Replacement Camera

[kradatzke]

I have taken up diving in the last year and have been using a small point and shoot Panasonic. I find in the tropics with lots of light it seems to do ok. In the Pacific North West ( British Columbia ) it really performs poor , due to the low light problem.
I would like to get a new camera and housing , I am wanting to stay in the $350-$450 range for the camera . I'm looking for some advise on what to buy.

Kelly

 

[Tigerman]

I think, in the pricerange youre looking, you may be better off getting a strobe, given the fact that a new camera wont remove the issue of low light and you wont really get any of the ones Id recommend for the money you want to spend..
If I WHERE to recommend one, it would be the sony RX100 or Canon G-series, but they wont fix the lack of light by themselves and is kinda out of the pricerange anyhow...

 

[KeithG]

sounds like you are ready for the next step. be prepared as it is expensive.

more light generally requires a strobe (or 2). plus an arm and a tray and a sync cable.

once you do some research about strobes you may find that your current camera will work just fine with strobes. or you may need to buy a new camera and housing as well. budget $2000 cdn.

 

[Ran Mozaik]

I also advise getting a strobe. A camera+housing bundle within your budget won't be such an improvement to what you're using now.
However, a half decent strobe with a half decent camera can achieve some very decent shots. Getting a strobe changes the whole game and allows you to take colorful and beautiful shots of marine life in every type of visibility.