Hello,
As a very amateur photgrapher, the choices for cameras and housings seems a little overwhelming. Although there are many good choices, I am having trouble on weighing out a decision on one that will best suit me.
I am currently using a GoPro with SeaLife lights, and the results have been acceptable to me for the most part, but I am looking for a modest upgrade.
I am not so much interested in macro photography, but more wider shots of coral and larger species of life. Shooting from closer that one foot of the subject is not necessary.
I would like the camera to be able to focus well on everything is it's field of view automatically, but also be able to narrow the focal range manually. Switching between these modes easily would be an advantage.
I particularly like recording videos, and 1080/60 is ample.
I do not intend to use strobes, and find the very wide angle and bubble effect of the GoPro both unnecessary and a little annoying.
I have found a simple solution in the Olympus TG-4 and the Olympus PT-056 underwater housing, which would seemingly give me a quality and functionality that I would be pleased with.
The price of approximately $380.00 for the camera and $300.00 for the housing are acceptable to me.
The main question that I have is that since I will be using the camera exclusively in a housing, the built-in waterproofness of the TG-4 is not a feature that I need, and perhaps do not need to pay for.
So I wonder if I can save a few bucks or achieve better results and/or functionality in the same price range with a camera that is not in itself waterproof.
I know that this is a very wide question, but I do look forward to any of your suggestions.
Thank-you.
As a very amateur photgrapher, the choices for cameras and housings seems a little overwhelming. Although there are many good choices, I am having trouble on weighing out a decision on one that will best suit me.
I am currently using a GoPro with SeaLife lights, and the results have been acceptable to me for the most part, but I am looking for a modest upgrade.
I am not so much interested in macro photography, but more wider shots of coral and larger species of life. Shooting from closer that one foot of the subject is not necessary.
I would like the camera to be able to focus well on everything is it's field of view automatically, but also be able to narrow the focal range manually. Switching between these modes easily would be an advantage.
I particularly like recording videos, and 1080/60 is ample.
I do not intend to use strobes, and find the very wide angle and bubble effect of the GoPro both unnecessary and a little annoying.
I have found a simple solution in the Olympus TG-4 and the Olympus PT-056 underwater housing, which would seemingly give me a quality and functionality that I would be pleased with.
The price of approximately $380.00 for the camera and $300.00 for the housing are acceptable to me.
The main question that I have is that since I will be using the camera exclusively in a housing, the built-in waterproofness of the TG-4 is not a feature that I need, and perhaps do not need to pay for.
So I wonder if I can save a few bucks or achieve better results and/or functionality in the same price range with a camera that is not in itself waterproof.
I know that this is a very wide question, but I do look forward to any of your suggestions.
Thank-you.
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