First pics with the new Optio

[Snowbear]

I recently replaced my flooded Pentax Optio S50 with another one. It's nice to know that I can take pictures for a whole dive if I want to without the darn thing locking up at any moment.

Here are a couple of the first pics with it....

A Basket Star on some twisted up pipes:

A closer up of his 'body':

A Basket Star on a Sea Whip.

 

[Dee]

Very nice, Snow!

 

[kapula]

Cool pics! Cold waters? Where are these taken at? I've never seen a basket star but then again I've only dived tropical waters (made my courses here in Finland and it was more than enough of chilly murky waters )

 

[Packhorse]

Did you use the same housing as the one which flooded?

 

[Jamdiver]

Very, very nice Snowbear..
The pics of the basket star look almost abstract in a way...

Love the closeup shots reminds me vines on steroids..

 

[Snowbear]

Did you use the same housing as the one which flooded?

Yes, same housing.

I have been continuing to use the old camera in the same housing without further floodings. It was apparently a piece of lint or hair that compromised the seal :11:

 

[Snowbear]

Cool pics! Cold waters? Where are these taken at? I've never seen a basket star but then again I've only dived tropical waters (made my courses here in Finland and it was more than enough of chilly murky waters )

Very cold water.... 38*F in Prince William Sound out of Whittier, AK

 

[Gussy]

built in flash?

 

[Uncle Pug]

Great pictures Snowbear and I especially like the basket star on the sea whip.

 

[alcina]

Lovely basket stars!