UNDERWATER CAMERA
Submitted by cocokye on Fri, 2009-07-24 21:18
Looking for advise on camera that I can use whilst diving in water up to about 20mts.Also to have in boat for those shots of the good fishing days and the shots of the days that we should of stayed home. Needs to have a good zoom so I can use it to take some photos of the young bloke body boarding , which is some times about 100mts away from shore( to bloody cold to head out there) .
I seen some underwater photos on this site from various cameras and some are top class shots with several comments on what camera was used ,but cannot seem to track them back down.
All comments appreciated
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CB
hlokk
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Try www.dpreview.com for
Try www.dpreview.com for researching the cameras. 20m might be a bit deep for the compact waterproof cameras, so may need a conventional camera and a waterproof housing (though they arent that cheap).
wayneleech
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i'm also chasing an
i'm also chasing an underwater camera - looking forward to replies:)
aquagenes
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Got the Canon G9 with the
Got the Canon G9 with the underwater housing..This camera take awsome shot as it 12 meg pics. i think the G10 is out now check them out great cameras and not to pricy..
dshoot
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thought you guyz mite wanna
thought you guyz mite wanna check this site out
i buy most of my photography equipment here
i find its much cheaper than harvey norman, camerahouse etc etc
http://www.d-d-photographics.com.au/
www.dshoot.com.au
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kaney68
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The G9 gets a good wrap..
The G9 gets a good wrap..
Also the Canon housing is rated at around 40 meters..
Only issue with going deepish with the compacts will be in-ability to use external strobes.
http://www.digicamhelp.com/camera-logs/cool-stuff/wp-dc21-waterproo-housing/
or for the G10 housing
http://www.digicamhelp.com/amazon-store/?apid=B001G5ZTQS
There was great offer on ebay that ended yesterday. an Ikelite housing for a Canon 400D...
housing http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=360171106653
lens port http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=400062033569
400D body http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=400062777352Might be worth considering keeping an eye out on ebay..
cheers,
Paul
Cammos
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Try here
Try here too
http://www.digitaldiver.com.au/
aquagenes
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If i can get this pic up
If i can get this pic up loader to work i will post some of the photos up for you to see.(you will be impressed)
Aquagenes
synthos
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G10
THe G10 smokes i thought about water proffe housing is about 50% cost of the camera cost I thoiugh if it myself ... but its pricey, if u want me to get u a price camera and housing and a decent sandisk memory stick msg me i use SDHC 16gig enuff for a day for me :)
sunshine
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Sony cybershot in a housing
Works brilliantly and you can pick up the housings reasonably cheaply and they are very reliable, the cybershot alsao has a clip on zoom when out of the housing doubling it's optical zoom