It's been a while since I've been wet but a Reefmaster would probably be my first choice for simple underwater "snapshots".
When I dove more regularly I had an Ikelite housing for the kodak disposable. I even went so far as to remove the Kodak 400 and replace it with Fujichrome 400 slide film! I was unfortunate to have the original housing and it didn't work well. It was impossible to wind the film (the little rubber wheel would just spin on the winding gear no matter what film was in the camera) and the camera was not snug inside. It was more frustrating than anything. I even had the closeup attachments and slave strobe. Too bad it was a piece of junk! I think they still make it for the newer disposables but I haven't tried to upgrade. Christian On Wednesday 20 March 2002 12:46, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Since I'm a diver, I bought a reefmaster. Not a bad little camera for that > purpose and for the price. To get good shots, however, you need the large > flash or strobe. The small built in flash is of very little use under > water. A close-up lens is also useful. > > Dan > > Christian Skofteland wrote: > > After I bought my LX I looked around for underwater housings for it. > > Just out of curiosity you know, because I dive and I thought it would be > > fun. > > > > Ikelite: Great company if you own a Canon or Nikon AF camera. For > > anything Manual focus they have to custom build it. so you're talking > > US$1500.00 at the time I was making inquiries. > > > > There was another company (sorry the name escapes me) that makes a > > "stock" housing for the LX but only sells it in Japan. The sales rep > > assured me he could get it for me but it was going to cost US$2500.00. > > That would be um, 5 TIMES the cost of the LX. Oh yeah, then you need at > > least one strobe... and did I mention that the housing cost did not > > include the cost of the lens port? Add a dome and flat port for probably > > another thousand bucks.... > > > > Underwater photography is EXPENSIVE. > > > > If you are just going snorkeling, get the Kodak waterproof disposable. > > The results aren't too bad. Or if you want to spend over $100 get a > > reefmaster. > > > > The "Ziploc" bag approach is done by EWA-MARINE: > > http://www.ewa-marine.de/English/e-start-photo.htm > > > > Would you trust a sandwich bag to protect your valuable camera gear? I'd > > think twice about it..... > > > > Christian > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > Looking at doing some snorkelling again in June in Bermuda. Last time > > > > I > > > > took > > > > > > a disposable underwater camera. Does Pentax make an underwater > > > > camera? Looking for something inexpensive. Like the Canon Sure Shot > > > > A-1. > > > > > > > > Any other suggestions? > > > > > > > > Taking my old Super Program for "land" pictures. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Allen > > > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
