http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/classifieds-photography/349234-olympus-pt-029-housing-stylus-600-camera.html
I bought one (not this exact one, but the same model) of these off ebay for about $150 for our trip. It is a 6.0 megapixel with 3 underwater modes to choose from so it's a pretty decent setup and not TOO expensive. I figured it would pay for itself by not buying any scuba pics from the excursions. They have lots of setups of older models with model specific housing that you can pick up pretty reasonable.
If you decide to get a camera, let me share some advice. I got a little overwhelmed a time or two while trying to do too many things at once. Being a novice diver and trying to be an expert camera man was just too much for me. I'm not saying taking a camera is a bad thing for a novice diver, just recommending taking pics when you can, but not trying to be a Jacques Costeau (sp). I'm glad I took a camera, but there were times when I shouldn't have been taking pictures, if that makes any sense. I should have taken 3-4 pics/dive and focused on the dive 99% of the time.
Here's a link to some of my pics.
sparkinatorST's photos and albums on webshots
After uploading my pics to webshots, I got to playing with them on a photoshop like software program and got the colors a lot better than those. I really need to upload some better versions of them.
I bought one (not this exact one, but the same model) of these off ebay for about $150 for our trip. It is a 6.0 megapixel with 3 underwater modes to choose from so it's a pretty decent setup and not TOO expensive. I figured it would pay for itself by not buying any scuba pics from the excursions. They have lots of setups of older models with model specific housing that you can pick up pretty reasonable.
If you decide to get a camera, let me share some advice. I got a little overwhelmed a time or two while trying to do too many things at once. Being a novice diver and trying to be an expert camera man was just too much for me. I'm not saying taking a camera is a bad thing for a novice diver, just recommending taking pics when you can, but not trying to be a Jacques Costeau (sp). I'm glad I took a camera, but there were times when I shouldn't have been taking pictures, if that makes any sense. I should have taken 3-4 pics/dive and focused on the dive 99% of the time.
Here's a link to some of my pics.
sparkinatorST's photos and albums on webshots
After uploading my pics to webshots, I got to playing with them on a photoshop like software program and got the colors a lot better than those. I really need to upload some better versions of them.
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