bperrybap
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Does the mini have auto focus or is it a fixed focus lens?
I was thinking that it was a fixed focus lens.
--- bill
I was thinking that it was a fixed focus lens.
--- bill
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Paco II
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Still no pictures posts or more info yet, huh? I too am very curious about this camera.
I just got mine from ScubaToys, and will be taking it to the quarry on Sunday. Will post the raw pics shortly after...
A buddy of ours took a Sealife Reefmaster Mini to Roatan two weeks ago. His had issues - several photos came out with scanlines covering the majority of the frame (CCD issues). I'm not sure if this is common with this model, but he basically had rubbish on 9/10 shots. No obvious reason for the issue...
bperrybap
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That sounds like a bad CCD. That happend to my DC-500 when
it locked up underwater and overheated before I could surface.
I returned it back to sealife and they replaced it, at no cost to me.
---- bill
Natasha
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Ice9:
Ice did you ever post the pix? I'm also thinking of this camera now. Thanks.
Head to the Sticky at the top of the UW Photo - Pink Link in my signature will get you there, too. Inside post #2 under the heading CURRENT COMPACT CHOICES you'll see the SeaLife Mini listed with two links - one to images and one to a discussion. Both links were just added a couple of days ago so info is current.
HTH
HTH
Natasha
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Thanks ~~ I hit your pink link right after I posted here and found it. You know I've wanted a camera for so long. This could finally be the one for me!
Dark Wolf
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I bought a mini about 3-4 weeks ago and have taken about 3 dozen pictures with it. Overall I really like the camera. I am not a pro photographer, so take that for what it is worth. One thing I have noticed, the camera took pretty good (to me) pics in shallow water 0-40 ft. When I took deeper pictures 75-100 ft. I needed an external flash. I was able to salvage the pics with the software that came with the camera, but they still were not the clarity that I saw u/w.
I am new to u/w pics, but I think that if you want to take deeper pics with this camera an external flash will be required. So far, this is the only issue that I have had, but time will tell.
I am new to u/w pics, but I think that if you want to take deeper pics with this camera an external flash will be required. So far, this is the only issue that I have had, but time will tell.
I have just purchased the Mini, and I was trying to find out where I should buy an "SD" card, which one I should buy and approximately how much they might cost. I am on my way back to Coco View, Roatan, Honduras. I leave Saturday. I am taking my family (wife , 15 y.o. daughter, 14 y.o. son) for their first scuba experience for a week. I was there 25 years ago as a scientific diver helping a friend test a prototype underwater UV light. Great diving, and I hope this will instil in my family the same love of diving that I have had. I would love to try to "capture the moment" with some underwater pictures / video. Thanks.
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