Raja Ampat - The Last Paradise | Blue Magic | Papua Diving | Indonesia | Fish ID | 4K
Raja Ampat - The Last Paradise, Episode 2 brings you to the Blue Magic Dive Site at Dampier Strait in West Papua, Indonesia.
The Raja Ampat lies in the middle of the Coral Triangle, where the Pacific Ocean meets the Indian Ocean. The marine life biodiversity in the Raja Ampat is the highest recorded on Earth. It's simply overwhelming. It is a home to over 540 types of corals, more than 1000 types of coral fish and over 700 types of mollusks.
This diving paradise was discovered by Max Ammer about 30 year ago, and Max opened the very first dive resort in Raja Ampat - Kri Eco Resort, and later - Sorido Bay Resort.
After my own 'discovery' of the Raja Ampat, my wife and I visited several dive resorts in Raja Ampat. Sorido Bay Resort was by far our favourite, and between 2018 and 2020 we were very lucky to spend in total 5 weeks at this resort. The combination of the best diving, greatest marine biodiversity in the world, and the resort itself made it our favourite place on this Planet. It is truly the PARADISE FOR DIVERS; and we hope to visit it many more times in the future.
In this video I used 4K underwater video clips shot during our two stays at the Sorido Bay Resort in December 2018 and January 2020. All 'manta ray' clips and a few 'fish' clips were shot using Sony A7Rii camera (lens: 'Sony FE 2/28 + Fisheye') in 2018; and all other clips were shot using Sony Camcorder NXR-NX80 in 2020.
My current UW Video Equipment:
Camera: Sony camcorder HXR-NX80
Housing: Gates AX700 / Z90 with Gates GP34A Wide Angle Port and internal UR Pro Red Filter Tripod: Gates TripodDiopters: SAGA +5 Diopter Achromatic Close-Up Macro Lens, and SAGA +10 Diopter Achromatic Close-Up Macro Lens
Video Lights: Keldan Video 8X 11,000 Lumen CRI 92 (5400K) with Keldan Ambient Filter M1 (10-20m) for 4X/8X
Camera Settings: 4K, 30 FPS, Picture Profile: BT709.
For the drone footage, big thank you to Scotty Graham, an amazing photographer.
A big thank you to Worker Bee Supply for their valuable feedback during the making of this video.
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