Took my camera for a dive yesterday. Noticed there was still slight pressure (light) down the rhs when I had the lense cap on so was quite worried about the screen cracking.
However, I have just had an email from Ikelite (Australia) who have offered to arrange for Ikelite USA to post a replacement screen foam to me at no charge (unless I want to use DHL and then it would be for my account). The postal system in South Africa is terrible and I really can't wait 3 weeks which is the standard postal delivery time here from the States (if anything ever arrives). Every parcel is opened by the postal thieves before (if) it reaches us in this country!
I'm going to order this from Ikelite South Africa today so that they can hopefully get it with their next shipment.
I love the feel of the housing, it is nice and solid, the shutter is steady and confident. I do a lot of video work and the Canon gives great, crisp results topside. The sensor is very sensitive so after I've adjusted the white balance underwater using a white slate, I need to adjust the exposure down to prevent overexposure. Unfortunately dived in bad viz yesterday (2m) so although the Macro was good, the wider angle footage of divers was terrible with lots of particles and milky water.
Regarding the photography, this is the first time with a camera where I am able to do anything more than point and shoot, so the photos were dismal and blurry. I shot on AV and F8, adjusted white balance and set the film to ISO400. All my photos turned out blurry and terrible but practice makes perfect and I will keep on persevering. I think I should set the shutter speed myself on Manual mode to something quite fast! Not using a strobe and am not planning to do so yet.
Would love to keep this thread going, or start another for S95 comments or photos. I am sure we have a lot to share and learn!
