Nauticam White Balance Port

Peter Rowlands · Issue 56, Sep/Oct 2010 · pp. 40

Products mentioned: Nauticam White Balance Port, Canon 7D, Nauticam housing, Tokina 10-17mm lens, Original Magic Filter

When I first saw the Nauticam White Balance Port I thought that it was a great idea but that it solved a problem that didn’t exist but that was a couple of years ago when, in a strange sort of way, underwater photography was quite different. Since then we have seen SLR cameras become capable of shooting HD video footage as well as stills and that has made this white balancing port take on a new lease of life. When shooting stills, each image is a standalone product but with video it is the opposite. When compiling an edited film, each clip must not only work in itself but it must also work with the clips before and after it in terms of storytelling and colour matching and this is where the Nauticam White Balance Port really comes into its own. Operating the White Balance Port is as simple as turning a knob and the iris shaped translucent petals close to cover the lens. Once a white balan…