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danferd2002
03/21/2006, 03:51 PM
well, i might go scuba diving at the barrier reef this summer, and i definatly want a good underwater camera to take with me. What would you suggest, i will probably sell it after my trip, but i want to have something reliable that is proven and will work, thanks dan
danferd2002
03/22/2006, 05:23 AM
anybody
zorics
03/23/2006, 12:32 AM
well, I would recommend just a very basic one to start with, so that you don't have to invest all that money in a nice one and break it in the water...

of course unless you have a lot of money then it wouldn't be a problem..
danferd2002
03/23/2006, 05:02 AM
anything in particular that you would suggest
DaveG99
03/23/2006, 07:16 PM
I have always used the disposable ones. I think they are good to 30ft.
danferd2002
03/24/2006, 05:02 AM
ok i might try one of them.
Torpus
03/26/2006, 10:16 AM
you can get cases for most bodies for like $1000+ that are really cool looking =)
i have absolutely no experience with them at all, nor have i seen any photos produced with them, but im guessing they dont limit the camera inside, except with which lenses you can use
Jordan55
03/26/2006, 05:09 PM
Yea, depending on how nice your camera is now (if you have one), just buy a case for it.... I looked up one for my Cannon Powershot and it was like 150$ or something.

Better than buying some 1000$-2000$ underwater camera.

I bought one of those disposable underwater ones and it did an OK job. I was snorkling andi t was hard to keep steady, so maybe when you scuba you do a better job, but you have to usually get close and keep steady to get a nice picture.
danferd2002
03/27/2006, 04:59 AM
ok i have a cannon powershot right now so, i will get a case for it, im just so afraid that it might leak and ruin my camera or something.
toddmcgill
03/30/2006, 10:47 AM
check out the olympus 5060 and housing,i love mine it takes great pics,but to really get anything good you will need a strobe also,i use a ds125 from ikelite,with exposure controller slave.i will try and post some example pics but this is my first post and i dpubt i can figure it out.
check out scuba bard for lots of good examples though.
toddmcgill
03/30/2006, 10:48 AM
check out the olympus 5060 and housing,i love mine it takes great pics,but to really get anything good you will need a strobe also,i use a ds125 from ikelite,with exposure controller slave.i will try and post some example pics but this is my first post and i dpubt i can figure it out.
check out scuba board for lots of good examples though.