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If you are looking for something cheap and dead simple I'd recommend the
Aquatica Mini Sport http://www.aquatica.ca <http://www.aquatica.ca>
It's rated to over 300' (I've had it that deep) , its cheap and simple.
Don't get the cheezy strobe they have. I got an
Ikelite and it fits in their arm fine.
marty
-----Original Message-----
From: Jsuw@ao*.co* [mailto:Jsuw@ao*.co*]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:04 PM
To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: underwater camera
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 http://www.seaandsea.com/mmiiex.html
<http://www.seaandsea.com/mmiiex.html> from Sea & Sea
http://www.seaandsea.com/ <http://www.seaandsea.com/>
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
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are looking for something cheap and dead simple I'd recommend the Aquatica Mini
Sport <A
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size=2>It's
rated to over 300' (I've had it that deep) , its cheap and simple. Don't get
the
cheezy strobe they have. I got an</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>Ikelite and it fits in their arm fine.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Jsuw@ao*.co*
[mailto:Jsuw@ao*.co*]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 30, 2002
10:04
PM<BR><B>To:</B> techdiver@aquanaut.com<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Re: underwater camera
<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800040 size=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT">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
lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid;
MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"
TYPE="CITE"><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
lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#800040 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> from Sea & Sea <A
href="http://www.seaandsea.com/">http://www.seaandsea.com/</A></FONT><F
ONT
lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#800040 size=3
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#800040 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">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
lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#800040 size=3
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#800040 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">/Jonas</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:
#ffffff"
face=Arial color=#800040 size=3
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#800040 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">--<BR>Jonas Bergenudd<BR>+46 733 909
909</FONT><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#800040 size=3
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:
#ffffff"
face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">
<BLOCKQUOTE
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MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"
TYPE="CITE">-----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 lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"
face=Tahoma
color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">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 lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"
face=Arial color=#000000 size=3
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800040 size=2
FAMILY="SCRIPT"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR><B>Visit my web page
with underwater
and other photos at http://members.aol.com/jsuw3/index.html</B></FONT>
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