Interested in U/W photography

SteveTW · Nov 19, 2007

I'm looking to buy a digital camera and strobe for Christmas or a housing and strobe for one of the cameras mentioned below and would like to spend around $500. Is this doable or realistic ? I'm not after award winning photos. I'd just like to show the wife and family what I see while diving and why I took up this great sport.
I already have a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2 and an Olympus C-3000 Zoom, if that's any help.
Most of my diving is at Dutch Springs (quarry) and some wrecks off of the Jersey coast.
Thanks for any help,
Steve

ce4jesus · Nov 20, 2007

$500 now, $1000s later...lol. There are quite a few digicams with OEM housings that you could get for around that. I doubt you could get the camera, housing and strobe for $500 unless you purchased used. You could house either of those cameras although the housings might be difficult to find. In your price range, you'll want to stick with OEM housings. Then a Sea Life 960D or some kind of digital strobe of that price range will get you started.

junior2725 · Nov 20, 2007

I've seen the Sea and Sea DX-750G packaged with the YS-27 strobe on ebay for around $600. I think something like this would be your best bet. I don't think you are going to find the housing for your current camera, they are too outdated. This would get you decent pics to show the family.

Footslogger · Nov 20, 2007

SteveTW:
I'm looking to buy a digital camera and strobe for Christmas or a housing and strobe for one of the cameras mentioned below and would like to spend around $500. Is this doable or realistic ? I'm not after award winning photos. I'd just like to show the wife and family what I see while diving and why I took up this great sport.
I already have a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2 and an Olympus C-3000 Zoom, if that's any help.
Most of my diving is at Dutch Springs (quarry) and some wrecks off of the Jersey coast.
Thanks for any help,
Steve

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stu_in_fl · Nov 21, 2007

take a look at this thread as well as poking around in this forum for some ideas/suggestions:

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156914

Empty V · Nov 21, 2007

If you're interested I've got an amazing P&S setup for sale, check out this thread:http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210086

There are a few pics I've taken as an example of how well it performs, and how good it can make a bad photographer look

Billy

SteveTW · Jan 23, 2008

What's your opinion of the INTOVA IC-600 Underwater Waterproof Digital camera along with a strobe for a newbi?
1.New to scuba 7 dives
2.Will be diving mainly at the quarry (Dutch Springs)
3.Some dives off of the Jersey coast.
4. Just looking for decent photos to show family & friends.

Thanks, Steve

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