Bullshark, are you back from Micronesia?

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Veem - 09 Dec 2006 00:46 GMT

Do you have any info to report on your diving there?

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bullshark - 12 Dec 2006 15:45 GMT

> Do you have any info to report on your diving there?

Yes, I'm back, and yes I have more information, but I have a lot of
stuff to catch up on, not the least of which is sorting through the 4
zillion photos I took to find the 2 or 3 worth keeping.

bullshark

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Dan Bracuk - 13 Dec 2006 01:33 GMT

"bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard
resulting in:

:Yes, I'm back, and yes I have more information, but I have a lot of
:stuff to catch up on, not the least of which is sorting through the 4
:zillion photos I took to find the 2 or 3 worth keeping.

So much for the, "I don't carry a camera so I can just enjoy the
diving" guy we all knew and loved.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

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Veem - 13 Dec 2006 02:26 GMT

My buddy and I are in the process of working out the final details to go to
Yap and Palau in Feb. We are peeing in our wetsuits even as I type...just
need to buy a replacement camera, as i lost my last one. what a goober. i
think a sea and sea digital 8000. any comments on that? my sea and sea
film i just loved because it was so easy to use. i am just taking pics for
fun, not professtional grade.

> "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard
> resulting in:
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> ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption
> =----

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Dan Bracuk - 13 Dec 2006 03:22 GMT

"Veem" <ginmill01@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in:

:My buddy and I are in the process of working out the final details to go to
:Yap and Palau in Feb. We are peeing in our wetsuits even as I type...just
:need to buy a replacement camera, as i lost my last one. what a goober. i
:think a sea and sea digital 8000. any comments on that? my sea and sea
:film i just loved because it was so easy to use. i am just taking pics for
:fun, not professtional grade.

I have a Sony point and shoot, 4 megapixels, and a Sony Housing.
Works great, despite my lack of talent. Many pictures taken here,
http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/underwater/index.htm, were taken with
that camera. Those that were, were taken with the camera's internal
flash only. Give it a day or two, and I will have added some more,
taken with natural light only.

From what I understand, Canon, Olympus, and a few other brands are
just as good as Sony. In fact, if I were to make my purchase all over
again, I would probably go with Canon because their flash cards give
you a bit more flexibility than Sony's memory sticks.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

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Dillon Pyron - 14 Dec 2006 04:33 GMT

>My buddy and I are in the process of working out the final details to go to
>Yap and Palau in Feb. We are peeing in our wetsuits even as I type...just
>need to buy a replacement camera, as i lost my last one. what a goober. i
>think a sea and sea digital 8000. any comments on that? my sea and sea
>film i just loved because it was so easy to use. i am just taking pics for
>fun, not professtional grade.

Does it use the MX10 lenses? I'm considering switching to digital,
but I have too much invested in glass for my two cameras.

>> "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard
>> resulting in:
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
>> =----
>

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Veem - 14 Dec 2006 22:59 GMT

>>My buddy and I are in the process of working out the final details to go
>>to
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> Does it use the MX10 lenses? I'm considering switching to digital,
> but I have too much invested in glass for my two cameras.

Yes, and I loved it. It took pretty good pictures, and some of them were
really good. Plus I used it on land too. Since I lost it about a year ago,
I have been diving naked (as far as camera goes). I just think a digital
Sea&Sea would work for basic stuff.

>>> "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard
>>> resulting in:
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
>>> ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption
>>> =----

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bullshark - 14 Dec 2006 15:21 GMT

> "bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard
> resulting in:
> So much for the, "I don't carry a camera so I can just enjoy the
> diving" guy we all knew and loved.

Actually just the same. I was bushwacked with a housing for an old 7mp
camera I already had. I carry no strobe, it goes in my dive bag, stays
clipped off and frequently stays on the boat. It's principle raison
d'etre is research support. I carry it to document conditions and
specimens for PBC Reef Rescue. It definitely detracts from my diving
experience.

bullshark

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Greg Mossman - 15 Dec 2006 18:17 GMT

> Actually just the same. I was bushwacked with a housing for an old 7mp
> camera I already had. I carry no strobe, it goes in my dive bag, stays
> clipped off and frequently stays on the boat. It's principle raison
> d'etre is research support. I carry it to document conditions and
> specimens for PBC Reef Rescue. It definitely detracts from my diving
> experience.

Yet you still somehow managed to take 4 zillions photos, huh? I hope
you know that you photographers are the real scourge of the reefs.

What ever happened with your Bali trip?

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bullshark - 15 Dec 2006 20:46 GMT

> Yet you still somehow managed to take 4 zillions photos, huh?

Unh, did you know that it's possible to take photos *above* water?

> I hope you know that you photographers are the real scourge of the reefs.

You're singing to the choir, son.

> What ever happened with your Bali trip?

Which one? We didn't go this year, we swapped for Palau. We're going
back thru bali early 2007. We're also trying to get a trip together on
Kararu, but it's diffficult to work out.

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Greg Mossman - 16 Dec 2006 18:19 GMT

> > Yet you still somehow managed to take 4 zillions photos, huh?
>
> Unh, did you know that it's possible to take photos *above* water?

Janna handles that part as I have no time left after fiddling with my
UW gear. Was there anything in Palau above water (other than Jellyfish
Lake)? I didn't notice.

> Which one? We didn't go this year, we swapped for Palau. We're going
> back thru bali early 2007. We're also trying to get a trip together on
> Kararu, but it's diffficult to work out.

I gave up trying to deal with Kararu direct, mainly because I couldn't
get a fax to go through no matter what. Dumped the hassle in the lap
of a travel agent listed on the website who not only finished the work
without costing me a penny more but also negotiated a partial refund
when we got burned on the "master stateroom" upgrade. I was so
satisfied that I gave her my upcoming Bonaire booking, as Buddy's
website still doesn't do online reservations.

Komodo is one island where I did have to take some of the topside
photos, mainly because my long-lens Sony F717 which is so miserable
underwater, can't shoot worth crap on land either because the zoom is
so weak. I therefore had to get Steve Irwin-close to the dragons in
order to get anything decent. Janna has no problem getting her face
into sharks and fingers into eels underwater but was apprehensive about
the big lizards.

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