newbie help - Please!

[Benzonar]

I'm a big fan of disposables as a nice cheap option just as long as you are aware of what to expect. I wouldn't really want to use one in anything more than 40' deep, but for shallow work with good visibility and bright sunlight they can produce some good results.

The major drawback I find is that the focal length sucks and the view hole is so small its a pita trying to frame anything.


One of my attempts with a disposable

 

[nocalparrothead]

Thanks for that info. That quality of photo is all I was hoping for in this case. Benzonar - what type of disposable were you using? Does anyone think there is a quality difference between diving disposables and regular underwater disposables - Besides the price? I did use a regular underwater at 30 feet on a discover scuba dive about 10 years ago in Aruba. The photos came out pretty well, all things considered, but I thought maybe a flash-enabled diving camera would do a better job. Especially at 40-50 feet. Thoughts, anyone?

Chris

 

[Benzonar]

The disposable used was just a bog standard Fuji rated to 10m.

I was probably at about 6m when that was taken, but the water was very clear, strong sunlight, and the bottom substrate was highly reflective white sand. Believe me, a lot of the pics that came out were not much cop.

Its really a case of what you want. If you need a good quality digital camera then just make sure that there is a housing available for it. I wouldn't really think there would be much difference between a "proper" u/w camera and a disposable one unless you spend more than £200.