digital camera for underwater?

Hello,

Are there any digital cameras for underwater photography ? how many
meters or feet they can reach? they have connection for external
stronger flash ? what is the lense aperture?

Please tell me what are good models of digital cameras for underwater
photography with and without underwater casing I mean no need of extra
housing for underwater are there any? how deep they can go ?

what about with housing digital cameras? which ones are considered
best?

thanks,

Mario

Yes.

"Mario" <mandm@flashnet.it> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> Are there any digital cameras for underwater photography ? how many
> meters or feet they can reach? they have connection for external
> stronger flash ? what is the lense aperture?
>
> Please tell me what are good models of digital cameras for underwater
> photography with and without underwater casing I mean no need of extra
> housing for underwater are there any? how deep they can go ?
>
> what about with housing digital cameras? which ones are considered
> best?
>
> thanks,
>
> Mario

Bullseye Rudy
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> Yes.
>
> "Mario" <mandm@flashnet.it> wrote in message
> news:9ae829af.0401091158.1a1739c5@posting.google.c om...
> > Hello,
> >
> > Are there any digital cameras for underwater photography ? how many
> > meters or feet they can reach? they have connection for external
> > stronger flash ? what is the lense aperture?
> >
> > Please tell me what are good models of digital cameras for underwater
> > photography with and without underwater casing I mean no need of extra
> > housing for underwater are there any? how deep they can go ?
> >
> > what about with housing digital cameras? which ones are considered
> > best?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Mario
>
>

Mario schrieb:

> Hello,
> Are there any digital cameras for underwater photography ?
[snip]

Try www.digitaldiver.info

Take care,

Jörg


> Mario8

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On 9 Jan 2004 11:58:35 -0800, mandm@flashnet.it (Mario) wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Are there any digital cameras for underwater photography ? how many
>meters or feet they can reach? they have connection for external
>stronger flash ? what is the lense aperture?
>
>Please tell me what are good models of digital cameras for underwater
>photography with and without underwater casing I mean no need of extra
>housing for underwater are there any? how deep they can go ?
>
>what about with housing digital cameras? which ones are considered
>best?
>
>thanks,
>
>Mario

How much do you want to spend is the question?

Laser

mandm@flashnet.it (Mario) wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Are there any digital cameras for underwater photography ? how many
>meters or feet they can reach? they have connection for external
>stronger flash ? what is the lense aperture?
>
>Please tell me what are good models of digital cameras for underwater
>photography with and without underwater casing I mean no need of extra
>housing for underwater are there any? how deep they can go ?
>
>what about with housing digital cameras? which ones are considered
>best?

It's not so much the camera as the housing, and the external lenses
for the housing.

The Oly C4040 and C5050 are pretty well supported. But you can find
Tetra and Ikelite cases for a lot of cameras. Add on flash units and
such, and you could be looking at $1500, maybe, not including the
price of whatever camera.

It's expensive.

"Laser" <Laser.t12@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 15:25:14 -0800, Mark Johnson
> <102334.12@compuserve.com> wrote:
>

>
> I have the C5050 and the Oly PT housing for it. Good to 150'. Takes
> great shots so far, but it is expensive.
>

I just got the same housing and we're headed to Cozumel in February. Any
advice on using the camera underwater? What settings do you use? Anything
special with the housing? Did you pop for an external strobe?

TIA,

Dave

"Mark Johnson" <102334.12@compuserve.com> wrote in message
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> mandm@flashnet.it (Mario) wrote:

> The Oly C4040 and C5050 are pretty well supported. But you can find
> Tetra and Ikelite cases for a lot of cameras. Add on flash units and
> such, and you could be looking at $1500, maybe, not including the
> price of whatever camera.

The newer Oly Stylus 300 and 400 models are also well supported - I just
got one myself along with the Oly housing.

> It's expensive.

No kidding.

-Eric

In article <b2euvv0toe4b4jaaai949threp2eqmto2s@4ax.com>,
102334.12@compuserve.com wrote:
> >Are there any digital cameras for underwater photography ? how many
> >meters or feet they can reach? they have connection for external
> >stronger flash ? what is the lense aperture?
> >
> >Please tell me what are good models of digital cameras for underwater
> >photography with and without underwater casing I mean no need of extra
> >housing for underwater are there any? how deep they can go ?

I had a Canon Powershot G2 digital camera which I wanted to use for
underwater. in November, I got an Ikelite housing, DS100/sensor strobe
package, and fast-charger for the strobe for about $1400 with shipping.
I've put about 50 dives on it so far and have been very happy with it. It
was expensive, but now that I have it, the cost-per-use will eventually
make it seem not so outrageous. (:

One or two places seem to be doing the housing for the Olympus Mju cameras
(300 and 400) for about £60 - so you could probably get a 3mp camera and
housing for £300 or so.

"Dave" <webkatz@charter.not> wrote in message
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>
> "Laser" <Laser.t12@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> >
> >
> > On 9 Jan 2004 11:58:35 -0800, mandm@flashnet.it (Mario) wrote:
> >
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >Are there any digital cameras for underwater photography ? how many
> > >meters or feet they can reach? they have connection for external
> > >stronger flash ? what is the lense aperture?
> > >
>
>
> A housed camera is probably the best solution in terms of versatility and
> bang for the buck. So, first pick out a small handful of digicams that you
> like, and then start investigating whether or not they can be used in UW
> housings.
>
> Dave
>
>