lens, Sigma 15mm lens, Canon 15mm lens, Tokina 10-17mm lens

There is no doubting that digital cameras have revolutionised underwater photography. Instant review, low running costs and the ability to shoot more than 36 frames on a dive have been welcomed by photographers with open arms and wallets. A few photographers are still shooting film, but anybody who has been near a dive boat in the last few years will know that chemical cameras are harder to find than a pygmy seahorse, in a large sea-fan, in the Caribbean. As Mathieu Meur reported in the last issue of UwP, even one of the strongest bastions of tradition, the CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship, is now wholly digital. Enough of the politicking. For the underwater photographer surely the most exciting aspect of the digital revolution is the new types of images that are made possible by digital technology. And certainly for Peter and myself, most prevalent amongst these is the cha…