GoPro Hero 2 Red Filter

[Fsurocks99]

I recently received a GoPro Hero 2 camera for diving. I modified it with the Snake Prototyping Blurfix flat lens and took it on a dive yesterday. Love it! I did notice that after 15-20ft the video gets very green, so I'm looking for a red filter but there doesn't seem to be a consensus on what's the best. Any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[Recty]

Care to post a sample video? I'd love to see it, I'm interested in getting a GoPro for an upcoming Hawaiian vacation.

 

[Fsurocks99]

Sure. It's nothing special. Just a freshwater lake. But, I'll have it up in a bit.

 

[Fsurocks99]

Here's a video of the first dive:



I used iMovie, iSkySoft, and photobucket to post this video on here. If there is an easier way, please let me know.

Obviously with the help of a cyan filter, the video would be less green/blue.

 

[Recty]

Cool. What resolution is that video?

I dont know a lot about underwater video or photography but I'm learning.

Biggest performance increase you can get, imo from reading and seeing examples, is adding a strobe that provides light to your video. I'm not sure how much the gel will help, it might help a little or a lot but not as much as a portable light source mimicking the sun down there.

Of course, the gel will be much cheaper

 

[Fsurocks99]

Cool. What resolution is that video?

I dont know a lot about underwater video or photography but I'm learning.

Biggest performance increase you can get, imo from reading and seeing examples, is adding a strobe that provides light to your video. I'm not sure how much the gel will help, it might help a little or a lot but not as much as a portable light source mimicking the sun down there.

Of course, the gel will be much cheaper

The video is in 1080p. Due to the blurfix flat lens modification i did, i had to go with the filters sold by snake river prototyping since they sell the only ones that fit it.

 

[Dubya_R_X]

I have the GoPro 1, but the 2 offers much better quality! Might just have to upgrade