Olympus 4000 vs 4040???
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Gilligan
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MikeC:
I use the C4000Z in a PT-010 housing. I have two of each. The main difference is the 4040 has a 1.8 lens and the 4000 a 2.8. There is no remote control feature on the 4000 but it has super macro and the 4040 does not. Both models fit in the Oly PT-010 along with several others.
The 4000 is plentiful at this time. Refurbs can be had for under $200. The 4040 is hard to find and more expensive.
Both cameras are out of production as is the Olympus PT-010 housing.
Not sure as to why you are asking, but this is not the time to buy either if you don't already have a housing. The PT-010 is near impossible to find new for under $250., which is a ripoff at this point in time.
You are better off getting the 5050 and the PT-015 or the 5060 and its corresponding Oly housing. The 5050 was the last of the series to use 4 AA batteries. The 5060 has a proprietary battery and the housing does not accept the add on lenses the previous models do.
IMHO, buying an Ikelite or other high end housing for a 4000 or a4040 at this point in time is not a good decision.
Gilligan, a friend has an Olympus C-4000 that was a gift; she got a PT-010 for Christmas. This fine lady was on a liveaboard recently and used a rented camera because she had not bought a strobe or other accessories for her combo. The housing she rented was an L&M Tetra with a C-4000 that she loved.
I was trying to get info for her, so that she can decide whether to invest the $1,100 list for a L&M housing for an older camera or get a new digital and the L&M and sell the PT-010 and the C-4000.
Thank you both for the info.
I was trying to get info for her, so that she can decide whether to invest the $1,100 list for a L&M housing for an older camera or get a new digital and the L&M and sell the PT-010 and the C-4000.
Thank you both for the info.
Gilligan
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That C4000 will take the same photos in the PT-010 as it will in the $1100. housing.
IMHO keep the C4000 and the PT-010 and buy an Inon D-180 strobe for it along with a tray and handle.
Even w/o a strobe the C4000 takes great macro pics with the built in strobe as well as great no-strobe pics using Manual White Balance and a good software program for editing. As with any of these point and shoot prosumer cameras, manual settings are a must underwater for the best quality photos.
IMHO keep the C4000 and the PT-010 and buy an Inon D-180 strobe for it along with a tray and handle.
Even w/o a strobe the C4000 takes great macro pics with the built in strobe as well as great no-strobe pics using Manual White Balance and a good software program for editing. As with any of these point and shoot prosumer cameras, manual settings are a must underwater for the best quality photos.
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