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Scuba Forum / UK Scuba / May 2004Digital cameras and housings
Looking for a digital camera and housing and would like some suggestions on where to buy, mainly on line. Also any advice on which ones to go for. I'm no looking to spend a fortune. I noticed one on a dive trip which seemed to be quite popular, I think it was a sony ciberpix or something like that. One other question, Do all digital cameras have a delay it taking pictures. A friend has a optio camera and the delay can be quite anoying. Cheers Colin >Looking for a digital camera and housing and would like some suggestions on >where to buy, mainly on line. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >One other question, Do all digital cameras have a delay it taking pictures. >A friend has a optio camera and the delay can be quite anoying. Some digitals have no delay at all when you take the picture. But you would have to pay dearly for that function....... At the price range you seem to be suggesting you will have a delay. This makes moving fish pictures difficult. Pete S. > At the price range you seem to be suggesting you will have a delay. > This makes moving fish pictures difficult. Most of the delay in most cameras are for the autofocus, the autowhite balance and so on. By pressing the shutter halfway down (needing some practice in a big housing with large glowes) you can minimice the actuall shutter delay. But then you have to know where the fish is going to show up. / Balp  Signaturehttp://anders.arnholm.nu/ Keep on Balping I prucahsed mine off Ebay from an american dealer. It was a cannon Ixus v4, even after paying the tax it was a lot cheaper and is fuly compatible with the European version. Justin. Signature---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- "There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes" Fourth Doctor Who(Tom Baker) Doctor Who Web Site www.doctorwho.hopto.org > Looking for a digital camera and housing and would like some suggestions on > where to buy, mainly on line. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Colin the delay can be minimised by operating the camera, especially the focus, manually. dslr's typically are very fast and suffer from virtually no delay, however with housings in 4 figures they ain't cheap! check out the prices on the "cameras underwater" website for cameras and housings. by shopping around you should be able to get a more competitive deal on the camera. the housings though are usually pretty static price wise. if you check out the forums on wetpixel.com that should give you an idea of what's hot and what's not. what is your price range? i've just picked up a new oly 5060 and pt020 housing for ?570. used on one dive so far to give it a shakedown and to see just which way i should be operating the camera. waiting on a connector to use my flash from the motormarine. hope that's of some use. dave > Looking for a digital camera and housing and would like some suggestions on > where to buy, mainly on line. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Colin > waiting on a connector to use my flash from the > motormarine. i didn't know such a thing exsisted for the oly 5060 / Pt020 housing - where from if I may ask ? rgds monty > > waiting on a connector to use my flash from the > > motormarine. > > i didn't know such a thing exsisted for the oly 5060 / Pt020 housing - > where from if I may ask ? Some good links here... http://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/camera.html http://www.muenster.de/~matthias/blitz/oly2nikone.htm http://www.mike-dive.de/Projekte/OLYPT20.html that's the guy....michael fingers (mike-dive.de) > > "dave" <dave@__devilgas__.com> wrote in message > news:<0zatc.210$aF2.63@newsfe3-gui>...snip [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > http://www.muenster.de/~matthias/blitz/oly2nikone.htm > http://www.mike-dive.de/Projekte/OLYPT20.html > that's the guy....michael fingers (mike-dive.de) Yes, he's a very helpful bloke too - I emailed him about using his adaptor with my Olympus 8080w and he was more than helpful! > the delay can be minimised by operating the camera, especially the focus, > manually. dslr's typically are very fast and suffer from virtually no delay, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > if you check out the forums on wetpixel.com that should give you an idea of > what's hot and what's not. I would echo that- I use a housed Nikon 5000, which is a good camera, but does have a "shutter lag". I can reduce this to pretty much zero lag by half pressing the shutter, so that the camera focuses. It's a question of composing, half-pressing and then waiting for the moment to zap. Quite pleased with the results I have obtained this way. Another UK on-line retailer to try are marine-cameras.com, who have a range of digital kit. >Another UK on-line retailer to try are marine-cameras.com, who have a >range of digital kit. Heh.. Alan James in Bristol. I went into his shop 2 years ago and more or less got chased out when I mentioned digital! I see he's changed his tune now though. Gordon >>Another UK on-line retailer to try are marine-cameras.com, who have a >>range of digital kit. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >I see he's changed his tune now though. If you really want to upset him, ask about B&W pictures....... Pete S. > Looking for a digital camera and housing and would like some suggestions on > where to buy, mainly on line. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > One other question, Do all digital cameras have a delay it taking pictures. > A friend has a optio camera and the delay can be quite anoying. The DX3000 and DX3000g have the smallest shutter lag you'll find on a compact camera (0.22 and 0.14 secs respectively). But that is possible the only thing going for them -- image quality is none too hot, build quality is rather poor, and they only weigh in at 3MP. The cameras are Ricoh ones (RR30 and G3, respectively) housed in Sea &Sea housings. www.imaging-resource.com is your friend for all the techy details you could ever wish for... SignatureMichael I am a happy snapper underwater and have the DX3000 package and would like to counter that opinion. The shutter lag is as stated very low and as such I do not have any pictures of fishy tails even using the autofocus. I find the image quality fine for printing out up to A4 size shoots. Even my partner who uses a Nikon F80 housed was impressed by the quality I got from a 3.2 Megapixel camera. It does however depend on what you want to do with the results I spose. I just want a memory that can be printed if required, I am not a photographer and tend to point and shoot, I leave all the settings on automatic. Although I always say I will learn to use it properly for the next trip:-) The best feature (next to shutter lag) in my opinion is however the Macro right down to 1 cm and the image quality is at it's best here. There are some firmware downloads for the camera to improve image quality I cannot comment on effects as my camera has not been underwater since I downloaded them. The housing is a joy small, neat and all functions easily useable it also has a very handy cover for the LCD screen meaning sunlight does not stop you seeing what you are shooting.. follow the links for two of my last holiday shoots (Warning patience of a siant or broadband required as the shots are 1.3 Mb each nothing has been done to enhance them) http://www.sinaisafari.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/R0010563.JPG http://www.sinaisafari.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/R0010501.JPG also see for more information at http://www.marine-cameras.co.uk/digital/dx3000.htm I can recomend Alan James whatever option you choose. Very helpful, knowledgable and customer service second to none. kathryn > > Looking for a digital camera and housing and would like some suggestions > on [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > www.imaging-resource.com is your friend for all the techy details you could > ever wish for... > I am a happy snapper underwater and have the DX3000 package and would like > to counter that opinion. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > http://www.sinaisafari.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/R0010563.JPG > http://www.sinaisafari.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/R0010501.JPG Nice pics! Gotta say, though, that although the contrast and colour is very good, the amount of digital 'noise' in both images is awful! Just goes to show that digital still has a *long* way to go before it even gets close to a half decent enclosed SLR... >> I am a happy snapper underwater and have the DX3000 package and would like >> to counter that opinion. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> http://www.sinaisafari.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/R0010563.JPG >> http://www.sinaisafari.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/R0010501.JPG >Nice pics! Gotta say, though, that although the contrast and colour is very >good, the amount of digital 'noise' in both images is awful! > >Just goes to show that digital still has a *long* way to go before it even >gets close to a half decent enclosed SLR... With everything "it depends" ... I think the photo above which has the blue background is overexposed which isn't going to help CCD noise much (Was the sea really that colour?) But if all you want is some snapshots for memories on a web page then so-what? You aren't really comparing like for like either - a 3MB consumer digicam vs. a good housed SLR? Not a very good coparison in reality. But with a few minutes digital alchemy you can turn them into something that is quite acceptable for a web page - eg. http://www.drogon.net/u1.jpg http://www.drogon.net/u2.jpg And if you have the money, then you can always go for a digital SLR in a housing... Pete - If you are reading this, got a housing for your new monster yet? Gordon >>Just goes to show that digital still has a *long* way to go before it even >>gets close to a half decent enclosed SLR... >With everything "it depends" ... I think the photo above which has the blue >background is overexposed which isn't going to help CCD noise much (Was [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >You aren't really comparing like for like either - a 3MB consumer digicam >vs. a good housed SLR? Not a very good coparison in reality. Absolutely correct. Will you guys please stop comparing low end digitals and 35mm. Low end digitals are fine, but they are just that, low end. They are the polaroids/instamatics of the camera world. Fine for snapshots. A crappy lens with a poor resolution CCD behind it. But if you move upmarket with say a Canon D1s, it blows away any of the 35mm opposition (not medium or large format though). All the discussed problems of shutter lag, resolution, noise, burst rate, etc etc, just disappear. But the camera body alone is 4.5 kilo pounds...... My current beast is a lowly Fuji S2 Pro. A mere 1.2 kilo pounds, body only. >But with a few minutes digital alchemy you can turn them into something >that is quite acceptable for a web page - eg. Photoshop CS is a marvelous thing...... And it works in Fuji RAW file format. >And if you have the money, then you can always go for a digital SLR in >a housing... > >Pete - If you are reading this, got a housing for your new monster yet? The housing is due any time now. Six week special order from Seacam via Paul Kay. Pete S. That's very impressive Gordon. Can you briefly descibe what you did to the original pictures? Would I be able to do the same with Photoshop 5.0 LE? Cliff. > >> I am a happy snapper underwater and have the DX3000 package and would like > >> to counter that opinion. [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Gordon |
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