Choice for secondary camera?

[WOODMAN]

I am still using my trusty Olympus C5050 camera for all my main work, and it still performs like a champ. But, with it's Ikelite housing and dual Ikelite D125 strobes on their long arms, small and compact it is not. I have noticed a problem with getting up close for those macro shots with this rig, especially with trying to avoid bumping into coral structures and such, and got to thinking that a second, small camera in a compact housing would be just the ticket for this kind of stuff. I could leave it clipped to my BC and out of the way between uses, or even squirrel it away in a BC pocket (if it fits...) I have seen some of you guys do incredible work with just a compact camera and no additional strobe, and was wondering if anyone else had tried this dodge and how well it worked for them. Any ideas? Thanks for your input. Woody

 

[ce4jesus]

You know as a DSLR owner the thought occurred to me to carry one just as a macro setup. I'd be interested in what you find. I was thinking really small, small enough to put into a BC pocket. Sealife or Sea&Sea?

 

[CheddarChick]

really love my backup DC500..Cheddarguy used it on the Curacao trip and took some great Pix

 

[danclem]

Hi:

My DSLR rig is a Nikon, Subal Housing, twin Ikelite 125's. I have not had a problem with macro photography (60 mm with 2x diopter for tight shots), but I carry a point and shoot credit card size Casio in an underwater housing as a second camera.

The problems I have had with the DSLR rig are things like shooting around corners in tight spaces (Galapagos last June in a cave with white tipped reef sharks). Also, the point and shoot takes video, which is fun to intersperse into trip "slide" shows. It fits into a BCD pocket, so no problem to take along.

Hope this helps,

Dan