Camera + housing recommendation

hellhole · 31st August 2006

hey guys...

i want to start simple... probably look fora simple set of equipment to start with first...

i am not too sure.. will 3M pixel camera with a UW casing be enough to take decent pictures underwater... of course i believe that i cant go too deep... maybe around the 15m range...??

any recommandation of tried and tested pairing that will work?

lovells19 · 31st August 2006

Hi, and welcome to clubsnap

and the addiction of the 2 expensive hobbies combined

there are a few stickies which was painstakenly written by some of the lao jiao here offereing advices to what are the things you would want to take note while considering a camera for underwater photography, what are the pros and cons

do browse thru the forum, it'll be a better insight into how and why we decide which camera to throw our money at :d

NikonX · 31st August 2006

Originally Posted by hellhole

hey guys...

i want to start simple... probably look fora simple set of equipment to start with first...

i am not too sure.. will 3M pixel camera with a UW casing be enough to take decent pictures underwater... of course i believe that i cant go too deep... maybe around the 15m range...??

any recommandation of tried and tested pairing that will work?

Actually, almost any camera with underwater housing also can use.... however, if u dive deeper or do very close up shoots then a external strobe is recommended (depending on the camera settings).....

tunghk · 9th September 2006

This picture is taken 2 years back in Manado with my Nikon coolpix 3200 PNS 3.2 megapix cam and housing. The whole setup cost me about $600 then. Judge for yourself if the quality of the picture is good enough for you. I have done some simpe post processing for the pics (mainly croping and minor colour adjustment)

31st August 2006	#1
hellhole New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3	Camera + housing recommendation hey guys... i want to start simple... probably look fora simple set of equipment to start with first... i am not too sure.. will 3M pixel camera with a UW casing be enough to take decent pictures underwater... of course i believe that i cant go too deep... maybe around the 15m range...?? any recommandation of tried and tested pairing that will work?

31st August 2006	#2
lovells19 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Deep Deep in the sea Posts: 3,234	Re: camera + housing recommandation Hi, and welcome to clubsnap and the addiction of the 2 expensive hobbies combined there are a few stickies which was painstakenly written by some of the lao jiao here offereing advices to what are the things you would want to take note while considering a camera for underwater photography, what are the pros and cons do browse thru the forum, it'll be a better insight into how and why we decide which camera to throw our money at :d

9th September 2006	#4
tunghk Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upp Bukit Timah Posts: 178	Re: Camera + housing recommendation This picture is taken 2 years back in Manado with my Nikon coolpix 3200 PNS 3.2 megapix cam and housing. The whole setup cost me about $600 then. Judge for yourself if the quality of the picture is good enough for you. I have done some simpe post processing for the pics (mainly croping and minor colour adjustment)