My friend 'Drown' my A610 in Similan.....

[lovells19]

Yes u can use the dial with an ikelite housing

wah lau night bus to KL... i rather fly direct from SG to KK, sleep over and fly over in the morning

 

[diver-hloc]

I have lookup Sea&Sea DX-1G (ricoh gx-100) in dpreview..... they don't really like it. And someone just PM me the price..... at almost $1.5K..... sorry Bros, way beyond what a lowly paid transportion worker (ME) willing to pay

Beside.... I still looking to get an extra Inon Strobe (D2000 or D2000s) this coming Adex.

 

[diver-hloc]

personally, i won't get the G9, cos i won't pay $300 more just to have the RAW option since it almost the same as the A650 in every other way. it's just RAW in a better build. still the same 35 or 37mm equivalent, digic 3 processor blahblahblah. 35mm not very useful underwater for me ever since i got my hands on a DSLR...hehe

Yup.... I agree. I did chose G9 because of the RAW format it had. Some part of my Brain is saying the same thing. That the RAW isn't worth the extra money. And beside..... using 4x AA battries is easier then those used by G9

But mainly because I have a very limited buget for this new camera..... under $1K. That incl camera + casing (housing) + 8GB SDHC card (high speed type). I think, I might have no choice but to get the A650 IS in the end.

Now have to wait to see how much my friend's offer for 'drowning' my A610 lor..... :what:

 

[diver-hloc]

Yes u can use the dial with an ikelite housing

wah lau night bus to KL... i rather fly direct from SG to KK, sleep over and fly over in the morning

Hahaha.... true.

But when going with a branch of ppl with difference buget..... its hard to make everyone agree on a more expensive option......

 

[diver-hloc]

Wow.... just got an Email reply from ScubaCam.....

Ikelite digital housing for Canon A650IS = US$405.00/SG$608.00 NETT

Ikelite digital housing for Canon G9 = US$540.00/SG$810.00 NETT

Both Ikelite housing comes w/ digital base & single handle........

Mmmm..... a Canon A650 IS will cost about $570-$600 ++..... and the casing would cost $608.....Wow, another $1.2K..... die lah

 

[lovells19]

G9 has housing has the option to change port, and it comes with a HotShoe port for strobe connection.. no more flimsy optical cord hahaha

ops but u can only use ikelite strobes

 

[howeikwok]

G9 has housing has the option to change port, and it comes with a HotShoe port for strobe connection.. no more flimsy optical cord hahaha

ops but u can only use ikelite strobes

Or use the inon Z-220/Z-240 or Sea & sea YS-110, but both wun have TTL with the camera. By the way the electrical cord also not that sturdy and prone to flooding and once spoilt is a real headache. At least the optical cord easy to replace/repair on the spot, keke...

 

[lovells19]

actually the sTTL from inon quite accurate leh..

 

[Barracudas]

Wahaha~

Drowned cam?
Who so GUUD to you sia?

 

[diver-hloc]

Wahaha~

Drowned cam?
Who so GUUD to you sia?

Our Friend - The Old Uncle Diver - with the Canon Ixus 400 lah......;p

 

[howeikwok]

actually the sTTL from inon quite accurate leh..

Apparently so, that's why manufacturers of housings like Nexus are including options of fitting the housing with optical bulkheads instead of the nikonos type bulkhead.

 

[diver-hloc]

Personally..... I agree with the ScubaCam ppl, that using Optic Fiber is bether than Syc Cord.

Yes.... syc cord will give you E-TTL and make most thing Auto and more fool prove. But that also means more opening in your casing that is expose to the seawater..... more chance for leak. With Optic Fiber..... all you need is to used the light from your PnS Camera's flash. No expose stuff.

 

[howeikwok]

Personally..... I agree with the ScubaCam ppl, that using Optic Fiber is bether than Syc Cord.

Yes.... syc cord will give you E-TTL and make most thing Auto and more fool prove. But that also means more opening in your casing that is expose to the seawater..... more chance for leak. With Optic Fiber..... all you need is to used the light from your PnS Camera's flash. No expose stuff.

Yup agree but you have to balance that with the electircal power you use to fire the flash of the camera everytime you shoot. It might turn out that you have to open up your housing to change the battery maybe once or twice in a full day of diving as compared to an electrical connection to your strobes which will defn take up less power. So there's also a added risk of opening up your housing more often in comparison. Pros and Cons.

 

[airfins]

Sorry to hear about your cam - but good news is you have a good reason to shop for a new cam !

Tough choice re: which cam. The G9 is nice, but apart from the disadvantages antacid already mentioned, the other thing I don't like about the Canon stock housings are that they use one single o-ring (single point of failure) (fuji's for example use two o-rings) - one of the guys on our similans dive trip flooded and subsequently drowned his new Canon G9 that he bought just before the trip.

I like the Sea&Sea DX-1G (ricoh gx-100) because of the wide angle, RAW and great macro ability (1cm macro at 24mm and 4cm macro at full 72mm tele - nice)

I heard that too, wondering is it the same person? :think: Did you went Similan with antacid?

 

[purplereef]

actually the sTTL from inon quite accurate leh..

Does the red eye reduction pre-flash from a fujifilm F31D or any P&S camera effective in making the sTTL works with a Inon D2000? Please advice. Or are there only specific cameras that can work with the sTTL mode?

 

[gooseberry]

I heard that too, wondering is it the same person? :think: Did you went Similan with antacid?

Yeah, might be the same person. Yep, went on the same trip as antacid.

 

[antacid]

Does the red eye reduction pre-flash from a fujifilm F31D or any P&S camera effective in making the sTTL works with a Inon D2000? Please advice. Or are there only specific cameras that can work with the sTTL mode?

as far as i know there are no problems so far with the pre-flash in most compact cameras. to date i have used canon a95, a620, a640, s80, G7, G9, ixus750, ixus850, fuji F11, F30, F40, oly sp350, sp550 with the D2000 and D2000s strobes and no problem at all.

i usually turn off the red-eye reduction though, cos it wastes battery.

i've also used the strobes as a secondary flash (triggered by DS50) wtihout connecting the fibre optic cable. basically just leave the sensor open and leave it on STTL. lazy, lah. so i just control strobe power on the back of my camera housing without the need to fiddle with small knobs left and right
((=

 

[airfins]

Yeah, might be the same person. Yep, went on the same trip as antacid.

Hummm then see you guys on the opening of the new shop on the 4th Jan

 

[antacid]

the last i heard on christmas day, the grand opening has been postponed to 16th Jan, 7pm
((=

honestly, i have no idea who you are till now...drop me a hint? hehe

 

[diver-hloc]

as far as i know there are no problems so far with the pre-flash in most compact cameras. to date i have used canon a95, a620, a640, s80, G7, G9, ixus750, ixus850, fuji F11, F30, F40, oly sp350, sp550 with the D2000 and D2000s strobes and no problem at all.

i usually turn off the red-eye reduction though, cos it wastes battery.

i've also used the strobes as a secondary flash (triggered by DS50) wtihout connecting the fibre optic cable. basically just leave the sensor open and leave it on STTL. lazy, lah. so i just control strobe power on the back of my camera housing without the need to fiddle with small knobs left and right
((=

Wow... U sell Camera for a living or what ??!!