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Panasonic LUMIX ZS 100 underwater? VS Panasonic DMC-GHX Micro four thirds? Vs...?

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Panasonic LUMIX ZS 100 underwater? VS Panasonic DMC-GHX Micro four thirds? Vs...?

Does anyone use a Pansonic LUMIX ZS 100 underwater?  I own this camera for travel and backpacking, and buying an underwater housing for it would be my most economical option.

I strongly prefer to keep my kit light, and I have usually done the majority of my dive photography with natural light with pretty good success, considering.
I previously used a Canon s95, but I don’t have that camera anymore.  The s95 had a smaller sensor but a faster lens (2.0 vs 2.8 at widest angle) than the ZS100.
I also have a Panasonic DMC-GX1 micro four thirds camera kit that I could possibly buy a housing for, but again, my fastest wide-angle lens for that is only f2.8 (14mm=28mm equivalent.)   I’m not sure that buying a housing for a 2011 camera is a good long term investment either.
I’m headed to Raja Ampat/Indonesia for all of February, and I’d like to take the lightest, most economical kit that will do decently well underwater.
Open to other suggestions too, but budget is definitely a big concern.

Thanks!

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