I'm still pretty much a beginning diver with <15 dives, but have my advanced cert. I also have a nice dSLR for topside shooting (canon 30d); however, I don't think I'm ready dive experience-wise or financially to sink a ton of money into the UW housing for the dSLR.
The G9 seems to get a lot of great reviews and the idea of having RAW would be great, but I don't want to get something that expensive that I will likely only use for 1 or 2 more years.
Bottom line is I'm looking for a decent, albiet fairly inexpensive, underwater camera setup. I pretty much want to keep the camera and housing costs minimal but am willing to spend a few extra dollars on the strobe. Right now I'm leaning toward the Canon A720 with Canon housing, but have not really looked into the strobes much.
I've read other threads on the Canon A720 and it seems adequate for my immediate needs. Any other comments and/or suggestsions for other cameras, canon vs Ike housing and strobe suggestions?
Thanks for any and all info.
The G9 seems to get a lot of great reviews and the idea of having RAW would be great, but I don't want to get something that expensive that I will likely only use for 1 or 2 more years.
Bottom line is I'm looking for a decent, albiet fairly inexpensive, underwater camera setup. I pretty much want to keep the camera and housing costs minimal but am willing to spend a few extra dollars on the strobe. Right now I'm leaning toward the Canon A720 with Canon housing, but have not really looked into the strobes much.
I've read other threads on the Canon A720 and it seems adequate for my immediate needs. Any other comments and/or suggestsions for other cameras, canon vs Ike housing and strobe suggestions?
Thanks for any and all info.
