Rick155
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I just knew you guys would come up with ways to get more of my money, Howard! Thanks for the info. Good idea, too.
Rick
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I just knew you guys would come up with ways to get more of my money, Howard! Thanks for the info. Good idea, too.
Rick
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Diving Diva:
Thanks for this info, Diva. As u/w flashes go the Sunpak G is a pretty attractive price. Sounds like you have some experience with it. Is it powerful enough for your average recreational photonoob? This is my first u/w outfit, and the budget is tight, but I don't want to get something that won't produce decent results either. Thanks for any info you can provide.
Rick
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StingRob:
Try emailing them with that question. Sometimes there's a delay getting an answer, but eventually you do get an answer. At least that's been my (admittedly limited) experience. The pic at the Fantasea site shows it with the cable, so I'd expect it to be included. They don't sell it separately, so it'd be pretty strange if it wasn't included. If you get an answer, post it!
Rick
When yo get back share your experience. I heard flash can be setup on cloudy just to bring some more juice to the images. Try shooting with and without flash see the results. Make sure the housing is properly sealled you dont want any surprises on the first dive.
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bleach:
Congrats on the purchase, bleach! We look forward to hearing how you like the setup...and more importantly seeing some samples! To be on the safe side, do a test dive with an empty housing, maybe with a 1 lb. weight in it for ballast. Then click away! I agree with Stingrob's suggestion too -- some with the Sunpak and some with just the internal flash to see what a difference the Sunpak makes. Thanks for the being the guinea pig! :-D
Rick
Hi all
Just returned from Maui. I had a great trip, but not too much luck with the camera. Four days into the trip, before any scheduled dives and during our wedding ceremony, the camera stopped working.
After speaking with the online store I bought it from it soon became clear that since I had removed the ucp from the box to get the rebate, they were not going to do anything. We talked to Nikon and to their credit they ended up sending us a "loaner" via fedex. This was way beyond the policies they have in place and surprised us. Unfortunatly it did not show up in time for most of our activities and dives.
We did get to use it for two dives, and it worked great. I'm sure I would have had better success if I had more time to play with the settings.
The housing worked well and was easy to operate and care for. The Sunpak GFlash opertated well. It has an intensity dial so you can control the output and with practice I'm sure it is a great feature. I took all of my pictures on the auto setting at no more than 50ft.
My overall opinion of the setup is great, I just wish I could have used it on my other eight dives.
I can't wait untill my next trip to a warmer climate.
I posted a couple of shots in my gallery.
Brian in AK
Just returned from Maui. I had a great trip, but not too much luck with the camera. Four days into the trip, before any scheduled dives and during our wedding ceremony, the camera stopped working.
After speaking with the online store I bought it from it soon became clear that since I had removed the ucp from the box to get the rebate, they were not going to do anything. We talked to Nikon and to their credit they ended up sending us a "loaner" via fedex. This was way beyond the policies they have in place and surprised us. Unfortunatly it did not show up in time for most of our activities and dives.
We did get to use it for two dives, and it worked great. I'm sure I would have had better success if I had more time to play with the settings.
The housing worked well and was easy to operate and care for. The Sunpak GFlash opertated well. It has an intensity dial so you can control the output and with practice I'm sure it is a great feature. I took all of my pictures on the auto setting at no more than 50ft.
My overall opinion of the setup is great, I just wish I could have used it on my other eight dives.
I can't wait untill my next trip to a warmer climate.
I posted a couple of shots in my gallery.
Brian in AK
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I just ordered a 4300- just in time for a trip to Europe :voskl1:
In the next couple of weeks I'm going to get the Fantasea CP-4 pro housing from Underwater Photo Tech. They pressure test everything themselves. I already use them for service on my Aquatica housing. Fantasea has a new wide angle lens coming out so I'll probably buy the whole thing as a kit.
In the next couple of weeks I'm going to get the Fantasea CP-4 pro housing from Underwater Photo Tech. They pressure test everything themselves. I already use them for service on my Aquatica housing. Fantasea has a new wide angle lens coming out so I'll probably buy the whole thing as a kit.
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