phishphood
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So I've been looking in to uw photography for a while and have gotten by with my old (1st gen) GoPro and borrowing a friend's Sony P7000/Sony RX100 in knock-off cases but I really want my own rig. I've acquired an Oly OMD-EM5 body at a decent price but now I'm stuck. Funds are a bit of an issue but I can slowly acquire different things. I'm at the point of deciding if it will be an UW dedicated system or if it will replace my aging Nikon D40. It wouldn't take much to replace it, as I mostly shoot with the kit 18-55 while traveling/exploring but I do still want to be able to change lenses and ideally use a viewfinder above water. Right now potential rigs are literally just the bare minimum. I can craft/DIY my way out of most other issues such as lighting, trays etc until funds become available.
So right now I am looking at:
-slowwwlly building up gear for the em5, acquiring a lens (14-42 but which version), and housing/port. ETA- hopefully by end of year, will probably end up being an olympus housing though which means no upgrading.
-sell em5 body and look for an older m4/3 setup like epl2 or 3 with nauticam housing/ports so the lenses and ports can move up with me as I eventually upgrade. ETA-several months depending on availability of used gear.
-sell em5 body and buy a decent p&s in housing and just live with it as dedicated U/W. Suggestions for cameras in this range? RX100 mk1, s95, etc?
So right now I am looking at:
-slowwwlly building up gear for the em5, acquiring a lens (14-42 but which version), and housing/port. ETA- hopefully by end of year, will probably end up being an olympus housing though which means no upgrading.
-sell em5 body and look for an older m4/3 setup like epl2 or 3 with nauticam housing/ports so the lenses and ports can move up with me as I eventually upgrade. ETA-several months depending on availability of used gear.
-sell em5 body and buy a decent p&s in housing and just live with it as dedicated U/W. Suggestions for cameras in this range? RX100 mk1, s95, etc?