Underwater Pictures With My G9

[SFLDiver3445]

There's been a lot of buzz lately within this forum about the Canon G9. I purchased mine close to one month ago and I've already had the opportunity to take it diving with me a few times. I've been pretty happy with my initial results, and since I suspect some of you out there might be contemplating the purchase of a G9, I thought I'd post the links to a few of my recent Scubaboard trip reports that show sample shots I've taken with the G9.

Please bear in mind that only the underwater pictures within these trip reports were taken with the G9. My G9 is in a Patima aluminum housing with dual Inon Z-240 Strobes and an Inon UWL-100 Wide Angle Lens. Also, all the pictures were taken in South Florida, and unfortunately, the visibility was not as great as I would have liked, but they still should serve to give you an idea of my initial results. Here's the links:


http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/fl...iving-miami-pompano-beach-fl-7-19th-20th.html

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/fl...iegel-grove-dives-pig-roast-07-12-2008-a.html

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/fl...-july-doc-de-mille-all-day-trip-part-1-a.html

Adrian

 

[Scuba Martin]

excellent photos

Cant wait to get my G9 in the water

Do you have anything you dont like about the Patima housing?

 

[Maarten_NL]

You photos really show that you can archieve pretty good results with this "point-and-shoot" camera :14:

I just bumped up my Canon G9 pictures topic, feel free to comment there

 

[SFLDiver3445]

excellent photos

Cant wait to get my G9 in the water

Do you have anything you dont like about the Patima housing?

I'm very happy with my current camera setup, primarily because the Patima Housing is a very well made housing!

I haven't really found any drawbacks to the Patima Housing, other than the fact that it's pricey and a bit heavy, but I have dealt with the weight by adding a few buoyancy aides to my strobe arms.

And with respect to the cost, as the phrase goes, you get what you pay for!

 

[Scuba Martin]

I saw somewhere someone complaining that the closing mechanism could spring open if you are not careful?? What do you think?

And also, Ive seen your setup, what baseplate etc are you using, looks like it works nicely

Thanks

 

[SFLDiver3445]

I saw somewhere someone complaining that the closing mechanism could spring open if you are not careful?? What do you think?

And also, Ive seen your setup, what baseplate etc are you using, looks like it works nicely

Thanks

With all due respect, I can't imagine why someone would make that comment, because the closing mechanisms are spring loaded with buttons that must be pushed on each latch, before you can even begin to apply the pressure needed to pull open the latch. Furthermore, each of the latches on either side of the housing are acually pretty tough to open, so it's really not possible to accidentally spring them open.

With regard to my baseplate, I originally had the standard UCLS baseplate, but when I switched to the G9 and the Patima Housing, I had to buy a longer UCLS base plate, which I think is the one used on larger D200 Aquatica SLR Housings, because you need to have room on either side of the housing to be able to position your hands, and also to open and close the side latches, which do take up a bit of room when opening and closing.

Here's the only picture I currently have available that somewhat shows what I'm referring to:

Adrian

 

[Scuba Martin]

Thanks for the great info on that Patima, gives me a good idea of what to get. Thinking thinking

Oh yeah one last thing, can you reach the shutter when you have your hand placed on the arm or do you hold onto the camera itself

 

[SFLDiver3445]

Thanks for the great info on that Patima, gives me a good idea of what to get. Thinking thinking

Oh yeah one last thing, can you reach the shutter when you have your hand placed on the arm or do you hold onto the camera itself

The black adjustable padded velcro strap that sits between the housing and the blue portion of the arm does a great of keeping your hand connected to the camera, and since the majority of the camera's function buttons and wheels, including the shutter, are reachable with the right hand, even when it's secured to the housing, you really have no need to be holding on to the arm with your right hand.

Furthermore, the housing is so small, that your right hand will cup the right side of the housing quite comfortably, even while you are using the housings buttons and wheels!

Like I've said, the design of the housing appears to have been very well though out.

Adrian

 

[waynel]

Very nice shots. Looks like the current was really ripping that day on the SG. I've seen days when I'm flying like a flag at that safety stop and then days when I didn't even need the line. Thanks again for sharing with us.

 

[NTSilver]

Adrian
Thanks for sharing. Your photos confirm what I have been thinking about my current set-up - I need another strobe.

Nonie