digital camera for underwater?

I use the "shield" with a Kodak CX4300 (Walmart $99) with the
fill-flash always on. I have taken 1000s of what I feel are
incredible pics for a total $150 setup...your choice! Here is one of
my sites to check some samples:
http://spectregunner.freeservers.com/

PS: Sorry about the pop-ups in advance---it is a free storage site!

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:44:19 GMT, "Wayne Bjorken"
<wbjorken@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Mario;
>
>I use a Nikon Coolpix 4300 with a Fantasea CP4 housing with attached Sea&Sea
>20mm Wide conversion lens. In addition I light things up with an Epoque ES
>150 DS.
>The system works well and if bought from the right sources can cost less
>then $1000.
>
>Wayne Bjorken
>www.springdivers.com
>
>"Mario" <mandm@flashnet.it> wrote in message
>news:9ae829af.0401091158.1a1739c5@posting.google. com...
>> 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
>

Pat <spectre@tampabay.rr.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
in:
:PS: Sorry about the pop-ups in advance---it is a free storage site!

Norton Internet Security takes care of those pop ups quite nicely.

Dan Bracuk
If at first you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure.
The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/


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I know..I uploaded a bad one in error. THe rest look acceptable to me
and were LOTS of fun taking though...enjoy!

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 18:40:47 -0500, "Dan Bracuk, CTHD"
<NOTbracuk@pathcom.com> wrote:

>Pat <spectre@tampabay.rr.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
>in:
>:I use the "shield" with a Kodak CX4300 (Walmart $99) with the
>:fill-flash always on. I have taken 1000s of what I feel are
>:incredible pics for a total $150 setup...your choice! Here is one of
>:my sites to check some samples:
>
>This one ain't so hot.
>http://spectregunner.freeservers.com...3/100_1502.jpg
>
>at least not to me.
>
>Dan Bracuk
>If at first you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure.
>The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/
>
>
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Those pics look great! Please explain the "shield".
Thanks,
Larry

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 23:24:54 GMT, Pat <spectre@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

>I use the "shield" with a Kodak CX4300 (Walmart $99) with the
>fill-flash always on. I have taken 1000s of what I feel are
>incredible pics for a total $150 setup...your choice! Here is one of
>my sites to check some samples:
>http://spectregunner.freeservers.com/
>
>PS: Sorry about the pop-ups in advance---it is a free storage site!
>
>On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:44:19 GMT, "Wayne Bjorken"
><wbjorken@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>Mario;
>>
>>I use a Nikon Coolpix 4300 with a Fantasea CP4 housing with attached Sea&Sea
>>20mm Wide conversion lens. In addition I light things up with an Epoque ES
>>150 DS.
>>The system works well and if bought from the right sources can cost less
>>then $1000.
>>
>>Wayne Bjorken
>>www.springdivers.com
>>
>>"Mario" <mandm@flashnet.it> wrote in message
>>news:9ae829af.0401091158.1a1739c5@posting.google .com...
>>> 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
>>

Pat <spectre@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> I know..I uploaded a bad one in error. THe rest look acceptable to me
> and were LOTS of fun taking though...enjoy!

What they show is that in good conditions (none to few particles in the
water) you get acceptable results, [and have fun] and that is good.

They also show that
{images/Small_Key_Largo_7_03/100_1477.jpg}{mages/Small_Key_Largo_7_03/10
0_1490.jpg} it is not a good setup in less than ideal conditions.

--
>replace spamblock with my family name to e-mail me

Here si the url I bought it from. They are an awesome
customer-service company that got it to me fast! It works excellent
and is quite durable too. I bought a second to keep handy for a
second camera.

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 20:14:34 -0500, LCM <hoggy@nospam.comcast.net>
wrote:

>Those pics look great! Please explain the "shield".
>Thanks,
>Larry
>
>On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 23:24:54 GMT, Pat <spectre@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>I use the "shield" with a Kodak CX4300 (Walmart $99) with the
>>fill-flash always on. I have taken 1000s of what I feel are
>>incredible pics for a total $150 setup...your choice! Here is one of
>>my sites to check some samples:
>>http://spectregunner.freeservers.com/
>>
>>PS: Sorry about the pop-ups in advance---it is a free storage site!
>>
>>On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:44:19 GMT, "Wayne Bjorken"
>><wbjorken@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Mario;
>>>
>>>I use a Nikon Coolpix 4300 with a Fantasea CP4 housing with attached Sea&Sea
>>>20mm Wide conversion lens. In addition I light things up with an Epoque ES
>>>150 DS.
>>>The system works well and if bought from the right sources can cost less
>>>then $1000.
>>>
>>>Wayne Bjorken
>>>www.springdivers.com
>>>
>>>"Mario" <mandm@flashnet.it> wrote in message
>>>news:9ae829af.0401091158.1a1739c5@posting.googl e.com...
>>>> 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
>>>

matt@gol.com (Matthew Endo) wrote in message news:<1g9429w.zx2tju1efjp7kN@yahoobb219000172005.b btec.net>...
> Reef Fish <Large_Nassau_Grouper@Yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Matt, you know me.
> >
> > Send a copy of this to Mr. Yamaguchi. Perhaps he SHOULD know how
> > his "technician" in the USA was handling his customers and his
> > manufacturing defects.
>
> Feesh, can you send me the complete details, and the story from the
> beginning via e-mail.

Hi Matt,

Actually I have posted the complete "relevant" details. I don't have
access to my emailer now, now any of the actual records (such as the
dates, serial numbers, written notes by me as well as the Sea&Sea
technician, etc.) now, because I am "on the road" (since 2/13), but
I'll email you what's available on those detailed records, soon after
I return home next week.

Thsnks for taking interest in this.

-- Bob.

Reef Fish <Large_Nassau_Grouper@Yahoo.com> wrote:

> Actually I have posted the complete "relevant" details. I don't have
> access to my emailer now, now any of the actual records (such as the
> dates, serial numbers, written notes by me as well as the Sea&Sea
> technician, etc.) now, because I am "on the road" (since 2/13), but
> I'll email you what's available on those detailed records, soon after
> I return home next week.

OK, I'll wait to get the e-mail from you. Maybe photocopies of the
relevant documents would assist in getting the matter resolved.

> Thsnks for taking interest in this.

Glad to help out.

Cheers,

--
Matt
matt@gol.com

Jerome Meekings <warm-water-diver@spamblock.net> wrote:
>What they show is that in good conditions (none to few particles in the
>water) you get acceptable results, [and have fun] and that is good.

This is true of any setup that relies on the camera's internal flash.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

That system looks very interesting, but I have a quick Q for you. I
assume that your camera has a zoom lens, what do you do about that? Set
it at wide-field, zoom, mid-way?

Thanx

Bryan

Pat wrote:

>I use the "shield" with a Kodak CX4300 (Walmart $99) with the
>fill-flash always on. I have taken 1000s of what I feel are
>incredible pics for a total $150 setup...your choice! Here is one of
>my sites to check some samples:
>http://spectregunner.freeservers.com/
>
>PS: Sorry about the pop-ups in advance---it is a free storage site!
>
>