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As far as a short arm goes, sure, if you get the Ikelite cheaper arm (the one with slider bars) you can always trim off the excess length. I bought my DS50 used and someone had already done this: the first 'arm' part that actually mounts into the tray handle was the usual length, but the secondary arm that came off of it was truncated. I think I used mine so the strobe head was positioned about 8" above the lens and roughly in-line with it, but tilted 'down' just the slightest bit. You want the strobe angled so it will hit your subject and bounce light back into the lens, but if at all possible you don't want to illuminate the water right in front of the lens. So the ideal angle really changes with range, and as others say you want as little water between you and the subject as possible, within the limits of a) the subject's tolerance before swimming away, and b) your zoom vs. wide angle state as far as getting the subject in the frame.
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Spent some time online last night and came up with some great information. I just ordered the Sea Life SL960D strobe. This unit looks like it will work well with the camera and can be used with another one down the road. It was also priced right with a mounting arm. So lets see Sony DSC-80W $ 229.00, Sony Card 2MB $35.00 Sony MPK-WB $179.00, and the Sea Life SL960D strobe/arm for $239.00. That puts me just under $690.00 for a underwater camera set up that is small but will not fit in my pocket. It does add up fast even with a low end camera.
I found a few cheaper prices online but had never delt with them before so I passed. I could have saved about $35.00 over all. That would have got me under $650.00. Thanks again for all the information and if you want I will post a few pictures of the camera set up and then a few shots form the trip.
Two quick question. Are you attaching the camera to you BC? If you are how (rope, cord, retractor, etc)?
I found a few cheaper prices online but had never delt with them before so I passed. I could have saved about $35.00 over all. That would have got me under $650.00. Thanks again for all the information and if you want I will post a few pictures of the camera set up and then a few shots form the trip.
Two quick question. Are you attaching the camera to you BC? If you are how (rope, cord, retractor, etc)?
Cecil
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A couple of pictures for illustration.
UW
Getting In
Notice the yellow cord, it is an expandable lanyard that attaches to the camera and a D-ring.
UW
Getting In
Notice the yellow cord, it is an expandable lanyard that attaches to the camera and a D-ring.
SFLDiver3445
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Mayor,
This may not be what you are looking for, because it appears you are not looking to make your camera any larger or heavier, but there are some options that will allow you to add a high quality wide angle and macro lenses to your camera, as well as adding a top notch strobe with the optical cable.
I use a Sony DSC-N1 camera with the Sony Housing for it. There's a company called Inon and it makes all the required accessories for it. Inon also makes very high quality strobes that many photographers use with their high-end SLR cameras. There's a mounting bracket that Inon has that will allow you to attach their lenses to. When I set my camera up. I was shocked at the quality of pictures I was able to take with the camera.
Here's the link to the Inon site that shows more-or-less what my camera looks like:
INON America - News & Events
This may not be what you are looking for, because it appears you are not looking to make your camera any larger or heavier, but there are some options that will allow you to add a high quality wide angle and macro lenses to your camera, as well as adding a top notch strobe with the optical cable.
I use a Sony DSC-N1 camera with the Sony Housing for it. There's a company called Inon and it makes all the required accessories for it. Inon also makes very high quality strobes that many photographers use with their high-end SLR cameras. There's a mounting bracket that Inon has that will allow you to attach their lenses to. When I set my camera up. I was shocked at the quality of pictures I was able to take with the camera.
Here's the link to the Inon site that shows more-or-less what my camera looks like:
INON America - News & Events
SFLDiver3445
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Mayor, here's the link to a few pictures I put in a gallery. They were all taken with the Sony DSC-N1 and the Inon Accessories:
http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=85531
http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=85531
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That's too funny. I have been looking for add on lenses if needed. Could not find any so your a hugh help. The strobe made the camera somewhat larger so the lenses will not make much of a difference now. Which ones do you have? What would be the first one to buy?
OP
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Looks great. A little backround on where and what I will be shooting might help on the last question. I dive on vacation 3 weeks (Cozumel, FL Keys) per year in blue water from reefs, fish to wrecks. Then the rest of the year I dive in a quarry once per week 7 months of the year. The vis is 30ft to 50ft with some wrecks form 20ft to 100ft. They run OW classes so I have lots of chances to shoot people. Also lots of fish that seam to follow you around.
What Iam getting at do you think the fish eye or some other one would work better for my needs.
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