Rookie here needs a little help on a decision...

[TheAlmightyHubbard]

I have a Canon SD600 and a Canon S3 IS. I want to get a housing for one of them but can't decide which; the SD600 because it's small and compact, or the S3 IS which offers more settings/features. What do you guys recommend for just casual photography?

These are the housings I was looking at. Both are the same price so that won't help the decision much.

Canon WP-DC4 Waterproof Housing for Powershot SD600 Digital Camera from LeisurePro.com SD600 housing at Lesiure Pro

Canon WP-DC20 Waterproof Housing for PowerShot S1-IS Digital Camera from LeisurePro.com S1 IS housing on Lesiure Pro (Pretty much the same shape and size so I assume the S3 IS one will be the same price when I find it.

Will either of these take mediocre pictures using the integral flash?

Edit - Upon researching a little, I realized that Canon does not produce a waterproof housing for the S3 IS, so it looks like I'll have to stick to my SD600. Do they come with weights to adjust buoyancy or do they need to be purchased separately?

Thanks!

 

[TheAlmightyHubbard]

No one

 

[diver 85]

I have used the A570 with no weights(is positve buoyant) for over a year now---absolutely love it that away..........vs. my old S&S MM II & YS 50 strobe(was/is negative buoyant) that I used since '95........Like I said, I like the 570's setup better so therefore I would not buy any weights----JMO though........(I would try it out with none 1st----try it, you might like it...lol)

 

[Mel Moncrieff]

B&H sells a weight kit for 30.00. I dove with a similar system and the positive bouyancy bothered me--the camera would float up behind me out of sight and I would have trouble retrieving it. This was particularly annoying as I often dive in kelp here in SoCal. I added the B&H weights to the bottom of the housing--no more problem. I'd still get a strobe as soon as you can afford one--your pictures will be so much better.

Mel