westcoastmaritimer
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Hi all. Long time lurker on the scubaboard but recently I have been doing some research on buying a full camera setup for cold water diving. I'll be getting some advice from some of my local friends but I wanted to ask all the experts here if they had some advice or could point me at some good threads. So here is where I am at:
-I live in BC so it is all cold water diving and can get pretty dark so i'll need a strobe
-Besides some rented cameras in warmer climates I don't have much experience. That being said I hope to learn about photography as I progress so I want to get a camera I can learn more advanced techniques with and not have to upgrade in a year
-Preferably I would like to keep the budget for the whole package under $2000
My first question would be is it possible to get a everything for under $2000? It seems a lot of cold water photographers I meet have dropped double or more then that price but unfortunately I just can't afford that.
If it is possible to get a setup for that amount of money then can anyone help me out with some of your picks for camera/housing/strobes? Their are so many options that it's hard for me even to get started.
-I live in BC so it is all cold water diving and can get pretty dark so i'll need a strobe
-Besides some rented cameras in warmer climates I don't have much experience. That being said I hope to learn about photography as I progress so I want to get a camera I can learn more advanced techniques with and not have to upgrade in a year
-Preferably I would like to keep the budget for the whole package under $2000
My first question would be is it possible to get a everything for under $2000? It seems a lot of cold water photographers I meet have dropped double or more then that price but unfortunately I just can't afford that.
If it is possible to get a setup for that amount of money then can anyone help me out with some of your picks for camera/housing/strobes? Their are so many options that it's hard for me even to get started.