I've got an Ikelite housing for OM that I picked up on ebay a couple years
ago, just because it was too cheap to pass up and I've always wanted to try
scuba and underwater photography. I still haven't tried scuba, or had a
chance to use it, but hope to some day.
Darin
WayneS wrote:
>I have to ask, is anyone on the list into scuba diving and underwater
> photography? One thing that impressed me with Olympus were
> the relatively low cost underwater housings for their cameras.
>
> Next time I head to the Carribean, possibly next year, I would love
> to upgrade my camera. Here are some C5060 underwater shots.
> Not all that spectacular, but the best I could do under the circumstance.
> I have not done any post processing on these images, other than resize.
>
> Shot while snorkeling:
> http://www.zuik.net/Belize/Belize1_P1270970_p.jpg
> Squid school
> http://www.zuik.net/Belize/Belize_P1270972.jpg
>
> Diving:
> http://www.zuik.net/Belize/belize_P1280977.jpg
> http://www.zuik.net/Belize/Belize_P1291002.jpg
> http://www.zuik.net/Belize/Belize_P1291014.jpg
>
> This last shot was pure luck. I need a much more responsive
> camera for underwater shots. Half the time the C5060
> was just way too slow to capture interesting stuff.
>
> I also need live view with decent size image display and fast auto-focus.
> Some of these dives were reaching the max the Oly underwater housing
> could withstand, 130 feet, but Olympus makes some really nice cost
> effective
> underwater housings for their cameras, that meet or exceed their ratings.
>
> My guess is there will never be an underwater TOPE. :-) But I have
> to say, Olympus shines bright in the underwater category.
>
> BTW, the camera is a great diversion to keep the mind focused on
> something other than panic while underwater. Especially for
> someone like me, who is no longer in their prime physically.
>
> WayneS
>
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