dwilliams
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So RecSea have a housing out for this camera now. I wonder given the limitations of the 35mm prime lens whether anyone has actually taken this one underwater yet?
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As the camera does not have a zoom you are limited to wide angle (probably the lens front is so big so you need an Inon lens UWL-H100 or UWL-H100 + dome) and then with the flat port you have 43mm equivalent good for fish portraits
You need a +10 diopter to work at 10cm to capture something like 6cm wide which is not even macro
I bet nobody has bought this camera thinking of underwater use and recsea sales of this model will be close to 0
You need a +10 diopter to work at 10cm to capture something like 6cm wide which is not even macro
I bet nobody has bought this camera thinking of underwater use and recsea sales of this model will be close to 0
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Well I have a Recsea housing and a Sony RX100 MK2. I absolutely love it and i bought it just for underwater until i used it on land. Now it's with me as much as my cell phone. (not really, but i have it a lot)
I am a amateur also.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/124387105@N03/
I am a amateur also.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/124387105@N03/
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tooez
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wow that housing is really expensive. I think I'll get RX100 III for underwater. lol
I am purchasing a Sony RX1R for travel use and would perhaps be interested in buying the RecSea housing, the underwater usability of this camera seems very limited though.
Whilst it does have a fixed focal length lens, it has an optical zoom (4x, 6.1x. & 9.1x) which could open up more possibilities. What type of photography would be possible with this setup? I also own a Nikon D800 & D7000, but would prefer to use the RX1R as it is considerably smaller, which i prefer as i am still a beginner diver.
---------- Post added October 29th, 2014 at 09:56 AM ----------
Is there something i'm missing here? The Sony RX-100 has a 28-100mm lens. The lower end of this lens at 28mm is actually equivalent to 35mm as far as the field of view goes (due to the crop factor of the sensor). The Sony RX1R's 35mm lens is on a full format sensor, so doesn't have a crop factor. The field of view should be the same or similar if i am not mistaken? Pls correct if my am wrong in this respect.
Whilst it does have a fixed focal length lens, it has an optical zoom (4x, 6.1x. & 9.1x) which could open up more possibilities. What type of photography would be possible with this setup? I also own a Nikon D800 & D7000, but would prefer to use the RX1R as it is considerably smaller, which i prefer as i am still a beginner diver.
---------- Post added October 29th, 2014 at 09:56 AM ----------
Is there something i'm missing here? The Sony RX-100 has a 28-100mm lens. The lower end of this lens at 28mm is actually equivalent to 35mm as far as the field of view goes (due to the crop factor of the sensor). The Sony RX1R's 35mm lens is on a full format sensor, so doesn't have a crop factor. The field of view should be the same or similar if i am not mistaken? Pls correct if my am wrong in this respect.
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