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Scuba Forum / Scuba Equipment / March 2005SeaLife SL145 Pro Set with DC310 Digital Camera
I am thinking of buying a SeaLife DC310 digital with the basic strobe set. Has anyone had any experience with them? Is it worth purchasing? Mike > I am thinking of buying a SeaLife DC310 digital with the basic strobe set. > > Has anyone had any experience with them? Is it worth purchasing? > > Mike I use the Sealife DC310 and just recently picked up a 2nd strobe for it. I would recommend against using the internal strobe. Pay the extra and get an external strobe and the diffuser. Here are a few pictures I took with it last year in Cozumel. http://www.divingenterprises.com/MAIN_PhotoGallery.cfm?whichtoshow=COZ2004  SignatureI have never met a liberal street cop. Love that backlighting on the first one, Andy. The bug shot is excellent. The second strobe would have improved it. 49 days until Coco View. >> I am thinking of buying a SeaLife DC310 digital with the basic strobe >> set. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > http://www.divingenterprises.com/MAIN_PhotoGallery.cfm?whichtoshow=COZ2004 Thanks Rudy...I agree, a second strobe would have made it better which is why I bought a second strobe. That was on our night dive in Coz and the current was really ripping. I was not using a modeling light so I kinda had to "guess" at my shot (for the bug). The "bad" thing about the second strobe is its going to be a bit more difficult to manipulate. So if I get less than desireable conditions such as significant current, confined space or something like that, its going to be a bit more difficult (but not impossible) to handle. I will just have to get used to it. Last month, I as diving Ginnie Springs and took the camera with me into the "Ear". The "Ear" had a pretty high flow that day, and I had a bit of a struggle to get down to the bottom without beating the hell out of the camera and/or strobe. A second strobe would have made it even more difficult. Andy > Love that backlighting on the first one, Andy. The bug shot is excellent. > The second strobe would have improved it. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >>http://www.divingenterprises.com/MAIN_PhotoGallery.cfm?whichtoshow=COZ2004 SignatureI have never met a liberal street cop. My new D-2000 has a modelling light. It shuts off during the exposure, then comes on again. They recommend putting a red filter (supplied) over it to avoid scaring away the shy critters. The diffuser comes with its own red filter for the modelling light. A second strobe, my budget is still in shock from buying the first one and the wide angle lens. This after paying for 2 weeks at Coco View. Life is short, die broke. This will be a bit of a steep learning curve for me. I hope I get at least a few good shots. I plan on taking hundreds. 4 sets of batteries. 4 CF cards. 2 chargers. > Thanks Rudy...I agree, a second strobe would have made it better which is > why I bought a second strobe. That was on our night dive in Coz and the [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >>> >>>http://www.divingenterprises.com/MAIN_PhotoGallery.cfm?whichtoshow=COZ2004 As with any new gadget, there is a steep learning curve. The camera I had been using was a Sony Mavica FD7. 640X480jpg format in an Ikelite housing. It took good pictures but no where NEAR the resolution of the DC310. There were some features about it I did like though. It was GREAT on macro shots without doing any type of adjustment or changing lenses. It used ambient light. No flash but actually did rather well with that. I did have to use a blue filter with it which I don't use with the Sealife. > My new D-2000 has a modelling light. It shuts off during the exposure, then > comes on again. They recommend putting a red filter (supplied) over it to [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] >>>> >>>>http://www.divingenterprises.com/MAIN_PhotoGallery.cfm?whichtoshow=COZ2004 SignatureI have never met a liberal street cop. "Rudy Benner" <bennerREMOVE@personainternet.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :My new D-2000 has a modelling light. It shuts off during the exposure, then :comes on again. They recommend putting a red filter (supplied) over it to :avoid scaring away the shy critters. The diffuser comes with its own red :filter for the modelling light. :A second strobe, my budget is still in shock from buying the first one and :the wide angle lens. This after paying for 2 weeks at Coco View. Life is :short, die broke. :This will be a bit of a steep learning curve for me. I hope I get at least a :few good shots. I plan on taking hundreds. 4 sets of batteries. 4 CF cards. :2 chargers. Boy that's a lot of stuff. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. I have just started using the DC310 with the one strobe. On my first dives with it I found that the positive bouyancy was difficult to deal with, the strobe was always getting hung up in my reg hoses. I have added some weight to the boom but have not had a chance to try it yet. Do you use weight on yours? Wayne >> I am thinking of buying a SeaLife DC310 digital with the basic strobe >> set. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > http://www.divingenterprises.com/MAIN_PhotoGallery.cfm?whichtoshow=COZ2004 > I have just started using the DC310 with the one strobe. On my first dives > with it I found that the positive bouyancy was difficult to deal with, the [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >>http://www.divingenterprises.com/MAIN_PhotoGallery.cfm?whichtoshow=COZ2004 No, I don't use extra weight with mine. Sealife makes a weight specifically designed for the DC310 camera. I think it is 13oz's if memory serves me correctly. I have thought about adding weight and may end up doing it. Andy >>>I use the Sealife DC310 and just recently picked up a 2nd strobe for it. >>> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Andy I saw the weight on the Sealife website, and yes it is 13 oz's. It is plastic coated and designed to screw onto the boom of the strobe. As I had some extra weight kicking around I just made up one of my own that weighned the same as Sealife's and attached it. I will be heading of to the local saltwater pool today to see how it works. The lakes up here are still frozen over so I wont have a chance to try it in open water until I head to the coast next month. Wayne >>>>I use the Sealife DC310 and just recently picked up a 2nd strobe for it. >>>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Wayne I will be interested in your impression and opinion of the weight. Andy > I will be interested in your impression and opinion of the weight. > > Andy Andy et al, I just returned from the pool for the first test of the weight on the camera. The pool does not provide a complete picture but does give at least some initial indications. I found the weight to be a definite improvement in the handling of the camera. With the weight attached to the bottom of the strobe boom, and therefor the bottom of the camera the whole unit tended to stay in a natural strobe up position making aiming the strobe very easy. The weight makes the camera easy to get out of the way if needed. My wife and I did some buddy breathing practice and I adjusted her tank strap, just for practice, and the camera stayed below my hands and out of the way just like a normal dive light would. It was also possible to clip the camera to a lower d-ring and keep it out of the way. Doing so before the added weight always made the camera float just about at eye level. I will be taking the camera with me to Vancouver Island the second week of April and will get a chance to put it to some real use then. If anyone would like me to post my impressions then let me know and I will try to do so. Wayne >>I will be interested in your impression and opinion of the weight. >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Wayne > Wayne, Thanks for the information. I guess the camera weight thing is something I don't think much about......until I have submerged with it. I am not sure if an external strobe or even two external strobes would call for more weight. I guess thats something I will have to experiment with. I keep my camera clipped off on a retractor. I have it set up two ways on my BC. One clip hooks my camera into the retractor, the other just hard clips it to the BC. FWIW, I think Sealife recommends against doing a giant stride or other hard entry with the camera. As I recall, the recommend entering the water and have someone hand it to you. Andy SignatureI have never met a liberal street cop. nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :FWIW, I think Sealife recommends against doing a giant stride or other :hard entry with the camera. As I recall, the recommend entering the :water and have someone hand it to you. Not just Sea Life. I also recommend against doing a giant stride or other hard entry with the camera. If you can't have someone hand it to you, figure out a way to shield the camera with your body as you enter the water. Back rolls are good for this. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. > nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting > in: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > to you, figure out a way to shield the camera with your body as you > enter the water. Back rolls are good for this. The photogs I dive with attach their gear to a tether line over the side before they get in the water, and retrieve from the line after entry. Reverse for boarding. Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' Jer <gdunn@airmail.ten> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :The photogs I dive with attach their gear to a tether line over the side :before they get in the water, and retrieve from the line after entry. :Reverse for boarding. Human tethers are easier. Are there none available on your boats? Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. > Wayne, > Thanks for the information. I guess the camera weight thing is something [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Andy The setup I have is with one external strobe and the 13 oz's seems to be just right. I think a second strobe would probably benifit from a bit more weight but not much. Having someone hand me the camera is what I was doing when I took it boat diving in Feb. I think just hanging onto it while doing a giant stride would be problematic at best. Wayne nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :FWIW, I think Sealife recommends against doing a giant stride or other :hard entry with the camera. As I recall, the recommend entering the :water and have someone hand it to you. Not just Sea Life. I also recommend against doing a giant stride or other hard entry with the camera. If you can't have someone hand it to you, figure out a way to shield the camera with your body as you enter the water. Back rolls are good for this. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :FWIW, I think Sealife recommends against doing a giant stride or other :hard entry with the camera. As I recall, the recommend entering the :water and have someone hand it to you. Not just Sea Life. I also recommend against doing a giant stride or other hard entry with the camera. If you can't have someone hand it to you, figure out a way to shield the camera with your body as you enter the water. Back rolls are good for this. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. "Wayne Gallinger" <wgallinger@shaw.ca> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :I have just started using the DC310 with the one strobe. On my first dives :with it I found that the positive bouyancy was difficult to deal with, the :strobe was always getting hung up in my reg hoses. I have added some weight :to the boom but have not had a chance to try it yet. Another option is to keep the camera in your hand. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. Normally that would be the best choice. On my last dive my buddy was having a problem with her mask flooding and as I was helping her get that straightened out I needed both hands. As the camera was always floating up it kept getting in the way. With the weight added it should hang down like a light. Wayne > "Wayne Gallinger" <wgallinger@shaw.ca> pounded away at his keyboard > resulting in: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption > =---- "Michael Short" <mdshort@ozemail.com.au> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :I am thinking of buying a SeaLife DC310 digital with the basic strobe set. :Has anyone had any experience with them? Is it worth purchasing? The earlier 1.3 megapixel Sea Life was ok underwater with a strobe, not so good on land. Given that the camera has been improved, you might not need a strobe at all. You can always try it without a strobe and get one later if you think it is necessary. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. |
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