(VIDEO) Seafrogs A6xxx Salted Line Underwater Housing review

Sea Frogs A6xxx 'Salted Line' Underwater Housing Review.

For discounts on any Sea Frogs housings, use the discount code 'F8CH' upon checkout.

Link to Sea Frogs website: https://seafrogs.com.hk/

Link to A6xxx 'Salted Line' housings featured in this review: https://seafrogs.com.hk/collections/salted-line.

Link to my website and social media links: http://www.f8.photography http://www.facebook.com/garytysonphotographer http://www.instagram.com/garytysonphotographer

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(VIDEO) Scuba Diving with the Insta360 One X in Puerto Galera, Philippines.

On the latest dive trip to Puerto Galera, Philippines, I took along the Insta360 One X camera and dive housing to test it out underwater at depths of up to 30 metres.

My last Insta360 (version 1) failed in the swimming pool, so as you can imagine I was more than a little wary of whether this new model would even survive being underwater.

I can happily say that it not only survived, but performed flawlessly for the few days I used it.

Here you can see a quick edit taken from 2 dives. The camera records 360 in 5.7k, therefore you can extract a 1080p frame from anywhere in the scene, which is what I have done here. It’s a simple exercise, but I love the freedom it gives you to ‘shoot first’ and ‘pick your angles later.

Of course there are a few issues that remain with this type of camera; limited white balance settings, and the nadir that appears at the bottom of the 360 frame when shooting with the dive housing, but compared to any other 360 camera I have used, all I can say is I’m very happy, it’s a great toy/tool which can add some interesting angles to any event and taking it underwater was great fun with minimal efffort.

I highly recommend the Insta 360 One X camera and Dive Case for anyone looking at expanding their vision either above or below the surface!

Halloween in Hong Kong, Lan Kwai Fong, 2017

Halloween in Hong Kong, Lan Kwai Fong, 2017

The Saturday night before Halloween the streets were blocked off and ready for the crowds that headed to Lan Kwai Fong.  We headed out early to find a spot to set up for our annual pilgrimage to this event and find a few characters on the streets to shoot portraits of.

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Long Weekend Photography Workshop in South Cambodia - 30th March - 4th April 2017

Long Weekend Photography Workshop in South Cambodia - 30th March - 4th April 2017

Our next photography workshop will focus on producing a storytelling portfolio over a few days in one of the most interesting parts of Cambodia.

The Southern enclave of Kampot and Kep hosts some of Cambodia's most photogenic scenery and characters, ranging from the Muslim villages, the crab fisherwomen of Kep to the amazing salt fields and its workers, combined with some of the best sunrise and sunsets you will ever see.

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Shooting Presidents and Supreme Leaders...

Shooting Presidents and Supreme Leaders...

The President Donald J. Trump lookalike was in Hong Kong doing some music videos with the premiere Kim Jong Un lookalike.  After seeing them on the news we decided to contact them with regards doing some 'official' portraits, and of course we had a bit of fun with our two lookalikes at the end of the shoot.  Read on for more images...

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F8 Photography Workshops 2017 1st quarter - CNY in Cambodia, Holi in India!

 F8 Photography Workshops 2017 1st quarter - CNY in Cambodia, Holi in India!

We have 2 new bespoke photography workshops early this year, 1 during the Chinese New Year holiday break (so you need to take less days off work to enjoy this workshop) from 27th January - 1st February 2017. 

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Halloween in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong, 2016

Halloween in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong, 2016

Halloween has come round fast again this year, so it was time to head out to Lan Kwai Fong (The party area of Central Hong Kong) to find some characters in the street to shoot portraits as has been a tradition for me to do now for a few years.

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Sony RX1R2 - A photographers perspective - Manila to India

Sony RX1R2 - A photographers perspective - Manila to India

Gary Tyson, F8 Photography first thoughts review on the Sony RX1R2 on a few travels around Philippines and India over the last few weeks.  This is a non technical first thoughts review with sample images I have shot with the camera, no frills, just me thinking out loud and sharing photos.

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APEC 2015 - Exclusive access 'Behind the Scenes' to World Leaders

APEC 2015 - Exclusive access 'Behind the Scenes' to World Leaders

APEC 2015 - F8 Photography were fortunate enough to have complete 'Behind the Scenes' access all areas for the summit, which meant we got a glimpse into the preparation and quiet moments with 20 Heads of State and other VVIPs in Manila, Philippines, click to see more images...

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Halloween in Hong Kong 2015 - Portraits

Halloween in Hong Kong 2015 - Portraits

Halloween, Hong Kong 2015 - The large crowds of partygoers descend upon the famous 'Lan Kwai Fong' district in Central to party hard with some great fancy dress costumes fuelling the energy and mood of the weekend.

If you want to skip all my blurb and information about the event and just look at the entire gallery of images, just click here.  If you have a spare 2 minutes, please read on first...

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Need Headshots? Check out our new gallery...

Need Headshots? Check out our new gallery...

As well as our commercial photography and video production, we have shot plenty of headshots over the years.  

We now have a dedicated gallery based on the increase in demand for linkedin, social media and corporate headshot photography.

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