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Bristle Worm by Gary Wood - Panasonic GS-400
General Information
Before your dive trip, try your setup in a
pool if there is one available. Throw a few colored pool
rings into the pool or some seashells or plastic toys that
sink. Work on your focusing, exposure and lighting.
Always rinse your housing and lights in fresh
water after a dive. Check the o-rings to make sure they aren't
nicked or have salt or sand crystals building up on them.
Do not use the buckets provided for mask
rinsing on most dive boats - the solution may etch your lens.
Rinse your lens in fresh water as soon as possible and dry
with a soft cloth to avoid water droplets forming deposits.
Never place your underwater housing in a
"rinse tank" and leave it for an extended length of time.
Housings can be damaged by banging up against other housings
in the tank. Rinse tanks that are used for rinsing other
dive equipment may have high levels of salt water also.
Rinse & remove the housing from the tank immediately.
We get ideas on care
of equipment, photography methods and other useful information from
many sources. If you have some information that will help
other underwater photographers have more success with their goal or
avoid problems, Ocean Images would like to hear from you.