Thinking of Getting a camera.

[SCUBADIVINERIK]

........ Ikelite housing.

Anyone have a website for Ikelite???

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

http://ikelite.com/

Didn't look very hard did ya?

We're doing Cypress again on the 14th, if you want, I can get ahold of that camera for that date. Do you have any Xd cards? If not, I have a few you can use and take home to view - or I can load the pics here and send via email or website...

 

[SCUBADIVINERIK]

http://ikelite.com/

Didn't look very hard did ya?

We're doing Cypress again on the 14th, if you want, I can get ahold of that camera for that date. Do you have any Xd cards? If not, I have a few you can use and take home to view - or I can load the pics here and send via email or website...

14th works for me...I didnt look hard at all or was it at all...thanks man I think I got one xd card here somewhere Ill look.

 

[SCUBADIVINERIK]

Well I looked at housings this afternoon for about 30 minutes on the Ikeliite website. They are nice looking products but the price on most of them made my jaw drop. :dropmouth No wonder everyone is so protective of there camera stuff......

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Most cameras manufacturers have their own housings for a much cheaper price. Ikelites housings and customer service are top-notch though, I can't say that from my experiences with Olympus housings.

 

[SCUBADIVINERIK]

Most cameras manufacturers have their own housings for a much cheaper price. Ikelites housings and customer service are top-notch though, I can't say that from my experiences with Olympus housings.

Yeah I was checking out Olympus housings and thier digitals. I like the digitals like the 5050/5060. 5.1 Megapixels is more than I have ever owned but they look kewl.

I would like to take a look at yours at Cypress if you dont mind...

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Sure, I'll bring my buddies SeaLife and my Oly - just so you can get a good comparison.

 

[NAIBdiver1]

Hi all,
I have never used this forum but I have a camera question and what better place to ask it. I want to get a underwater camera. The beauty of the Springs in Florida have convinced me that I need to be able to share images with my girlfriend who is currently overseas. I am on the fence between a Nikonos V and a Reefmaster DC310. Now I know this is probably like comparing apples to oranges(digital to film).
I have seen the Nikonos V in the past and liked it. I have been told Nikon is not making the Nikonos Line anymore. If this is true how hard are the Orings and seals to get? What do you like about this camera? What do you dislike?

I have only seen the Reefmaster in a dive shop. Same questions what do you like and dislike? I had a kodak digital and it held up well through two trips to the desert but got stolen last fall. I liked the ability to view my photos with the digital but that is about the only thing I liked better than a regular film cameras.

I guess I know a bit more about the Nikonos V and am leaning towards it but I am looking for thoughts or links to both before I jump in and pick it up

I guess I am just looking for opinions before I buy.

Thanks

I just posted some photos of different subjects taken with my ReefMaster DC310, if you like to see.

Click on "View Gallery" on Left side under my name to see
http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=37086

(2 Pages - 14 photos)

NAIBDiver1

 

[DesertEagle]

Ikelites housings for many digicams cost about $600, but the housing for the F810 is only $300. It's a smaller version of the thick wall housings made for bigger cameras. Considering that a Canon or Olympus housing is about $200, the difference isn't that great. What you will get is a housing that's less succeptible to fogging and can easily be serviced. The housing will work after hundreds of dives.