Canon G7 or Fuji F30 for UW photography?

taiwanapurasteve · 25th May 2007

I have a trip to the Red Sea coming up and heard that the diving is great and so I need some UW equipment. I don’t want to buy a housing for the 20D so I’m looking at a couple of compacts. I already have the F30 and know that the sensor excels at higher ISO, but does that matter as much underwater? Sorry for such a novice question.

If you had the choice what would you choose as your underwater camera? F30 or G7?

Thanks for the help.

-steve

gargamel · 25th May 2007

Hi you can see the underwater pic I post using the F31,I would think F30 is obsolete.

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...239133&page=34

howeikwok · 25th May 2007

I like the pics taken by the G7... Lots of manual controls too...

lovells19 · 25th May 2007

I would go for a f30 housing

no point spending more money to get a G7.. when you already have a 20D

now the issue is u can get the housing or not..

gargamel · 25th May 2007

Housing no problem, I have lobang. It uses the same as F31d

crusher · 26th May 2007

I think Canon's housing for G7 does not have external control to all dials/buttons.

sgfriend · 26th May 2007

Originally Posted by crusher

I think Canon's housing for G7 does not have external control to all dials/buttons.

Yes, the canon housing does not have the turn knob for the dial only. The ikelite housing for G7 has everythings for buttons and dials and cost about $900+. I have seen the pictures taken by G7. Very nice.

taiwanapurasteve · 26th May 2007

Originally Posted by crusher

I think Canon's housing for G7 does not have external control to all dials/buttons.

I've read conflicting reports about this. All of the reports have said that the dial is unusable, but there are a couple people that said they have figured out a work-around for this through a strange method: "...Contrary to previous thought, the dial wheel functionality is compensated with the use of the secret combination buttons of "S" (in the top left of the camera's backside) and either Left or Right buttons inside the dial. This worked great for me so that I could change the manual settings, exposure, and picture review quickly as needed..."

Does anyone here have first hand knowledge of this?

Regardless, I think I'll go find a house for the F30. Thanks for the replies.

25th May 2007	#1
taiwanapurasteve Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Taipei Posts: 486	Canon G7 or Fuji F30 for UW photography? I have a trip to the Red Sea coming up and heard that the diving is great and so I need some UW equipment. I don’t want to buy a housing for the 20D so I’m looking at a couple of compacts. I already have the F30 and know that the sensor excels at higher ISO, but does that matter as much underwater? Sorry for such a novice question. If you had the choice what would you choose as your underwater camera? F30 or G7? Thanks for the help. -steve

25th May 2007	#2
gargamel Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Far far away Posts: 318	Re: Canon G7 or Fuji F30 for UW photography? Hi you can see the underwater pic I post using the F31,I would think F30 is obsolete. http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...239133&page=34

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howeikwok Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bukit Timah Posts: 1,203	Re: Canon G7 or Fuji F30 for UW photography? I like the pics taken by the G7... Lots of manual controls too... __________________ Canon 50D/60mm & 100mm Macro/Tokina 10-17mm FE/Nexus Housing Inon Z-240

25th May 2007	#4
lovells19 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Deep Deep in the sea Posts: 3,235	Re: Canon G7 or Fuji F30 for UW photography? I would go for a f30 housing no point spending more money to get a G7.. when you already have a 20D now the issue is u can get the housing or not..

25th May 2007	#5
gargamel Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Far far away Posts: 318	Re: Canon G7 or Fuji F30 for UW photography? Housing no problem, I have lobang. It uses the same as F31d

26th May 2007	#6
crusher Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 274	Re: Canon G7 or Fuji F30 for UW photography? I think Canon's housing for G7 does not have external control to all dials/buttons.