Diver's Wife
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The crunch is on. We're leaving for vacation on the 15th so if we're going to invest in an underwater camera for this trip, the clock is ticking.
We went in a camera shop on the weekend and the 1030 caught my husband's attention. Since this would be our first underwater camera other than a few point and shoots we've purchased for prior trips, I've been doing some research so we can hopefully make an informed and wise decision.
The 1030 SW and PT-043 seem to do a decent job, but I'm wondering if there's a less expensive option that would achieve similar results. My concern in investing all this cash in a 1030 and PT-043 is that digital camera technology is changing at such a clip. I'd hate to buy the camera and underwater housing and find it's substantially out of date within a year or so (and likely with no resale value).
If we bit the bullet and bought the 1030 and PT-043, what kind of results could we expect using only the built-in flash? Does anyone know the approximate depth at which it would still achieve decent pics?
Is there a more economical option than the 1030 that the camera shop overlooked suggesting to us? We have no particular loyalty to Olympus so if there's another brand we should consider, I'd love to hear about it. (I'm personally a big Nikon SLR and DSLR fan).
My thought is that it might be best to postpone this purchase until we've done more research. We're going to Punta Cana for two weeks. The diving there is so-so. If we don't have a new super duper digital underwater camera, it's likely no tragedy. I'm researching a March trip to Roatan so that would allow for more camera research time.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
We went in a camera shop on the weekend and the 1030 caught my husband's attention. Since this would be our first underwater camera other than a few point and shoots we've purchased for prior trips, I've been doing some research so we can hopefully make an informed and wise decision.
The 1030 SW and PT-043 seem to do a decent job, but I'm wondering if there's a less expensive option that would achieve similar results. My concern in investing all this cash in a 1030 and PT-043 is that digital camera technology is changing at such a clip. I'd hate to buy the camera and underwater housing and find it's substantially out of date within a year or so (and likely with no resale value).
If we bit the bullet and bought the 1030 and PT-043, what kind of results could we expect using only the built-in flash? Does anyone know the approximate depth at which it would still achieve decent pics?
Is there a more economical option than the 1030 that the camera shop overlooked suggesting to us? We have no particular loyalty to Olympus so if there's another brand we should consider, I'd love to hear about it. (I'm personally a big Nikon SLR and DSLR fan).
My thought is that it might be best to postpone this purchase until we've done more research. We're going to Punta Cana for two weeks. The diving there is so-so. If we don't have a new super duper digital underwater camera, it's likely no tragedy. I'm researching a March trip to Roatan so that would allow for more camera research time.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.