If--Then what would you get?

[Larry C]

If you can find a Oly SP-320 or SP-350, you can get the AD mount and use all your stuff. The AD mount is relatively cheap. The SP's have full manual control and shoot RAW. They're about a year out of date, but you can probably still pick up a camera and housing somewhere. E-bay maybe? There was one on this forum a couple of days ago.
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[Nemrod]

Thank you all for the suggestions. I think what I will do is use the Oly770SW as I intended to anyways and use it to explore the capibilities of the UFL165AD Fisheye, 105AD wide angle and the Inon D2000 strobe. Once I get some experience with them I will be better able to shop for a more capable camera to mate them to--assuming such is waranted --which I suspect it is from what few photos using the UFL165AD in particular I have seen.

The UFL165AD is very wide. It is supposedly a 165 degree full frame fisheye but of course that depends upon potential vigneting depending upon the camera and housing. With the bitsy little 770SW and PT035 the view extends literally from left to right virtually the same as human peripheral vision (yeah, yeah, people actually see slightly behind) but this is a very wide angle lens on this camera.

Thanks again, if you come up with any ideas, pics or additional info, please feel free to rejuvenate the thread. It will be a couple of months before my 08 season begins. May shoot a few in the pool to get accustomed to the feel and balance.

N

 

[Larry C]

If it vignettes, just zoom slightly. It will narrow your view a bit, but you won't have black corners.

 

[BuceoFilipinas]

Hi Nemrod,

If ever you decide to change your actual equipment, I might be interested in your fisheye and strobe...

Best regards