Hi,
My wife got the Oly E -PM1 package deal last year and assembled a system with BW marco diapoter and a single Inon Z240. It is quite good for marco or close up photo but a bit lacking for wide angle and video.
Her system is quite easy and fun to use but a bit bulky. In view of the underwater photography fun, I want to get a simple system for myself mainly for
- Taking still pictures mostly marco
- Occassionally some wide photo shots and some causal video, this can supplement the EPM1 system also.
I want the system as simple as possible. Easy to use is essential as I am a newbie for photo and video. Originally thought about gopro but now want to go for a higher end compact P&S system.Now am considering the following systems:
1. Sony RX100ii
Nauticam housing, a macro diapoter and a wetmate(or Inon H100),
My concern is the out of the box close up capability of the Sony. If we need to always stick a diapoter to the Sony, the make the system a bit clumsy.Need to remove the diapotor from time to time when not taking macro. Also the price will be a bit higher. However, the compactness of the Sony is good for travelling and on land use by me.
2. Panasonic LX7
Nauticam housing witb wetmate. Add a macro less later
This is a simple set up. Can I leave the wetmate on the camera and take macro? If yes. This is a really simple and easy to use system. The only down side is that the bulkier LX7 is a minus for my land use and travelling. The lens cap is also annoying.
3. Olympus XZ2
Olympus housing plus wetmate. Add macro diapoter later.
This is similar to the LX7 system but need less money for the initial set up. The other concern is that I have seen comment that the video quality of the XZ2 is not good. How does it compare with the LX7 with th wetmate? I do note requite the top quality video performance. Decent quality is good enough.
I appreciate your advices, opinions and inputs.
Thanks
My wife got the Oly E -PM1 package deal last year and assembled a system with BW marco diapoter and a single Inon Z240. It is quite good for marco or close up photo but a bit lacking for wide angle and video.
Her system is quite easy and fun to use but a bit bulky. In view of the underwater photography fun, I want to get a simple system for myself mainly for
- Taking still pictures mostly marco
- Occassionally some wide photo shots and some causal video, this can supplement the EPM1 system also.
I want the system as simple as possible. Easy to use is essential as I am a newbie for photo and video. Originally thought about gopro but now want to go for a higher end compact P&S system.Now am considering the following systems:
1. Sony RX100ii
Nauticam housing, a macro diapoter and a wetmate(or Inon H100),
My concern is the out of the box close up capability of the Sony. If we need to always stick a diapoter to the Sony, the make the system a bit clumsy.Need to remove the diapotor from time to time when not taking macro. Also the price will be a bit higher. However, the compactness of the Sony is good for travelling and on land use by me.
2. Panasonic LX7
Nauticam housing witb wetmate. Add a macro less later
This is a simple set up. Can I leave the wetmate on the camera and take macro? If yes. This is a really simple and easy to use system. The only down side is that the bulkier LX7 is a minus for my land use and travelling. The lens cap is also annoying.
3. Olympus XZ2
Olympus housing plus wetmate. Add macro diapoter later.
This is similar to the LX7 system but need less money for the initial set up. The other concern is that I have seen comment that the video quality of the XZ2 is not good. How does it compare with the LX7 with th wetmate? I do note requite the top quality video performance. Decent quality is good enough.
I appreciate your advices, opinions and inputs.
Thanks