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Underwater Housing and a new Diver

Started Sep 29, 2019 | Discussions thread
rafalvonbur Forum Member • Posts: 61
Re: Underwater Housing and a new Diver

Barmaglot_07 wrote:

For a new diver, I would strongly recommend against housing a DSLR. The resulting rig will be huge and heavy, and managing it underwater will require buoyancy skills that most new divers simply don't have. Your air consumption with a large camera rig shoots up as well. If you want to get a feel for underwater photography, take a PADI underwater photography course with a rented P&S, or get a cheap action camera like an SJCAM. Once you have some experience, you'll be able to better decide in which direction to go.

This is absolutely right and on point. Please learn how to dive first ...after 100 dives you know what you are doing..adding heavy equipment is a massive game changer . Your diving skills have to be great (breathing, buoyancy, positioning..you have to be a good diver before becoming good underwater photographer . Its a fun learning process!!

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