Gates HF-S11

Simon Deane · Issue 54, May/Jun 2010 · pp. 34–37

Products mentioned: Canon HF-S11, Gates underwater housing, GP32 wide angle port, Sony HVR-A1P, Amphibico housing, Camera Detachable Mount (CDM), Flat port (macro), SD memory card

Simon Deane is a videographer working on the Andaman Coast of Thailand. For the last 5 years he has been making diving and snorkelling tour movies for visitors to Krabi. Most of the tours are daily trips to the reefs close to the Krabi coast and to the Phi Phi Islands. The marine life in this region is rich and varied and the reefs are generally in good condition with large areas of soft and hard coral species. Simon tries to capture as much of this as possible to produce a new 20 minute movie everyday during the high season. Some of his customers are veteran divers with hundreds of dives whilst others have never seen a tropical fish in it’s native environment. The workhorse for this has been the Sony HVR-A1P camera in an Amphibico housing, a great compact combination providing good access to camera functions and a high quality HDV picture recorded to DV tape. With business expanding and…