If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
camera for diving ?
Antonio Huerta wrote:
I would like to dive and take casual pictures of the rocks and fishes. What waterproofed camera should I get ? I do not want an expensive one, because it is first of all for experimenting. And I would not be sorry if I did not do much diving (thus would not be sorry for the sunken cost... gee, pun not intended). I am aware that there are Olympus mu kind of cameras which are waterproofed, but I am not sure about their suitability for diving and their image quality. I am also aware that there are housings for "land" cameras. But I do not know about their suitability... Underwater cameras can be had for several hundred dollars all the way to $10,000 and more. What I gather from you is you are leaning more towards the "hundreds of dollars" range. What depth are you planning on taking it? There are some very inexpensive "snorkling depth" type cameras (15 ft or so). SeaLife makes some fairly good yet relatively inexpensive camera systems. I have a SeaLife DC310 and get fairly good results for a 3.1 MP camera. They no longer make this camera but you may be able to get one on Ebay from someone who is upgrading. I would recommend whatever camera you get, also get an external strobe. Makes all the difference in the world in color and detail. You are correct that housings are made for regular land cameras so they can be used underwater but you can be talking at least $1000 or more. Ikelite makes such housings. I dive with a friend who I think has an Olympus with the underwater housing. He is happy with it but does not use an external strobe. If you are interested, I can direct you to pictures I took with my system and pictures he took. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Are consumer digital cameras useless for diving? | Michael C | Digital Photography | 20 | May 23rd 07 10:19 AM |
Cannon A620 and generic diving package question | pauly | Digital Photography | 1 | September 27th 06 04:04 PM |
Digital color balance and SCUBA diving | Gerald | Digital Photography | 11 | March 27th 05 12:57 AM |
FA: Nikon SLR Camera Kit - Lenses, Camera Body, Camera Bag etc. | Dave | 35mm Equipment for Sale | 0 | February 24th 05 11:34 PM |