koweb
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Re: Underwater Housing and a new Diver
theEntreriCode wrote:
PHXAZCRAIG wrote:
theEntreriCode wrote:
What point and shoot would you recommend to someone who wants to print? The Olympus has RAW capability, but, it probably can't print beyond 8x10 without serious resolution loss. The other's don't really have any RAW capability. By the time one buys a housing, strobe, point and shoot, you are looking at $1500 anyways, aren't you? If so, then I'd much rather wait it out until I can find a way to make it affordable and safe for me.
I honestly don't know what compact cameras are out there now. I'd look at the Sony RX100 (latest), but I hate the confusion of Sony menus, especially underwater. I like the simplicity of Canon point-n-shoots.
Dear lord you have some serious kit. I am going to peruse the forum for some of your images when I get the chance.
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I am not a faon of Sony cameras for much the same reason. I will look at what Canon have to offer. I think though, I'll stick to a GoPro for now, get 50 dives in various conditions under my belt and then take a look at under water photography again. The investment is much more than I can afford for now and I'd definitely like to become a better diver before I try such complicated stuff underwater.
I think this is a great way to start. A couple of good / inexpensive accessories that helped me were
-Polar Pro red filter
-Sola Sidekick Duo light with arm for GoPro
OR... if you want to use a smartphone camera, I now use a Kraken underwater phone housing...
https://www.amazon.com/Kraken-Sports-KRH02-Smart-Housing/dp/B0725QZVFQ
It's actually a very high quality housing with a vacuum pump and leakage warning. It uses bluetooth so compatible with any smartphone. It also includes the very good Dive+ software which makes editing UW photos easy. It has buttons to change the camera settings on the phone, including still or video, white balance, etc.
Of course you need to decide if a smartphone quality image is good enough. For me, for stills photos, the quality beats a GoPro hands down...
Here's 1 image from Cozumel using an iPhone X in the Kraken housing... 1 click editing in the Dive+ app, and here you go...
