An alternative to the various regular water-proof cameras is using an Olympus XZ-1 (which I have only good things to say about) with its own dedicated under-water housing, PT-050! You just drop your camera into the house and instantly it can be used (the PT-050 is the size of a big DSLR, but much lighter)! Excellent grip, and nowhere as bulky (or flimsy) as most other UW houses. All buttons big and easy to access with gloves on, and well marked (quite unusual, me thinks!). Can be used down to about 120 ft (40 meters), so playing with it in the surf is no problem! The Olympus XZ-1 has a fairly fast lens (f1.9), and fairly high ISO, so even evening shots work out well! The front of the UV house is threaded for 67mm filters, close-up lenses, and similar goodies! Works excellent with my Canon 77mm 500D close-up lens, if you use a 67-77mm step ring! Superb closeups! Almost pro quality! The UW housing also makes the camera easier to use in snow-storms, dusters, and similar nasty surroundings, as it makes the camera dust AND waterproof! All the best, off to work! <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tord S Eriksson, MA in Journalism; ex Editor-in-Chief; Avid Photographer; Pentax Fan, Articulated Bus Driver; Hon. Member of East Horsley Aerospace; Hon. Member of PAN, the World's Oldest Photo Club; On FlickR: Tord55; </font> *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 22 2011 - 05:45:06 PST
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