Water proof camera

Can anyone recomend a good water proof camera?

heyduke wrote:
> Can anyone recomend a good water proof camera?
>
Canon sells waterproof cases for P/S photography (G series, S1/2/3 for
sure.. don't know about others).. I would have to assume the other
brands do the same thing.

Don't know about SLR stuff though, depending on your needs..

HTH
P.

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heyduke wrote:
> Can anyone recomend a good water proof camera?

The old Nikonos can be bought on E-Bay sometimes.


DP

heyduke wrote:
> Can anyone recomend a good water proof camera?
>

Let us know what your needs/budget are and go from there. I can
recommend plenty but there are different tools for different jobs.

jon

To use a camera you already have, http://www.aquapac.info/, has
possibilities.

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heyduke wrote:
> Can anyone recomend a good water proof camera?

I don't know if they're any good, but the Pentax W10
and W20 are advertised as good for 30 minutes in up
to 1.5 meters of water. That's lousy for a serious
waterproof camera, but it's great for a mostly land
based, low cost point and shoot that you want to
be able to take to the beach for swimming and maybe
a little snorkeling.

Alan

You need to be more specific.

Are you looking for film or digital?

Do you want a self-contained underwater camera or a camea in a housing?

What is the maximum depth at which you will be using the camera?-- are you
just looking for something to take into the surf or keep with you while
rafting or are you planning on diving with it?

Toby

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>

Canon sells a good casing for their A620 and similar models (same
camera design - different features). It sounds as if it is a good
housing, and the camera reviews speak for themselves...

heyduke <rdavis@broadwayvillage.com> wrote:
> Can anyone recomend a good water proof camera?

The standard choice among whitewater rafters and kayakers
is the Pentax WP series. The current model is the W20,
which is 7 Mp versus 6 Mp for the previous W10 model.

Olympus also makes the SW series, and the 725SW seems to be
nearly (?) as waterproof as the Pentax models.

Waterproof cases are very expensive, but possibly you could
get a higher quality digicam than the aforementioned models.
Here's a list of options including film:

http://cacreeks.com/cameras.htm