Since there's no Sea Life Reefmaster Area

[GotAir]

I thought I would post my question here.
anybody have some pro's or con's about the
Sea Life Reefmaster DC250.

I've rented some Good camera's and owned some
Junky one's. I'm trying to find a happy medium.

GotAir

 

[alcina]

Here are a couple of links for Reefmaster cameras
Link 1
Link 2

IMHO there are much better choices out there.

 

[Dee]

Are you totally decided on a Reefmaster? If not, there are better affordable alternatives out there.

 

[GotAir]

Alcina your the Bestest
and
Dee
Thanks for your info also.

I had to do alittle research here and I found many many threads on the subject
of Reefmasters. one thing did really Shock me tho. the number of our members saying that the case's flooded on the reefmasters Bummer. Thats not a Good selling point!. so i called STs.com and asked them about the flooding problem. Joe said they really didnt know that they had a flooding problem ( go figure) but they have a new case design now Hmmm. I went ahead and bought the DC300.

Selling points where
1. price $279.00 then an $100.00 rebate. so actualy $179
Accessories included: Underwater housing tested to 200 ft, SeaLife digital camera with Land, Sea and External Flash modes, Detailed instruction manual, MGI PhotoSuite IV and MGI PhotoVista software and camera driver, USB cable & Video Cable, Soft case for inner camera, Wrist lanyards for both housing and inner camera, Care Kit with anti-fog desiccant cartridges, Sportfinder.

2. service. many members commented on servive after the sale. thats worth X amount
of $ right there.
I'm going to Coz Jan 7th and I'll post some pic's from that camera when I get back.

 

[alcina]

Glad you found a camera to suit you!

Get to know your camera 100% before your trip and you'll have much better results.

Have fun and I look forward to the photos!

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

For what its worth, I've always found the housing to be a workhorse. I use my buddies DC310 Reefmaster on almost every dive(he never dives, so that works out in my favor). I've never had a problem with it flooding, I have more of a problem with the picture quality. The pics are great "fun" pictures, but I haven't gotten many to come out "postcard" quality.

 

[gt2003]

The worst problem I had was wanting to get close to whatever I was photographing. I don't remember what the minimum focusing distance was but pay extra close attention to what it says in your manual. If you get any closer your pics will be blurry. This was a huge disadvantage for me as I wanted up close pics of little tiny things. For general u/w photos, 2-6ft you should be happy. Good luck, Greg

 

[Corigan]

The worst problem I had was wanting to get close to whatever I was photographing. I don't remember what the minimum focusing distance was but pay extra close attention to what it says in your manual. If you get any closer your pics will be blurry. This was a huge disadvantage for me as I wanted up close pics of little tiny things. For general u/w photos, 2-6ft you should be happy. Good luck, Greg

Either a macro or a wide angle lens would let you get closer. The Wide Angle lens is 2' to infinity for focus. The macro of course if you getting right up on whatever you are shooting at.

Matt

 

[GotAir]

Well as promised here is a pic from the sealife 310 taken this month. I like
landscapes and abstract stuff... so I'm real happy now and have a few bucks
in my pocket still. used the camera 14 times in Coz and 12 times in Costa Rica this month and no flooding problems.

GotAir

 

[alcina]

Great to hear you like your purchase!

Nice photo - a bit of a run through software might give you some nice results, too...bring out the colours a bit more.