I currently own a G12 but I'm looking to make a jump to a dSLR. I haven't found a dive shop that has good or great photography support in the Tampa area so I don't really have somewhere to go and chat about my future purchase. I have a friend who does a lot of photography above the water and he has a T2i and he's very happy with it. Both he and I agree that the T3i feels real "cheap". I understand that the T4i and T5i have some better features like video auto focus and better ISO. I was also looking at the Canon 60D and liked that it was a weather sealed camera and has better battery life.
I have been using snapcompare.com to try and compare camera features (Example: Canon T5i vs 60D - Our Analysis)
One thing that I'm worried about is that the T4i and T5i have touch screens and from what I read some of the core functions are performed on the touch screen (not sure if that's accurate). If that's the case, is the 60D going to be easier to operate underwater?
The 70D is going to be priced out of my starting range and I don't know if it would be worth it if the only reason I was buying it over the 60D was for Auto Focusing video. For the price difference I could almost have a GoPro for dedicated video.
After I buy the camera it will likely be a few or several months before I can afford to make a move on a housing so I will be getting to know my camera on land before I dive with it but I would like input on the underwater usability BEFORE I make a decision and find out later I didn't know something about the underwater setup/use of the camera that I wish I had bought a different model.
This will be my first entry in to the SLR/dSLR. I know I could buy am older and cheaper Rebel to get started and upgrade later but if I plan on buying a housing it makes more sense to get "the" camera and work up to it since the housing is a fairly expensive accessory. I already have plans for a Inon z240 strobe to use with my G12 (optical cable / sTTL) and thought it would be a good fit for the new dSLR since it also supports TTL. If I'm wrong, let me know.
I would like to stay Canon, I'm a fan of CHDK and like using the scripts to do things like shoot lightning on my G12. If I'm missing an obvious option feel free to tell me.
I have been using snapcompare.com to try and compare camera features (Example: Canon T5i vs 60D - Our Analysis)
One thing that I'm worried about is that the T4i and T5i have touch screens and from what I read some of the core functions are performed on the touch screen (not sure if that's accurate). If that's the case, is the 60D going to be easier to operate underwater?
The 70D is going to be priced out of my starting range and I don't know if it would be worth it if the only reason I was buying it over the 60D was for Auto Focusing video. For the price difference I could almost have a GoPro for dedicated video.
After I buy the camera it will likely be a few or several months before I can afford to make a move on a housing so I will be getting to know my camera on land before I dive with it but I would like input on the underwater usability BEFORE I make a decision and find out later I didn't know something about the underwater setup/use of the camera that I wish I had bought a different model.
This will be my first entry in to the SLR/dSLR. I know I could buy am older and cheaper Rebel to get started and upgrade later but if I plan on buying a housing it makes more sense to get "the" camera and work up to it since the housing is a fairly expensive accessory. I already have plans for a Inon z240 strobe to use with my G12 (optical cable / sTTL) and thought it would be a good fit for the new dSLR since it also supports TTL. If I'm wrong, let me know.
I would like to stay Canon, I'm a fan of CHDK and like using the scripts to do things like shoot lightning on my G12. If I'm missing an obvious option feel free to tell me.