What's going on guys! Today I'm going to test out the PolarPro Switchblade along
with the Dive Filter Kit. Now I'm really excited because I'm in a secret location
a secret little beach that no one really knows about it's in the middle of
nowhere in Cuba okay and as you can see this water is crystal clear beautiful
there's a lot of fish down there and we're gonna get a lot of good shots now
the nice thing about this filter is that you can open it up it has a magnifying
glass on the front and then it's got a red filter here and the other kit comes
with I have both a red and a magenta filter in the waters blue you want to
move use the red filter if the water is green you want to use the magenta filter
and you'll get the right tones and everything will become as blue so
further down you go everything looks blue and you don't get the nice colors
of all the different fish so this really helps out a lot now if you just want to
switch back and forth what you can do is you just open this up and I can switch
from shooting normal to I shoot with the magnifying glass now this magnifying
glass right here this lens allows me to get really post some macro lens so I can
get all the fish in the coral really close and then I can just move it here
and put on this filter and then I can get all the fish to really pop out and I
can use both of them together if I want to zoom in and get those macro shots but
also get the filter to make it look really good so we're gonna test that out
right now in this first secret location I went snorkeling but I'm also gonna
show you another place where I went scuba diving this way you get to see a
more thorough idea of how these polar Pro filters work in different situations
there's polar Pro switchblade 7 and dive master filters are compatible with the
GoPro Hero 5 6 & 7 though I imagine they will come out with one for the GoPro 8
soon which I think will have to be different links to all the gear used in
this video are in the video description below alright so let's start with
snorkeling the first consideration is to have a good selfie stick to attach to
your GoPro I used a Manfrotto two-in-one monopod pole and the telus in 36-inch
selfie pole the tell us in poll also has a tripod and is
lighter than the Manfrotto stick but I prefer the Manfrotto because it is
sturdier has a better grip and is longer at 52 inches fully extended so it won't
bend in the water and it's better for getting close-ups of fish and coral when
you're snorkeling it also has a ball head so you can twist it in the exact
direction you want your GoPro camera to face now for scuba diving the biggest
factor is the depth at which you're diving keep in mind the GoPro works at
about 35 feet underwater without a housing unit for my dive I didn't go
deeper than that but if you do polar Pro has filters for the GoPro housing unit
as well so as you go deeper everything becomes bluer if this is the look you're
going for great you can just shoot normal without
any filters however I found the red filter really helped the red help
balance out the blue creating more pleasing and dynamic image as you can
see in these examples
while using the red filter one creative shooting method I liked was shooting in
the direction of the Sun or so the sunlight beams are hitting your GoPro
camera this will enable you to get some really great reddish orange colored Sun
flare the red filter really enhances Sun flare light beams move in many
directions underwater so you have to experiment this leads me to my next
point which is shooting in slow-motion I shot the entire time at 1080p at 240
frames per second or 240 FPS this allowed me to capture these fish and
coral in just the right moment and light because everything was slowed down
nevertheless I found it helpful to keep the camera still and try to frame up the
shot as best as possible here are some my favorite moments
next I would like to talk about the macro lens filter and issues I had while
using the PolarPro Switchblade7 Super Suit addition the macro lens
magnetically stays in place with the red filter however if you use any other way
of shooting it can be a little frustrating so let me explain for
example if I only use the red filter there sometimes our reflection for the
macro lens in the top center of my frame and if I use the macro lens there's
sometimes a reflection of the red filter in the top center of my image it doesn't
happen often and this is just a reflection just the way that the light
is bouncing off of either the red filter or the macro lens this is why I
recommend shooting with only one lens or filter I just like using the red filter
it creates a great image and is very versatile I found the macro lens doesn't
really work in most situations however if you get really close to a fish or
coral reef it does work great so it's a very specific lens if you like to shoot
really close to fish coral and other objects the macro lens is the way to go
it is not my shooting style which is why I mostly use the red filter or no filter
or lens at all lastly when shooting with only the GoPro I found the macro lens
would often swing into my shot and I would have to hold it up with my hand
this is why I recommend shooting with only the GoPro or just attaching one
thing to the front of the camera for me it was the red filter but it could be
the macro lens as well like I said before this polar Pro switchblade 7 and
divemaster filters are compatible with the GoPro Hero 5 6 & 7 though I imagine
they will come out with one for the GoPro Hero 8 soon which I think will
have to be different links to all this equipment used in this video that I
talked about is in the video description below alright guys I hope you found this
video helpful if you did please share it with a friend and leave a comment below
don't forget to subscribe to my channel it's been fun hanging out with you I'm
Brett Garamella with BrettGaramella.com and I look forward to seeing you again
in my next video.