camera decisions!

>
> There was a similar desire for garmin gps plugs, and a chap in the
> states made his own...
>
> http://pfranc.com/projects/g45contr/g45_idx.htm
>
> ...and sold a few hundred thousand of them.
>
> I wonder if it would be possible to do the same thing with the olympus
> connection?

And while we're at it - the Suunto Vyper one!

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Lynsey,

The swiveling screen is set facing towards you in the housing, you don't
get the option of twisting it round when using the housing. It just sits
in its little hole on the back of the camera. Thats not very technical
sounding I know, but couldn't think of a better way of putting it! :D

Donna


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"Lynsey" <lynsey@NOSPAM.fsworld.co.uk> wrote in
news:c813e5$7bd$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk:

>
> "Donna"wrote in message
>>
>> We have the Pwershot A80 and housing and its great. Very easy to use
>> both on land and underwater with the housing....
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Donna
>>
>>
>> --
>>
> Hi,
> just a wee question, when the cameras in the housing is the
> 'swiveling' screen in its own compartment so that it works just like
> on land? Or is it just set facing towards you before it goes in the
> housing? I cant tell from the pictures ive seen!
>
> Thanks,
> Lynsey.
>
>
>

Set flat, and a lot of housings have a rubber hood over the lcd so you
can still see it in bright conditions

Chris Quinn

"Jason" <jason.usenet.nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
newsan.2004.05.13.17.04.21.497386@ntlworld.com.. .
> On Wed, 12 May 2004 20:45:45 +0100, Bardo wrote:
>
> Yup, apparently it supports all 50+ levels of TTL, unlike the ones that
> work off the internal flash which only do about 5 levels. Plus you can use
> it in super macro mode. The internal flash doesn't fire then.
>
> It's a shame that there doesn't seem to be source of the plugs that
> Olympus use on their flash connectors. Then we wouldn't need to mess
> around with the infrared solution.

Funnily enough, the guy that makes the digital adaptors that you recommended
forwarded me this link...

http://www.mike-dive.de/Projekte/OLYPT20.html

Looks like it attatches directly to the Olympus connector so it could be the
answer to all our problems! What do you reckon?

On Fri, 14 May 2004 23:03:50 +0100, Bardo wrote:

> Funnily enough, the guy that makes the digital adaptors that you recommended
> forwarded me this link...
>
> http://www.mike-dive.de/Projekte/OLYPT20.html

I know. I noticed it yesterday.

> Looks like it attatches directly to the Olympus connector so it could be the
> answer to all our problems! What do you reckon?

Well if I were you, I'd go for it. I'm not sure I can justify spending the
money again. The other system works well enough. I just have to make sure
it's all aligned in the first couple of minutes of the dive.

Jason

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"Jason" <jason.usenet.nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
newsan.2004.05.15.09.06.40.429854@ntlworld.com.. .
> On Fri, 14 May 2004 23:03:50 +0100, Bardo wrote:
>
> > Funnily enough, the guy that makes the digital adaptors that you
recommended
> > forwarded me this link...
> >
> > http://www.mike-dive.de/Projekte/OLYPT20.html
>
> I know. I noticed it yesterday.
>
> > Looks like it attatches directly to the Olympus connector so it could be
the
> > answer to all our problems! What do you reckon?
>
> Well if I were you, I'd go for it. I'm not sure I can justify spending the
> money again. The other system works well enough. I just have to make sure
> it's all aligned in the first couple of minutes of the dive.

Yes, I think I probably will but at the moment I'm a little unsure about
exactly what is required to use this device with the 8080. Using Babel Fish
to translate, I get the impression that it requires some modification to the
Olympus PT20 connector on the enclosure which I'm not entirely happy with.
Anyone in here speak fluent German and fancy doing a bit of translation?

"Bardo" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:2gmg44F4fp29U1@uni-berlin.de...
>
> "Jason" <jason.usenet.nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> newsan.2004.05.15.09.06.40.429854@ntlworld.com.. .
> > On Fri, 14 May 2004 23:03:50 +0100, Bardo wrote:
> >
> > > Funnily enough, the guy that makes the digital adaptors that you
> recommended
> > > forwarded me this link...
> > >
> > > http://www.mike-dive.de/Projekte/OLYPT20.html
> >
> > I know. I noticed it yesterday.
> >
> > > Looks like it attatches directly to the Olympus connector so it could
be
> the
> > > answer to all our problems! What do you reckon?
> >
> > Well if I were you, I'd go for it. I'm not sure I can justify spending
the
> > money again. The other system works well enough. I just have to make
sure
> > it's all aligned in the first couple of minutes of the dive.
>
> Yes, I think I probably will but at the moment I'm a little unsure about
> exactly what is required to use this device with the 8080. Using Babel
Fish
> to translate, I get the impression that it requires some modification to
the
> Olympus PT20 connector on the enclosure which I'm not entirely happy with.
> Anyone in here speak fluent German and fancy doing a bit of translation?

>
>

I am not bad at German, but this might answer your question;

Wichtig : der Umbau ist nicht reversiebel

= Important, this change is irreversible.

From the price list, it looks like it is a service that he offers as well as
selling the gear.

I haven't got time right now to follow it properly through, and some of the
specialist language will beat me, so I might not be much help.

Keith

"Keith Manning" <NOSPAM@tesco.net> wrote in message
news:mJspc.803$z7.326@newsfe3-win.server.ntli.net...
>
> From the price list, it looks like it is a service that he offers as well
as
> selling the gear.
>
> I haven't got time right now to follow it properly through, and some of
the
> specialist language will beat me, so I might not be much help.

Cheers for giving it a quick scan, though, Keith!

On Sat, 15 May 2004 13:17:44 +0100, "Bardo" <me@privacy.net> wrote:

>Yes, I think I probably will but at the moment I'm a little unsure about
>exactly what is required to use this device with the 8080. Using Babel Fish
>to translate, I get the impression that it requires some modification to the
>Olympus PT20 connector on the enclosure which I'm not entirely happy with.
>Anyone in here speak fluent German and fancy doing a bit of translation?
>

He says there are two versions of the connector, an old one and a new,
improved one. the thread on the old one is slightly too large for his
device and apparently tends to jam sometimes, making it impossible to
unscrew whatever is screwed in. from the site:

"if you have a socket that looks like the one pictured below (first
image on the page) everything is fine, that is the 'good' one, but if
it is missing the red dots at the base it is the 'bad' one and will
eventually break unless you carefully clean and grease it after every
dive."

The modification he describes is to replace the old one with a new
style one.

HTH,

Marc