Awesome Video

[Sloeber]

Stumbled across this on a scuba chat forum. Copy/paste from chat. It's downright sick. He takes a large image of the subject (which is fun to pause the video and try and count animals), then moves into macro range, which is stellar. And finally he thens moves into endoscope range. Disgusting. For those unfamilar he is diving in what is considered the "muck diving captial of the world." In sort, untold undiscovered and undescribed species around every corner. The bobbit worm at the end is surreal. Enjoy!

A short video shot in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, with a Canon 7D in a Nauticam underwater housing with 60mm macro lens and INON Underwater Micro Semi-Fisheye Relay Lens UFL-MR130 EFS60 (AKA "bug eye" or "insect eye") -- effectively, and underwater endoscope. The INON bug eye lens produces images with a perspective otherwise impossible to achieve -- like seeing the macro world from a small critter's perspective!

Here's a shot of the rig I used: http://wetpixel.com/forums/uploads/monthly_06_2010/post-2-1276626967.jpg

And the result (be sure to go to full screen) - http://vimeo.com/12592624

 

[fragboy94]

whats that last thing sucking stuf down into the sand?

 

[Sloeber]

A bobbit worm. Did you see the shrimp it caught at the end? Goggle it, they are other-worldly.

 

[fragboy94]

yea and its freakin creepy i dont want that grabbing my foot!!

 

[medic29]

Cool video. I'm sure that setup was inexpensive! Some day when I grow up I'll be able to afford toys like that

I hated for the video to end though, it was interesting to watch.

 

[llewoh05]

you know i feel like i work in communist china. its all blocked! will have to wait till i get home.