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OK digital people... the film fanatic is at your mercy.
We are looking for an inexpensive digital camera for use underwater (and in very wet environments above) to document dive rescue missions including:
1. Documenting wrecks
2. Object identification
3. Training review
4. Documentation of missions including ice rescue, dive rescue, and swift water rescue
5. Underwater crime scene investigation (potentially, attempting to find out if digital is kosher for that task)
6. PR photos
Environment: High altitude lakes, resevoirs, ponds, and rivers. Visibility is rarely over 50ft. Water temperatures 34F to 75F. Air temperatures -30F to 80F.
Looking to spend as little as is possible while having an effective setup.
Thoughts:
Primary output is probably going to be computer screens. Occaisonally will make small prints (4x6 5x7 and probably nothing ever larger than 8x10).
Thinking a 3-5MP camera.... and that an ikelite housing would be preferable to a digicam manufacturer housing because of the ability to attatch multiple external strobes which might be important for crime scene work (or can you do this with manufacturer housings?).
Definately trying to keep costs down: $250-$375 for the camera and hopefully much under $400 for the housing. Strobes are a separate matter I suppose.
We are looking for an inexpensive digital camera for use underwater (and in very wet environments above) to document dive rescue missions including:
1. Documenting wrecks
2. Object identification
3. Training review
4. Documentation of missions including ice rescue, dive rescue, and swift water rescue
5. Underwater crime scene investigation (potentially, attempting to find out if digital is kosher for that task)
6. PR photos
Environment: High altitude lakes, resevoirs, ponds, and rivers. Visibility is rarely over 50ft. Water temperatures 34F to 75F. Air temperatures -30F to 80F.
Looking to spend as little as is possible while having an effective setup.
Thoughts:
Primary output is probably going to be computer screens. Occaisonally will make small prints (4x6 5x7 and probably nothing ever larger than 8x10).
Thinking a 3-5MP camera.... and that an ikelite housing would be preferable to a digicam manufacturer housing because of the ability to attatch multiple external strobes which might be important for crime scene work (or can you do this with manufacturer housings?).
Definately trying to keep costs down: $250-$375 for the camera and hopefully much under $400 for the housing. Strobes are a separate matter I suppose.