Recommendations for underwater camera

[ryanlwc]

Hi,

I have been thinking of getting a camera for my diving trips. Any bros out there that can recommend me a particular model or brand ? Thanks man

[ScoobaKev]

Wah, this sounds like a foreigner asking 'what is good to eat at a hawker centre'.

Maybe you can start by giving us some indication of your budget, what type of photography you like to do (macro or wide-angle), any current lenses/system that you own or are familiar with. This will really help.

[tunghk]

I guess if you are asking which type of cam and housing to get in terms of the pro and con of eg DSLR vs PnS. Orginal housing vs orginal housing. As I do not have any underwater DSLR, cannot comment with the setup.

As for PnS, I currently uses Oly C-7070 with oly housing and Sea & Sea YS-90 Strobe (got it cheap from my friend) via a fiber optic slave sync cable (so only manual flash control). If you are only looking at just PnS with housing, then you might wanna get one that have a decent macro capability (ie can take close up shots) as you will find that u/w macro shots will make up most of your underwater shots with a simple PnS as the built in flash might not have caoverage for a good wide angle shots.

If you are getting a PnS with 3rd party housing like ikelite, got to do some research on which proivide TTL as some of the setup only allows for manual flash control which can be a challenge to get the right exposure underwater.

[lovells19]

Originally Posted by ryanlwc Hi, I have been thinking of getting a camera for my diving trips. Any bros out there that can recommend me a particular model or brand ? Thanks man

Nikon D200 with Nexus housing and 2x Ikelite DS200

Dome port with 10.5mm and 12-24mm

flat port for 105mm vr

Pelican Hardcase

best set up

[Dylan]

Wasn't it D2X or EP-1

[kthan]

Originally Posted by Dylan Wasn't it D2X or EP-1

he has the d200, selling his body for the rest, according to him

[lovells19]

i will sell every last ounce of fats on me.

Lelong lelonnnggg :P

[cat64fish]

Originally Posted by lovells19 Nikon D200 with Nexus housing and 2x Ikelite DS200 Dome port with 10.5mm and 12-24mm flat port for 105mm vr Pelican Hardcase best set up

Best set up is the camera and housing that you can own and use. Your setup is useless to me coz I don't have it :P

Hehe, Jeff

[lovells19]

Originally Posted by cat64fish Best set up is the camera and housing that you can own and use. Your setup is useless to me coz I don't have it :P Hehe, Jeff

actually the best is the kodah disposable u/w camera

[kthan]

nope, the best setup is the one that gets u the gals....is this really about photography? c'mon guys, get real!

[howeikwok]

Originally Posted by kthan nope, the best setup is the one that gets u the gals....is this really about photography? c'mon guys, get real!

ya man, get ikelite and get jessica...

[ScubaMagazinedotnet]

Get a Nikon D2X, D-200 or a Fuji Finepix Pro S-5

[Dylan]

Originally Posted by ScubaMagazinedotnet Get a Nikon D2X, D-200 or a Fuji Finepix Pro S-5

Any reasons why you choose the 3 setups?
Please share with us here ...

[cityofangels]

Originally Posted by ScubaMagazinedotnet Get a Nikon D2X, D-200 or a Fuji Finepix Pro S-5

Man... those are Semi-pro to Professional already. It depends whether the thread starter is ready to buy a DSLR for u/w photography. If the cost of the DSLR doesn't kill you, the u/w housing & strobes will!

[lovells19]

Originally Posted by Dylan Any reasons why you choose the 3 setups? Please share with us here ...

Maybe he got tonnes of money to spend?

[Dylan]

Originally Posted by lovells19 Maybe he got tonnes of money to spend?

Perhaps.. or.... really no comment..else I'll open a can of worms...

[Trevor Teo]

ok, here's a question... (I am a sea & sea fanatic).... would you buy a housing for a D2X in another brand (hence re-buying all the ports and accessories) or buy a D200 and then get a Sea & Sea housing...

[lovells19]

Originally Posted by Trevor Teo ok, here's a question... (I am a sea & sea fanatic).... would you buy a housing for a D2X in another brand (hence re-buying all the ports and accessories) or buy a D200 and then get a Sea & Sea housing...

If you already started with Sea&sea, its cheaper to stick with it,

Its like getting a Nikon with Lotts of lens then deciding to switch system will be really expensive choice.

[Trevor Teo]

Originally Posted by lovells19 If you already started with Sea&sea, its cheaper to stick with it, Its like getting a Nikon with Lotts of lens then deciding to switch system will be really expensive choice.

But Sea&Sea no D2X... Hence the frustration leh...

BTW, I shoot with film still so my current housings, ports, strobe attachments are all interchangable...

[Photosmart]

Originally Posted by Trevor Teo But Sea&Sea no D2X... Hence the frustration leh... BTW, I shoot with film still so my current housings, ports, strobe attachments are all interchangable...

ya lor..got 2 D2X but cant use underwater..haha..

rem my F1 tickets ok...