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Hey Dee,
I’ve sat back and watched for a long time of the multitudes of experienced U/W photogs that try to answer this question. Simply put, there is no single answer to what rig is best for a new U/W photographer. “What kind of car should I buy?” “ Gee, I don’t know.... What are you going to use it for?” It’s no different with camera gear.
As a re-seller, I get this simple question on a daily basis and I have a series of questions I ask:
1) How long have you been diving?
2) How many dives have you logged?
3) How much experience with general photography do you have?
4) Do you currently have a camera? Film? Digital?
5) How often do you dive?
6) What type of diving do you mostly do?
7) Where do you do most of your diving?
8) What do you think you may want to photograph the most?
9) Do you have an idea what you may want already?
10) How much do you expect to spend? Can you afford?
There are probably more that I didn’t think of, but those are the jest of it. Invariably, those questions usually lead to more from the customer. Each response to each question above will help me determine which direction to go with the client. Each has many different potential answers. In short, there are tons of variables that one could, should consider before delving into purchasing U/W camera gear. You may be able to create a whole new board just to cover that one subject
Tim
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