If you’re a regular on Digital-Reefs, you’ll know that we’ve been photographing reef tanks and their inhabitants from just about every angle for years now. When it comes to ‘top-down’ shots though we have to admit that our library is a bit short of quality shots of that kind. Let’s face it, through the surface shots are really difficult with surface turbulence and reflections all conspiring to distort or obscure the fine details of corals growing tantalizingly beneath the water line. We’ve even gone so far as to wrap clingfilm or plastic bags around our camera lens to try to improve our shots in the past… and let’s just say that didn’t end well! Luckily there’s a new tool now available that makes things a whole lot safer and easier. 
The DSLR Lens Dipper from Little Ocean is one of those rare items that isn’t just super cool, it’s also very inexpensive compared to most other photographic equipment. And for the price this specialist device promises to open up a whole new realm of reef imaging for you. Frankly we couldn’t wait to get our hands on it, and when it arrived we weren’t disappointed. Firstly, the Dipper certainly avoids the ‘makeshift’ look of our previous attempts with Little Oceans attractive branding. As we’ve said this isn’t an expensive item yet it certainly feels good quality with lovely scratch-free clear acrylic construction. The bottom plate even comes with a protective film attached so you can be sure the superb clarity of the acrylic won’t be compromised. Holding pretty much any DSLR body/macro lens combination we can think of, plus many other lenses too, there are 4 small plastic screws that clamp the lens in place. More: Review: Little Ocean DSLR ‘Lens Dipper’… More:
The post Review: Little Ocean DSLR ‘Lens Dipper’ appeared first on reefs.com.