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Since tickets to the UK were prohibitively expensive we had to change our vacation plans for this summer. Just booked our room and flights yesterday, and I believe I'll have much more fun going to the Virgin Islands in the middle of July. :icon32:

Among other things while we're there, I definitely plan on doing some diving, and I know the wildlife down there is beautiful so I want to get a decent submersible camera for some good piccies.

Does anybody here dive much and if so, can you give me some advice on which cameras and brands are good to take underwater? I've checked out a few -- while I know a little about camera specs in general, I don't know much about the more advanced features, and I don't know which ones have a reputation for holding up well when diving. I'd really like to spend less than $300 for one if possible.

Any suggestions?

What, and skip out on Alton Towers ARE YOU MAD?

WP-FX701 Underwater Housing for FinePix F710 / F810 Zoom P10N075390A £ 149.99

plus

FinePix F810 Zoom

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/F ... xf810z.asp

an underwater case is the thing you need, though they're often as expensive as the camera itself. Canon makes a lot of them

just use a clear plastic bag

http://web.media.mit.edu/~tim/pix/waterproofcamera.html

only if you real handy at building tho

phantasmagoria wrote:just use a clear plastic bag

yeah, just use a bag...

Doombrain wrote:WP-FX701 Underwater Housing for FinePix F710 / F810 Zoom P10N075390A £ 149.99

plus

FinePix F810 Zoom

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/F ... xf810z.asp

That looks good, but the camera price ranges from $389 to $426. I'm not sure I want to drop that much.

You know of any good ones in a better price range that are easy to find cases for?

o'dium wrote:What, and skip out on Alton Towers ARE YOU MAD?

WTH is Alton Towers?

R00k wrote:

Doombrain wrote:WP-FX701 Underwater Housing for FinePix F710 / F810 Zoom P10N075390A £ 149.99

plus

FinePix F810 Zoom

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/F ... xf810z.asp

That looks good, but the camera price ranges from $389 to $426. I'm not sure I want to drop that much.

You know of any good ones in a better price range that are easy to find cases for?

try http://www.dpreview.com/

Billy Bellend wrote:http://web.media.mit.edu/~tim/pix/waterproofcamera.html

only if you real handy at building tho

don't have any of the tools I'd need to make that. it's not very pretty either.

Doombrain wrote:

R00k wrote:

Doombrain wrote:WP-FX701 Underwater Housing for FinePix F710 / F810 Zoom P10N075390A £ 149.99

plus

FinePix F810 Zoom

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/F ... xf810z.asp

That looks good, but the camera price ranges from $389 to $426. I'm not sure I want to drop that much.

You know of any good ones in a better price range that are easy to find cases for?

try http://www.dpreview.com/

Oh. :icon27:

Any specific brand you'd recommend man?

I guess you're not Canon fan then

R00k wrote:

Doombrain wrote:

R00k wrote: That looks good, but the camera price ranges from $389 to $426. I'm not sure I want to drop that much.

You know of any good ones in a better price range that are easy to find cases for?

try http://www.dpreview.com/

Oh. :icon27:

Any specific brand you'd recommend man?

like the angry little dutch guy says, canon if you're watching the cash flow.

Not really a fan, no. I know what most of the specs mean, but I don't own a digicam. I bought one for my dad one year (Nikon Coolpix), but aside from that I haven't had much experience with the different brands.

Is Canon on top of the digital heap?

Doombrain wrote: like the angry little dutch guy says, canon if you're watching the cash flow.

Thanks.

R00k wrote:

Billy Bellend wrote:http://web.media.mit.edu/~tim/pix/waterproofcamera.html

only if you real handy at building tho

don't have any of the tools I'd need to make that. it's not very pretty either.

the tools , design, and materials are all variable .

i was just throwing an idea in.

and yes that particular design is shit heh

saturn wrote:an underwater case is the thing you need, though they're often as expensive as the camera itself. Canon makes a lot of them

Oh, sorry Sat, I managed to miss your first post somehow. :icon27: :lol:

Doombrain wrote:

R00k wrote:

Doombrain wrote: try http://www.dpreview.com/

Oh. :icon27:

Any specific brand you'd recommend man?

like the angry little dutch guy says, canon if you're watching the cash flow.

haha, says the angry printerman from the UK

now kiss me

R00k wrote:

saturn wrote:an underwater case is the thing you need, though they're often as expensive as the camera itself. Canon makes a lot of them

Oh, sorry Sat, I managed to miss your first post somehow. :icon27: :lol:

look down next time..

i always say sony

R00k wrote:

saturn wrote:an underwater case is the thing you need, though they're often as expensive as the camera itself. Canon makes a lot of them

Oh, sorry Sat, I managed to miss your first post somehow. :icon27: :lol:

You'll have to search for yourself, there are plenty of them
A friend of mine bought a Canon A80 last year, great cam. When she went diving in Egypt she bought an underwater case for it that costs 249 euros, which was only 50 euros less than the 300 she paid for the cam. Protection comes at a price.

Billy Bellend wrote:i always say sony

yeah, you have to love that wanky memory stick bollocks

This one looks like a good buy to me, what do you guys think?

Canon PowerShotA520:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canona520/

I'm not going to be diving very deep (maybe 40-50 feet), so I wouldn't think I'd need a super-expensive enclosure, right?

R00k wrote:This one looks like a good buy to me, what do you guys think?

Canon PowerShotA520:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canona520/

I'm not going to be diving very deep (maybe 40-50 feet), so I wouldn't think I'd need a super-expensive enclosure, right?

for point and click you CAN'T go wrong with Canon or Fuji and TBH i think Fuji are alot better than Canon in the 3 to 4 mpix range, IMO