fourtheyeblind
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i am looking for Digital cameras with casings for u/w. Can anyone recommend me something? Or give me a link to a page that has referrence to. Thanks alot. 
Digital Cameras With Underwater 'housing'?
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fourtheyeblind
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i was hoping for dslr/slr..but the thought of actually needing 2 hands to operate it in the water... lol... i'm not a good swimmer hahahaha
Is there anything u personally adore? i'd prefer quality and waterproof assurance than cheap.
Btw, can u tell me which SLR/DSLR cameras has u/w housing? Does EOS 5 have it? And if it does, how much?
Is there anything u personally adore? i'd prefer quality and waterproof assurance than cheap.
Btw, can u tell me which SLR/DSLR cameras has u/w housing? Does EOS 5 have it? And if it does, how much?
fourtheyeblind said:
2 hands? Which underwater camera system with strobe can operate with one hand? I'll also love one.
Anyway a SLR housing alone will set you back aroun $1.5K to $3k plus and it's only the housing for SLRs like F80 etc. FYI, a F5 Sea and Sea underwater housing is selling at $5K+ $6K. All price above are without pods which cos around $500+ to $800+. If I'm not wrong, the EOS 5 is a rather old camera so you might have a problem getting the housing for that.
Add strobes and arms and a F80 underwater set will set you back to around $5k to $6K. It's best you tell us your budget and what SLR/DSLR you have or intend to get. I do know someone that might be selling his F90X and underwater housing at a very good price.
For digital, you can check out this website
fourtheyeblind
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u mean a housing alone cost more than the body+lense+film+flash?!?!?! I don't know if that is ridiculous or pure insanity lol jk. But i went and searched around, found 1 casing for 300+ for EOS1 and 3(it's american's version of 5?)
And by the way, by strobe you are referring to flash? Those mount on ones?
I've seen those cheap cheap ones where you P&S lol reloadable and costs only 24 dollars. Light, operate with 1 hand, unless you want a better grip while errr..don't have the term for what i want to say...'using your thumb and move the dial for the frame to move on'.
You probably know where i come from after what i wrote hehe. Paying thousands of dollars for a housing it too hardcore for me! Thanks for the tips though.
And by the way, by strobe you are referring to flash? Those mount on ones?
I've seen those cheap cheap ones where you P&S lol reloadable and costs only 24 dollars. Light, operate with 1 hand, unless you want a better grip while errr..don't have the term for what i want to say...'using your thumb and move the dial for the frame to move on'.
You probably know where i come from after what i wrote hehe. Paying thousands of dollars for a housing it too hardcore for me! Thanks for the tips though.
the housing for DSLR is usually not produced by the manufacturer itself, instead 3rd party like ikelite or 10 bar produces quality underwater housing for the DSLR/SLR. the housing are not of cheap quality, with full access to your cam, and the better ones are made from aluminum.
thus the extreme prices. but its worth it..
if you're looking for single handled photography, a snap and go cam would be more suitable.
canon, olympus, panasonic, sony now produces u/w housing for most of their snap and go camera, which, actually can be operated single handed. prices of the housing ranges from $300-500.
you cannot add strobe if you want to snap single handed.. its abit too heavy and the picture will turn out jerky. anyway a basic set up of strobe, tray, arm would cost you around 1k-1.5k dependin on which strobe you're getting.
strobes are not a Must, but its a plus
thus the extreme prices. but its worth it..
if you're looking for single handled photography, a snap and go cam would be more suitable.
canon, olympus, panasonic, sony now produces u/w housing for most of their snap and go camera, which, actually can be operated single handed. prices of the housing ranges from $300-500.
you cannot add strobe if you want to snap single handed.. its abit too heavy and the picture will turn out jerky. anyway a basic set up of strobe, tray, arm would cost you around 1k-1.5k dependin on which strobe you're getting.
strobes are not a Must, but its a plus
fourtheyeblind said:
Yes, it does cost that much to house a SLR , and even more to house a DSLR....I don't know where you get your pricing from but I reckon it's either a second hand (condition unknown) or a EWA Marine bag.
So in short, unless you have about at least $5k to burn, do not even consider this route. Housing a prosumer digital cam with strobes will prob. set u back about $2k.
On the under hand, a water proof P&S film camera from Fuji or Kodak costs less than $50. and it has a nice internal flash too. It compactness allows one hand operation. Probably tat is what u are looking for.
Eric
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Get a 5050 and a PT15 housing.
As for strobes I am selling 2nd hand heh...
2nd hand
5050 750-800?
pt15 housing 200- 220?
my price ys90dx auto 650
If you want arm I have a set of sea arm 6 available $290
you will need to get a base plate to hold the arm too maybe about another 100
As for strobes I am selling 2nd hand heh...
2nd hand
5050 750-800?
pt15 housing 200- 220?
my price ys90dx auto 650
If you want arm I have a set of sea arm 6 available $290
you will need to get a base plate to hold the arm too maybe about another 100
kenneth76 said:Get a 5050 and a PT15 housing.
As for strobes I am selling 2nd hand heh...
2nd hand
5050 750-800?
pt15 housing 200- 220?
my price ys90dx auto 650
If you want arm I have a set of sea arm 6 available $290
you will need to get a base plate to hold the arm too maybe about another 100
Now then you say you selling Sea arm 6 too. Arrr don't temp me!!!!!!!
fourtheyeblind
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DTan said:
http://www.adorama.com/EWDCA1D.html
it is very frustrating to want a strobe, 4 mp and above cheap Digital camera.
I don't want to use a P&S and end up being disappointed by the blueish/greenish tint cause of the lack of strobe.? Most digital cameras can control the white balance right? But to what extent? Able to eliminate the tints digitally?
Maybe i am just asking too much.... but i went to my first "clear blue sea" island lately and i FELL IN LOVE with the marine life. hehe
Off topic, can anyone tell me the procedure and estimated cost to get a scuba diving qualification certificate thingy? I almost ended up paying S$500 for a course...whoa.
fourtheyeblind said:
fourtheyeblind, i will leave the rest to help u find your perfect setup. Personally I find it a tremendous challenge to suggest a DC/DSLR to suit your needs. A search thru this forum or the internet will give you a good gauge on how much a decent U/W photography setup costs.
AS for the diving certification, local operators typically charge $400-$600. Pricing depends on a host of reasons. Speak to the instructor and see if you are comfy with him/her. I'm sure most dive shops are willing to just speak to potential student.
Eric
fourtheyeblind said:
First ask yourself how much you willing to spend? A prosumer digital cam like the olympus plus housing cost about $1500 more or less. An entry lvl SLR/DSLR housing itself cost around $2k-$3k plus. Add strobes which will cost around $1k+ each set with arms.
When you say p&s I'm assuming it's those cameras like A80, etc. But then again, those so call p&s also can take very good pictures underwater.
What you must understand is how water eats away color, so no matter what setup you get, without a strobe and/or color correction filters, your pictures will always come out greenish after maybe 10m deep. Red is the first color to go follow by those color of the rainbow. That's where flashs comes in. And sometimes built in flashes have their limitation, thus strobe become a bonus but not a must have.
I myself have already spend close to $2.5k for my setup, olympus C-5060, PT-020 and a Sea&Sea YS-90DX. I'm not willing to spend on a housing for my F80 and/or my F5 because I believe digital will shorten my learning curve when taking underwater photos cos there's also backscatter and underwater GN number to consider.
Do a search on the web and consider really carefully first. I took almost 1 month to decide which camera to get.
Oh btw, EWA-Marine Housing are make of plastic sheets, you really want to put your few thousand dollors camera in a plastic bag with limited controls or do you want to put your camera into a solid plastic and/or aluminum housing it's totally up to you. I prefer something more solid.
Kira said:Oh btw, EWA-Marine Housing are make of plastic sheets, you really want to put your few thousand dollors camera in a plastic bag with limited controls or do you want to put your camera into a solid plastic and/or aluminum housing it's totally up to you. I prefer something more solid.
ehehe.... dive to 50m sounds good ler...
if anyone going to purchase and use this EWA-Marine Housing, can give a review after that?
(possibly fourtheyeblind?)
and fourtheyeblind, the site on this EWA_marine housing states that it can fit almost all slr, since ur eos5 is one gen b4 eos3, should be able to fit in ler... not so large wat.
but dunno can fit strobes with that not?
fourtheyeblind
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Is there a size limit to the housings? Eg. only fit with certain lense? I'm new to U/w photography, pardon my ignorance. hehe
I just realised there are so much more things that can go wrong or need experience with while u/w. So by countering the blue/green tint, a red filter will do? So if i use a red filter, it can compensate for my lack of lighting/strobe?
I heard that there are onboard-chip filters for certain digital cameras. Do the DSLRs have such filters?
There's sooooo many things to know before i can even start shooting....rough... haha
Has any of you messed up with ur housing before? Like water getting in or something? Mind sharing your experience? Or something bad that rarely happens that happened to you. Thanks!
P.S I saw someone's u/w photos....forgot whose...there seems to be some infrared ones to me. IS infrared shooting preferable u/w?
I just realised there are so much more things that can go wrong or need experience with while u/w. So by countering the blue/green tint, a red filter will do? So if i use a red filter, it can compensate for my lack of lighting/strobe?
I heard that there are onboard-chip filters for certain digital cameras. Do the DSLRs have such filters?
There's sooooo many things to know before i can even start shooting....rough... haha
Has any of you messed up with ur housing before? Like water getting in or something? Mind sharing your experience? Or something bad that rarely happens that happened to you. Thanks!
P.S I saw someone's u/w photos....forgot whose...there seems to be some infrared ones to me. IS infrared shooting preferable u/w?
fourtheyeblind
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cheechee said:ehehe.... dive to 50m sounds good ler...
if anyone going to purchase and use this EWA-Marine Housing, can give a review after that?
(possibly fourtheyeblind?)
and fourtheyeblind, the site on this EWA_marine housing states that it can fit almost all slr, since ur eos5 is one gen b4 eos3, should be able to fit in ler... not so large wat.
but dunno can fit strobes with that not?
My Eos 5 doesnt even work..yet.. lol
fourtheyeblind
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i'm not sure if 3=5...but i'm definitely sure 5 has another name or number in the states. hmm
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