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Hi all,

I've acquire a cheap d50 backup and an aquapac and am planning on trying them out along with my snorkling kit to try and take some surfing shots.

I'm covered from a safety perspective as I spend a lot of time in the water surfing diving and kayaking

But from a technical perspective does anyone have any advice?

I'll be using the d50 and an 18-70. I'm not risking my d90 and 17-70!
 
There was an article on this on Coast last night (think it was coast or possibly country file) try the bbc iplayer to see it again, the coast program was about Devon and Cornwall
 
surfing shots. I would not bother with the snorkel kit for surfing you will get problems with the mask - view finder/fins are a problem if you do touch bottom. I find the best thing to do is stay where you can touch bottom and let the surfers come to you.
 
Cool I will check out the Iplayer!

I'm not sure about sticking to my depth, I guess it depends on how big the surf is!

I did think the mask might be a bit inhibitory although I am not sure how much I will use the viewfinder.... it might literally be point and shot!!
 
If you are in deep water you will have problems moving your position fast enough to get the shots.
Use the view finder go into rapid shooting (extra memory cards) and take lots of shots. Like all fast moving sports photography there will be a lot of throw aways but some very good keepers
 
cdiver2 said:
If you are in deep water you will have problems moving your position fast enough to get the shots.
Use the view finder go into rapid shooting (extra memory cards) and take lots of shots. Like all fast moving sports photography there will be a lot of throw aways but some very good keepers
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Bare in mind the D50 is 2GB max, shooting raw that's about 263 (iirc) frames. Max burst is 4 frames at about 3fps. Obviously jpeg will give you more frames per card and a much bigger buffer, which might be a big deal as it's quite slow to empty on raw. In the water you're not going to be able to change cards so it's something to think about before heading out.
 
Thank you both. I was toying with a bodyboard for stability in deep water and will definitely be shooting jpg only!
 
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