sp-350

[liberato]

...This thread was lost when the SB server crashed about a year and a half ago. Admin must have recovered it. There is a lot of good stuff about My Modes and such....

Woohoo! That is great news since there is much good information here I used to make reference to before dive trips to refresh my knowledge (since my SP-350 is not my regular above water camera). It is good to have this valuable resource back online. I still have my "flood insurance" in its unopened box awaiting future use. New old stock went for around $200 when they were discontinued. You should be able to get refurbs for less than that now.

 

[gumbo717]

Good thread, long, a lot of info.

Question; What is a good underwater wide angle lens for this camera and housing?

I have had the SP350 for a couple of years now and have been using it in the auto mode for my above water pic and have only had it in the water three times. I recently purchased a new digital sealife strobe and would like to get a WA lens before my trips to NC in the spring. I need some time to practice and am looking to get into taking more underwater photos.

Thanks!

 

[netmage]

Good thread, long, a lot of info.

Question; What is a good underwater wide angle lens for this camera and housing?

I have had the SP350 for a couple of years now and have been using it in the auto mode for my above water pic and have only had it in the water three times. I recently purchased a new digital sealife strobe and would like to get a WA lens before my trips to NC in the spring. I need some time to practice and am looking to get into taking more underwater photos.

Thanks!

I use a Inon UWL-100 Wide Conversion Lens

 

[gumbo717]

Inon America is no longer in business, but have seen that lens - nice.

I have seen two others online - Fantasea & Epoque - any pros/cons?

 

[netmage]

Inon America is no longer in business, but have seen that lens - nice.

I have seen two others online - Fantasea & Epoque - any pros/cons?

Call Ryan @ Reef Photo... 877.453.8927 they might still have.... it's still listed on their website....

 

[CheddarChick]

I love my Inon UWL-100.....sooooo sad they are not in business any more, the mounting system is so easy for underwater use...

 

[sunkarm]

I use epoque 67mm on my sp350 with ike housing

 

[rjsimp]

Inon America is no longer in business, but have seen that lens - nice.

I have seen two others online - Fantasea & Epoque - any pros/cons?

Not exactly.. Inon (in Japan) has decided to go direct to customers vs selling through the middle man which was Inon America. Inon America has a statement on their site explaining all this.

Still though.. I would be hard pressed to support Inon as a product if they didn't have a US distributor to handle things so you won't be seeing any Inon purchases from me.

 

[Larry C]

INON UWL-100 28AD Wide Angle Conversion Lens #456212143227

 

[ewong]

I love my Inon UWL-100.....sooooo sad they are not in business any more, the mounting system is so easy for underwater use...

I love my UFL-165AD fisheye. It allowed me to get closer and therefore get better lighting from my strobe. I also use the AD mount which allows me to switch WA to macro lenses under water. Checkout the pix below which I took with the fisheye lens.

I'm writing a review of the Inon attachment lenses soon. Btw Inon America went out of business, not Inon. You can still get Inon stuff from ReefPhoto (where I got mine). Kinda dumb move for Inon, to leave customers hanging, they have great products.


Eddy.

ps. More pix with the Inon lenses on Wakatobi/Bali (UW) - a set on Flickr