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Ocean/surf photography equipment & tips

Started Dec 16, 2019 | Questions thread
PHXAZCRAIG
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Re: Ocean/surf photography equipment & tips

"What housing for a beginner."

Are you a beginner diver or beginner photographer here? It can make a big difference how much diving experience you have.

A beginner housing, in my opinion, should be one that a beginner can ignore while concentrating on important diving stuff. That argues for a housing that does not have handles nor need to be held with two hands. Better to have a point-n-shoot housing with a wrist strap that can simply dangle from a wrist when you need to concentrate on something important.

I used to recommend a Canon point-n-shoot with matching Canon housing. I've had a bunch over the years:

SD603

SD870is (two)

s95

s120

Each of these rigs cost between $400 and $500 for both camera and housing, new. Problem is, this class of camera has been wiped out by cellphones.

Now I think the best bet is probably the Kraken smartphone housing for about $300.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5bKyYFO7dM

If you primarily want video, consider a Gopro.  Also consider that they are almost universally panned for still image quality.

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