SeaYoda
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So, I was innocently minding my business as a confirmed compact digital camera user when the urge overwhelmed me to take the road so many have taken before me. I have gone over to the dark side of DSLR. The C-5050 stands out as an Icon of compact digitals. I am glad that I still have it and it has been a great camera to learn on and shoot pictures with. I was always confident that it would be a long time before I could afford to get into the next level of camera, due mostly to high costs of a complete set up. I don’t sell my pictures so there is no connected stream of cash to support my photography habit. The combination of a DSLR with a live view LCD to frame the shots and the price drop in December initiated this expansion of my “hobby”. I also had the opportunity to get a lower priced housing for the camera, so that just sealed the deal. I always wanted to have a “better” camera that I could change lenses on and one that was more useful topside. I also wanted to see what shooting with no “shutter lag” was like. All of this has landed me where I am today, poorer in the pocket but happy as a clam.
Part two of my series will be about my thoughts on two different housings. I have one dive with a Fantasea housing and one dive with an Ikelite housing. I thought I’d compare the two as apples to apples from a total novice point of view. I’m writing the comparison as we speak.
It’s too soon to say much about the E-330 underwater. When I have several dives under my belt, I’ll give an account of the learning curve going from C-5050 to E-330.
Here are some of the first pictures from the Ike housing set-up:
Part two of my series will be about my thoughts on two different housings. I have one dive with a Fantasea housing and one dive with an Ikelite housing. I thought I’d compare the two as apples to apples from a total novice point of view. I’m writing the comparison as we speak.
It’s too soon to say much about the E-330 underwater. When I have several dives under my belt, I’ll give an account of the learning curve going from C-5050 to E-330.
Here are some of the first pictures from the Ike housing set-up:
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![j5.jpg](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/seayoda/j5.jpg)
![j7.jpg](http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/seayoda/j7.jpg)