sealife DC310 digital camera..feedback?

anybody got one of these with the strobe..happy? thanks
Richard

On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 07:59:37 -0700, "Richard Miller"
<richmill1@cox.net> wrote:

>anybody got one of these with the strobe..happy? thanks
>Richard
>

In general, I've been very disappointed with digital cameras when it
comes to taking pictures of moving things (or when moving). I have
many pictures (well, I took them and deleted them) of half a dog,
since it is a well known fact that dogs move when they see the shutter
finger start to move.

There is just too long a delay between shutter release and picture
taking. I'll take my Minolta SLR for dry land photos and my MX-10 for
underwater.

Just an opposing viewpoint.
--
dillon

Life is always short, but only you can make it sweet

Dillon Pyron <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>There is just too long a delay between shutter release and picture
>taking. I'll take my Minolta SLR for dry land photos and my MX-10 for
>underwater.
>
>Just an opposing viewpoint.

But when did you last try it, Dillon?

There are coping methods for shutter lag, and there are faster models
out there. Presetting can reduce some down to the .1s lag, essentially
equilivent.

Honestly, for casual photographers, moving targets are hard with any
camera. So many pictures of fish butts. The digitals work great on
the macro and the stills, less so on the wide angles and the movers.
But you do get to know if you got the shot or not, and can try again.
And the economics of it, baring a flood, are incredibly favorable.

I'd take the digital (or the Aquashot!) over an MX-10. If we're talking
Nikonos II-V or a housed SLR, I'd defer to better opinions, but lean
towards the film side still. BTW, do you know if any of the housings
can mate to both the digital and film SLRs from canon or nikon? If they
could size em together it would allow people to buy one housing and
choose for the needs of the day.
--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

I had the DC200 and up graded to the DC310 and just love it.Been to
Cozumel once with each.You can do so much more with the 310. Bill

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 01:10:51 +0000 (UTC), jor@soda.csua.berkeley.edu
(Jason O'Rourke) wrote:

>Dillon Pyron <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>>There is just too long a delay between shutter release and picture
>>taking. I'll take my Minolta SLR for dry land photos and my MX-10 for
>>underwater.
>>
>>Just an opposing viewpoint.
>
>But when did you last try it, Dillon?

Well, my wife has a year old Sony, so that's where I'm coming from.

>
>There are coping methods for shutter lag, and there are faster models
>out there. Presetting can reduce some down to the .1s lag, essentially
>equilivent.
>
>Honestly, for casual photographers, moving targets are hard with any
>camera. So many pictures of fish butts. The digitals work great on
>the macro and the stills, less so on the wide angles and the movers.
>But you do get to know if you got the shot or not, and can try again.
>And the economics of it, baring a flood, are incredibly favorable.
>

I shoot race cars for fun & occasional profit. So I know how to shoot
fast.

>I'd take the digital (or the Aquashot!) over an MX-10. If we're talking
>Nikonos II-V or a housed SLR, I'd defer to better opinions, but lean
>towards the film side still. BTW, do you know if any of the housings
>can mate to both the digital and film SLRs from canon or nikon? If they
>could size em together it would allow people to buy one housing and
>choose for the needs of the day.

I have quite an investment in glass (well over $5000), but would
switch to digital SLR if Minolta would have gone with the AFi lenses
instead of coming up with a whole new "standard".

Yeah, a housing is next on my list. The reason I like the MX-10 is
that I'm not stuck with the wrong lens. I was shooting macros in Kona
when an eagle ray came swimming by. Whoosh, off goes the macro
adapter.

--
dillon

Life is always short, but only you can make it sweet