Camera for diving

[Anonymous]

I was going to buy a housing for my Sony 828 camera to take with me diving. However I recently had a place ruin my old 828 (long story) and it took a miracle for me to find another one.

So I got to thinking, if I got the housing, and God forbid something terrible happened and it flooded, I would have a camera I probably couldn't replace, plus a housing I would probably never be able to use again.

Instead of that I figure I should buy a cheaper, but still nice camera and a housing for that so I can take that under with me and should something happen, I won't be devestated.

So, anyone have any recommendation for a decent camera I could buy? Doesn't have to be a sony. Just something nice.

Thanks.

 

[Anonymous]

Whoops, can someone move this to the lounge please? That's where I meant to post it.

Thanks.

 

[dadstank]

www.ikelight.com

i went diving with some people who had one for their canon.

 

[Anonymous]

Agreed. - Ikelight has some of the best commercial housings available.

Alternatively, heres a plug for a local shop of mine that does custom video camera housings...
http://www.dive-equinox.com

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the links. I'm not looking for recommendations on what housing or where to get a housing. I'll get whatever fits the camera.

The question is what camera would be good bet for diving with?

 

[Meloco14]

Well there are a lot of choices when it comes to underwater photography. You need to first decide how much you want to invest. Do you want a nice camera for high quality pictures or do you want something a little more affordable that's pretty much point and shoot. Then there is the decision between a camera with a housing, or just an underwater or all-weather camera. And of course you can go digital, film, or video. To give you an idea, I was diving in Fiji with my brother and father in January. My father uses a Nikon D70 with an Ikelite housing and 2 ikelite strobes. He also has an Olympus C 50/50 with an Olympus housing and a small strobe. The Nikon is the better setup, but also more expensive and requires more tuning and such. These are both digital. I use a Sea & Sea Seamaster Pro EX with a Sea & Sea strobe. It is an all-weather camera, one piece, and shoots film. My brother has a little Casio Exilim camera that he got a housing for. He ended up taking some of the best shots of the trip! A little credit card size camera using its own flash and he had great results. I like film so my setup suits me. My father can get some great quality shots with his pricey setup. The choice between film and digital is yours. Most people these days go with digital, because of the amount of shots you can take, but the thing I don't like is there is a delay between when you press the shutter button and when the picture is taken. When shooting moving animals this can ruin a shot. But you can make up for that by shooting the same target 5 or 10 times without running out of film. So anyway, you can really pick any decent camera you'd use on land and buy a housing for it. Ikelite is a good choice. Or you can use an all weather camera like models by Sea & Sea or Nikonos. Or you can buy a $200-300 little digital camera and buy a housing for it. Just be aware that most of the housings made for little cameras are made for snorkelling and will not work at depth. Anyway, I hope this helps and let us know more of the specifics you are looking for.