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What diving digital camera to buy?

2005-05-18T00:00:01+01:00

Hi,

I am looking to buy a small digital camera that I can also use while diving. I am a relatively new diver so don’t know much about the various housings. I am choosing between the Canon SD300-S500 (IXUS 30-50), Sony DCS-W5 and the Nikon Coolpix 4700 or so.

My dive instructor told me that canon UW housings are not so good. And that Sony and Nikon are the best.

Any suggestions or experiences?
Thanks
Priyanka

UMIE housing DCH-701 for G5 camera is working great !

2004-08-01T15:42:21+01:00

Hello,
I just came back from 2 weeks cruise in Australia using the UMIE housing for my G5 camera and it is working great :D !
You can see pictures in my web page :
http://plobel.free.fr/travel/travel_index_UK.htm
in the section Asia-Pacific / Australia

Regards,

Pierre

Ikelite 8" Dome Port

2006-01-11T03:16:13+01:00

Ikelite introduces a new dome port. Is a bigger dome port always better?
Tell us your opinion.

/lars

Epoque release housing for Sanyo HD1/HD1A

2006-10-10T00:10:20+01:00

Housing is named Ehs-510H, looks very similar to the housing for the VPC-C5/C6 just a bit larger (since the camera is a bit bigger) this may end up being my next toy of interest since it has a much better battery than the VPC-C5/C6 (much larger 1200mAh instead of 700mAh)

Advice Sought on Nikon D70s vs Canon Powershot A640

2007-09-18T05:23:50+01:00

I would appreciate some advice. I have a Canon A640 Powershot which I am getting some good photos with. I also have a Nikon D70S. Would I get better photos with the Nikon using say a Ikelite housing but without strobes ? ie relying on the camera flash alone ? I also have Nikon SB 102 and SB 103 strobes and Ikleite strobes from Nikonos V days - can I add them to the Ikelite housing for the Nikon D70s ? cant decide whether to use the Nikon D70s for u/w photography or to keep it for land shots. Thanks for any advice.

Fuji S700 or S5700

2007-07-16T19:21:05+01:00

I just got this Fuji Finepix S700 (US) / S5700 (EU) as a gift and I love it but I can not find a compatable underwater housing for it anywhere. Does anyone have any information about any housing for this? It is a new model and I can not find the lineage to see if it is the same body type as a previous model. It is NOT the same as the S7000 and the zoom lens does not extend. Desperately seeking hard housing....

Phillipines- Which island should I choose?

2005-11-26T19:25:05+01:00

Well, I’m planning to arrive at the Phillipines next month, and I was wondering what’s the best island for diving there?

Thanks!!

Sharon

Canon PS 70 vs Olympus SP350

2006-10-24T05:10:27+01:00

Could use some help sifting through advantages/disadvantages of using Canon PS70 vs Olympus SP350. I have my eyes on both of them. I am just venturing into the underwater photography world.

Any advice as far as selecting one over the other would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Seeking External Strobe Advise

2004-10-28T00:46:09+01:00

I have a Canon S50 digital camera with the DC-300 UW case. I have tried it a few times underwater with limit results (didn’t set the white balance) It does not have a hot shoe but I would like to some how use an external strobe. Is this possible? I would like to be able to use the external flash on land as well for maximum versitility. On the Sea & Sea website I was looking at the YS-25Auto and the YS-55TTL/E. Which one would work better for my application or is there a better one that you could suggest? How would I link the strobe to the camera to all fire at the same time? Thanks,

Glen

2006-12-02T00:46:40+01:00

If everything is hooked up right, it should be working. Not sure which camera and housing you have, but all the manuals are available on-line at seaandsea.com

Also make sure your flash is set to fire in the custom functions in the menu.

Steve B