ReefMaster or DC800?

[micahking]

Should I go on and spend the extra money for the DC800 or is a ReefMaster a better deal?

 

[Jim Ernst]

Should I go on and spend the extra money for the DC800 or is a ReefMaster a better deal?

Well I will put it this way, You get what you pay for, Now am I correct that the DC800 is made by sea&sea?

 

[Jim Ernst]

My Mistake, It is also a sealife product, But I have heard that people are much more pleased with the DC800

 

[SeaLife Joe]

The decision is easily made by deciding what types of pictures you fancy. If all you are looking to do is more in the snapshot vein, then the Mini is a great choice but if you want to get down to the macro world, then the DC800 is definetly the way to go.

Joe

 

[JDMerk]

I'm very pleased with my reefmaster. I got some great pictures while I was down in the keys...Ill dig up the link to the thread where I posted some for you.

 

[JDMerk]

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/underwater-photography/264975-first-crack-underwater-photography-how-did-i-do.html

This is what I got out of my Reefmaster...some of the results are hanging in my living room.

 

[mpgunner]

I dove with a guy taking photo's with his reefmaster and they were great for documenting what we did.

 

[krbailey]

I got a ReefMaster mini as my first camera. Great for shallow water, lots of ambient light, fairly close shots.

Examples:

 

[krbailey]

For pics taken in deeper water with less vis and little ambient light at a distance of more than 2 ft, not so much.

Examples:

 

[SeaLife Joe]

On the last series of photos is it possible that you wee no longer in the Sea Mode? I tried to check the Exif data but if a picture is chanegd in any way, including renaming, I cannot see.

It could be one of two things on thee shots; not in sea mode and if so too far from subject. These little flashes don't have a lot of power in them to cut through the water.