Shark diving with DSLR, lens?

[Tyguy35]

Hello, I am a wildlife photographer and for the first time I will get a chance to photograph the great white is Guadeloupe.
I am using a Nikon d800e and will likely use a ikelite housing.
I am stuck on what lens to use though.
has anyone done this before or goes diving for photography often?
I am stuck between a few Lenses. Nikon 16-35 f4
Nikon 20mm f1.8
And a few others. Any suggestions?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello, I am a wildlife photographer and for the first time I will get a chance to photograph the great white is Guadeloupe.
I am using a Nikon d800e and will likely use a ikelite housing.
I am stuck on what lens to use though.
has anyone done this before or goes diving for photography often?
I am stuck between a few Lenses. Nikon 16-35 f4
Nikon 20mm f1.8
And a few others. Any suggestions?

My choice would be the Nikon 20mm f/1.8 lens which was designed primarily for landscape, astrophotography, architecture and environmental portrait photography. Would be ideal and you want the wide angle in an ocean setting when fish are on the move

 

[Tyguy35]

So you think that the lens will
Hold
Up underwater though?
I can’t really find any mention of people using it. Would be cheaper to house though

 

[vetteguy53081]

Underwater . . . . Hmmm- I'd contact Nikon

 

[Onewolf]

Underwater . . . . Hmmm- I'd contact Nikon

It would be in an underwater housing so 'underwater' is largely irrelevant.

I would ask question on underwater photography forum like WetPixel: http://wetpixel.com/forums/

 

[Onewolf]

Oh, and I would use the wider zoom behind a glass dome port. You will need a dome port to shoot wide angle.

My lens choice is Tokina 10-17 FishEye because I shoot Canon APS-C sensor underwater.

 

[Tyguy35]

Unfortunately it does matter. From
hat I am reading some lenses just don’t do well underwater like they do above.
That Tokina was also on my list.

 

[Tyguy35]

I was hoping to get away from a zoom.

 

[Onewolf]

Perhaps Nikon 16mm f2.8 Fisheye lens with Ikelite 5510.45 Dome and 5510.11 Extension

https://docs.ikelite.com/reference/port-chart-fl-system.pdf

 

[Tyguy35]

Never thought of that lens. I’ll check it out.