Wetpixel member Fergus Kennedy (Ferg42) has put up an underwater video taken with the Canon 5D Mk II digital SLR. The 5D2 shoots video in high definition at 1080p, and many underwater photographers are extremely interested in the possibility of having one rig that shoots both high-quality stills and video. Fergus’ video is the the first we’ve seen taken with the 5D Mk II.

Fergus shot the video “in the Egyptian Red Sea with the Canon 5D Mark II in an Ikelite housing which [he] converted (it was for the original 5D). Most of the shots are with a 15mm Fisheye lens, but there are a couple with a macro lens. Most of it is with natural light and a Magic Filter.”