I'm returning from a long diving hiatus. 30 or so years. In the past I had an Nikonus V, and IV. Loved taking pictures underwater.
Getting back into the groove now and have spent the budget getting good dive gear. Time to start thinking about the next step in UW photo gear.
End game is to get a great set up. Problem is, the end game is way more cash than I have now, or will have in the near future.
SO. Here's some questions.
I have an IPHONE and a CANON 20D DSLR. I see three options.
#1 get a decent housing for the iphone and at least get started. ~$200 Not great, but at least lets me document dives.
#2 get a SeaLife 1400 ($500) w/Strobe ($800) various lens settings, macro, etc. Seems like good value.
#3 get a used (really good deal) housing (and a bunch of extras) for my CANON $1500. Will need to buy some other add ons to fit my lenses, and to buy some other lenses to give wide angle and macro. Also can only use one at a time for a dive.
So again, understanding moves now are just to get me started, what kind of recommendations would you have? I'd really like to stay in the $500 range for now. And use what I get now, for back up later.
Thoughts?
Getting back into the groove now and have spent the budget getting good dive gear. Time to start thinking about the next step in UW photo gear.
End game is to get a great set up. Problem is, the end game is way more cash than I have now, or will have in the near future.
SO. Here's some questions.
I have an IPHONE and a CANON 20D DSLR. I see three options.
#1 get a decent housing for the iphone and at least get started. ~$200 Not great, but at least lets me document dives.
#2 get a SeaLife 1400 ($500) w/Strobe ($800) various lens settings, macro, etc. Seems like good value.
#3 get a used (really good deal) housing (and a bunch of extras) for my CANON $1500. Will need to buy some other add ons to fit my lenses, and to buy some other lenses to give wide angle and macro. Also can only use one at a time for a dive.
So again, understanding moves now are just to get me started, what kind of recommendations would you have? I'd really like to stay in the $500 range for now. And use what I get now, for back up later.
Thoughts?