I don't dive. I feel I'm here under false pretences, but I was directed to these boards by someone on a CruiseCritic message board as the ultimate place for informed opinion/personal experience w/underwater photgraphy.
I do snorkel whenever I get the chance; unfortunately, that's only about every 2 - 4 years.
I have also done SNUBA a couple of times and Aqua Safari (AKA: Helmet Dive) and my question is this:
I usually just use disposable UW cameras, but I'd like to upgrade a little. The budget doesn't run to more than $100 - $150 and I don't have a "land" digital that I can buy a housing for. I have explored various websites and have come across 2 types of inexpensive UW cameras that might do ok:
SeaLife 35 mm & Pixtreme digital.
I have read all the reviews of these that I could find both pro & con. The pros seem to slightly outweigh the cons, but I was wondering if the cons had to do more w/the depth at which they were used? I would not be using them deeper than 15 - 25 ft max (depending on the type of excursion I was taking).
I would appreciate any guidance/opinions/knowledge/experience.
Thank you
KTE
I do snorkel whenever I get the chance; unfortunately, that's only about every 2 - 4 years.
I usually just use disposable UW cameras, but I'd like to upgrade a little. The budget doesn't run to more than $100 - $150 and I don't have a "land" digital that I can buy a housing for. I have explored various websites and have come across 2 types of inexpensive UW cameras that might do ok:
SeaLife 35 mm & Pixtreme digital.
I have read all the reviews of these that I could find both pro & con. The pros seem to slightly outweigh the cons, but I was wondering if the cons had to do more w/the depth at which they were used? I would not be using them deeper than 15 - 25 ft max (depending on the type of excursion I was taking).
I would appreciate any guidance/opinions/knowledge/experience.
Thank you
KTE