RedWingDiver
Contributor
Hey all,
I just wanted to see if anyone would like to weigh in on my choices here. After my debacle with a film camera on a dive last year (camera did not wind properly which led to double and sometimes triple exposures, massive condensation when cracking housing open to replace film, etc), I considered some options for this year.
In my dry land life, I use a Canon Powershot A80, which I like and am totally familiar with since I've had it for years. I'm considering buying a housing for it, which runs me around the $160 range.
Then I saw some "too good to be true" deals. Intova has the IC500, 5 MegaPixel, for less than $100. It actually seems to be on par with my A80 in terms of features, so I thought about that.
Then I saw that there's an IC600, which might even be slightly better than my A80, for about the same price as an A80 housing.
As far as camera use, consider me a "tourist."
These would be vacation pictures essentially, so I don't need a whole lot. The use would be in Florida/Carribean waters, probably not much more than 60-80' depth, in broad daylight.
I'm almost thinking that any of these three options are good, so I might go for the IC500, but I'd like to hear from anyone familiar with Intovas and people more experienced with fumbling for their cameras on a dive. I haven't seen a whole lot in my board search, and there's virtually nothing on the IC500 here.
Thanks for reading this far! Please feel free to ask me any questions to clarify my needs and wishes!
I just wanted to see if anyone would like to weigh in on my choices here. After my debacle with a film camera on a dive last year (camera did not wind properly which led to double and sometimes triple exposures, massive condensation when cracking housing open to replace film, etc), I considered some options for this year.
In my dry land life, I use a Canon Powershot A80, which I like and am totally familiar with since I've had it for years. I'm considering buying a housing for it, which runs me around the $160 range.
Then I saw some "too good to be true" deals. Intova has the IC500, 5 MegaPixel, for less than $100. It actually seems to be on par with my A80 in terms of features, so I thought about that.
Then I saw that there's an IC600, which might even be slightly better than my A80, for about the same price as an A80 housing.
As far as camera use, consider me a "tourist."
I'm almost thinking that any of these three options are good, so I might go for the IC500, but I'd like to hear from anyone familiar with Intovas and people more experienced with fumbling for their cameras on a dive. I haven't seen a whole lot in my board search, and there's virtually nothing on the IC500 here.
Thanks for reading this far! Please feel free to ask me any questions to clarify my needs and wishes!