Sony a7R VI + RC232 Underwater in Truk Lagoon // AMAZING First Results

There may be no better place on earth to test a new underwater system than Truk Lagoon. From colorful coral to dark wrecks, Truk Lagoon offers a variety of scenes and subjects to test the limits of your system. Nirupam Nigam of Bluewater Photo Store recently returned from a trip to Truk and shares the stunning results he got with the new Sony a7R VI inside a 200DL Underwater Housing paired with dual RC232 TTL Fiber Optic Strobes + Video Light.

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/160 • f/14 • ISO 400 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/160 • f/14 • ISO 400 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/160 • f/10 • ISO 160 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/200 • f/10 • ISO 200 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/125 • f/13 • ISO 250 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/125 • f/13 • ISO 250 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/250 • f/14 • ISO 320 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/40 • f/13 • ISO 640 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/40 • f/13 • ISO 640 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/25 • f/13 • ISO 25000 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/20 • f/10 • ISO 1600 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/50 • f/13 • ISO 2500 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/40 • f/13 • ISO 2500 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/15 • f/13 • ISO 32000 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Sony a7R VI + EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at 15mm with dual RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes • 1/250 • f/13 • ISO 500 © Nirupam Nigam

 

Equipment Used

• Sony a7R VI Mirrorless Camera
• 200DL Deluxe Underwater Housing # 71479-DLX
• Manual Fiber Optic Transmitter # 44700-G2
• Canon 8-15mm Fisheye (with Metabones Adapter)
  
• DL Compact 8” Dome Port # 75348
• DL 28mm Port Extension # 75028
• Zoom Gear # 5509.28
• RC232 TTL Underwater Strobe with Video Light [Fiber Optic] # 40123

 

Additional Viewing

Sony a7R VI Underwater Housing Compatibility Update

Faster, Brighter, Fiber Optic // Introducing RC232 Strobe + Video Light Hybrid [VIDEO]

5 Reasons Why I Switched to RC232 Fiber Optic Strobes + Video Light

Top 3 Best Lenses for Sony Full Frame Mirrorless Underwater [VIDEO]

My Top 5 Favorite Wrecks of Truk Lagoon

 

Nirupam Nigam is a dedicated underwater photographer and fisheries scientist. While growing up in Los Angeles he fell in love with the ocean and pursued underwater photography in the local Channel Islands. He received degrees in Aquatic and Fisheries Science and General Biology, as well as a minor in Arctic Studies, at the University of Washington. Nirupam is the editor-in-chief of the Underwater Photography Guide and Bluewater Photo. He also works as a fisheries observer on boats in the Bering Sea and North Pacific. When he is not at sea, he is traveling with his fiancee and taking photos. Check out more of his photography at www.photosfromthesea.com!