How to photograph coral deep in the tank with iPhone ??

[Hugo’s_Reef]

I recently upgraded my phone to a iPhone 12 Pro Max. I’m trying to get so nice pictures of my sps. I have been successful on the coral that are close to the glass, but the ones a little deeper in the tank come out a little distorted.

i currently have the polyplab camera filter.

how do you guys successfully take pictures of coral further in the tank??

is it a special setting or filter ???

thanks in advance.

 

[Doctorgori]

Not derailing, but on a related note, can’t you take submerged pics with most iPhones?

 

[PicassoClown04]

I like using the avast porthole I also use the icecap filter set (orange lens and macro)

Pic of zoa is allll the way on the bottom of my tank, about 15” down

 

[tehmadreefer]

Stick phone in the water, iPhones are waterproof/resistant , unless you have an old one.

 

[Hugo’s_Reef]

Stick phone in the water, iPhones are waterproof/resistant , unless you have an old one.

Not derailing, but on a related note, can’t you take submerged pics with most iPhones?

Ummm I’m pretty sure the saltwater would damage something on the phone ...

has any one tried it and how’d it go ??

 

[JayLu]

I wonder if one of those waterproof phone bags they sell on Amazon would work?

 

[346700984]

Stick phone in the water, iPhones are waterproof/resistant , unless you have an old one.

Do you happen to know if the 7plus is?

 

[346700984]

My photos are mostly horrible due to the blue light with my iPhone. My husband’s Samsung takes better photos although they’re blue. I’ve held up those orange coral viewing glasses to my phone lens to take a decent photo.

 

[346700984]

Found orange photography filters with great reviews on Amazon. Deep See brand.

 

[Hugo’s_Reef]

Found orange photography filters with great reviews on Amazon. Deep See brand.

Yeah the orange filter works great on the coral close to the glass ...even just using orange glasses and putting them in front of the lens works great.

when you zoom in to try and get the frags in the middle of the tank , that’s when mine just get blurry :/

 

[Markxc]

i know its not always possible, but i think keeping the phone parallel to the glass helps

 

[treedog5]

Saltwater won't damage the phone, I have a Samsung and have submerged it many times with no ill effects.

 

[ylreefer]

My photos are mostly horrible due to the blue light with my iPhone. My husband’s Samsung takes better photos although they’re blue. I’ve held up those orange coral viewing glasses to my phone lens to take a decent photo.

Which model Samsung does he have. I'm using the note 9 and it has built in Pro camera / Pro video mode which allows you to adjust almost every setting you would need. I actually get better results from that mode than I can with gel filters. You can adjust the kelvin temp to match that of your current light settings and it removes as much or as little blue as your need. Then adjust the exposure settings to counter the brightness.

1st image with normal cam settings.
2nd image is the Pro mode. (no filters added)