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--part1_15f.7f59dfd.298a0e09_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Since you are asking the question on Techdiver: How deep do you plan to take the camera? That might be a consideration for the camera you choose. Check the depth rating, but understand that manufacturers are conservative with the numbers they give. The Nikonos V is not rated to go as deep to 190', but I've taken it there before, and friends have taken it to 200'. Don't stretch it too far though. If you are not planning to take the camera past 130', then the Sea and Sea Motormarine II is a nice camera. It will take good photos. Check the specs, it may be rated to go deeper too. There are lower cost options if you are looking for just snapshots (and shallow); the Aquashot housing for disposable cameras works well if you get the external flash unit too. I know you said you are looking just for snapshots now, but if you think you are going to like taking pictures, and you might want more in the future, then I recommend getting the better camera now. Spending $500 now and then turning around in a few years (or less) and spending more than that on a better system is a waste of money on the first camera. I started taking pictures with a Motormarine (before the MM II came out). It is not a very sophisticated camera. While I learned some photo techniques while using it, my photos improved in quality by order of magnitude when I got a Nikonos V and had a camera with a good lens (and that was just the 35mm lens). The best of my early photos are ones I would throw away today. Have fun, Jan In a message dated 1/30/02 6:03:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, jonas@be*.ne* writes: > > I would reccomend the motormarine II-EX <A HREF="http://www.seaandsea.com/mmiiex.html"> > http://www.seaandsea.com/mmiiex.html</A> from Sea & Sea <A HREF="http://www.seaandsea.com/"> > http://www.seaandsea.com/</A> > > I recommend this over the MX-10 which is pretty much a dead end when you > develop your skill and want to expand your system. > > /Jonas > > > > -- > Jonas Bergenudd > +46 733 909 909 > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: TimAndrews [mailto:tandrews@ne*.ne*] >> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 6:18 PM >> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com >> Subject: >> >> >> hi- in some posts we had some divers taslking about cameras. can someone >> email me some suggestions for a decent priced, entry level camera that >> wont break the bank? im not looking to take contest pictures. i just want >> to take some pictures for my scrap book. thanks for the help. tim >> > Visit my web page with underwater and other photos at http://members.aol.com/jsuw3/index.html --part1_15f.7f59dfd.298a0e09_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#800040" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0">Since you are asking the question on Techdiver: How deep do you plan to take the camera? That might be a consideration for the camera you choose. <BR> <BR> Check the depth rating, but understand that manufacturers are conservative with the numbers they give. The Nikonos V is not rated to go as deep to 190', but I've taken it there before, and friends have taken it to 200'. Don't stretch it too far though.<BR> <BR> If you are not planning to take the camera past 130', then the Sea and Sea Motormarine II is a nice camera. It will take good photos. Check the specs, it may be rated to go deeper too. There are lower cost options if you are looking for just snapshots (and shallow); the Aquashot housing for disposable cameras works well if you get the external flash unit too.<BR> <BR> I know you said you are looking just for snapshots now, but if you think you are going to like taking pictures, and you might want more in the future, then I recommend getting the better camera now. Spending $500 now and then turning around in a few years (or less) and spending more than that on a better system is a waste of money on the first camera.<BR> <BR> I started taking pictures with a Motormarine (before the MM II came out). It is not a very sophisticated camera. While I learned some photo techniques while using it, my photos improved in quality by order of magnitude when I got a Nikonos V and had a camera with a good lens (and that was just the 35mm lens). The best of my early photos are ones I would throw away today.<BR> <BR> Have fun,<BR> Jan<BR> <BR> In a message dated 1/30/02 6:03:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, jonas@be*.ne* writes:<BR> <BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><BR> I would reccomend the motormarine II-EX <A HREF="http://www.seaandsea.com/mmiiex.html">http://www.seaandsea.com/mmiiex.html </A></FONT><FONT COLOR="#800040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> from Sea & Sea <A HREF="http://www.seaandsea.com/">http://www.seaandsea.com/</A></FONT><F ONT COLOR="#800040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR> <BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#800040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I recommend this over the MX-10 which is pretty much a dead end when you develop your skill and want to expand your system.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR> <BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#800040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">/Jonas</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#800040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">--<BR> Jonas Bergenudd<BR> +46 733 909 909</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> <BR> <BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Tahoma" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">-----Original Message-----<BR> <B>From:</B> TimAndrews [mailto:tandrews@ne*.ne*]<BR> <B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 30, 2002 6:18 PM<BR> <B>To:</B> techdiver@aquanaut.com<BR> <B>Subject:</B> <BR> <BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Tahoma" LANG="0"><BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">hi- in some posts we had some divers taslking about cameras. can someone email me some suggestions for a decent priced, entry level camera that wont break the bank? im not looking to take contest pictures. i just want to take some pictures for my scrap book. thanks for the help. tim</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#800040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR> <BR> <B>Visit my web page with underwater and other photos at http://members.aol.com/jsuw3/index.html</B></FONT></HTML> --part1_15f.7f59dfd.298a0e09_boundary-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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