Want To Buy: Canon G10 & Housing (WP-DC28)

[2ndjetty]

Looking for a Canon G10 and housing (WP-DC28).

Thanks for any help!

 

[mcliffy2]

Have you considered the G9? It is superior to the G10 for underwater use. The wider 28mm range on the G10 does not work as well with wide angle lenses, so its my understanding that you can actually get wider with the G9. I have a full G9 setup for sale at the link below.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/cl...inon-lenses-ds51-strobe-arm-pelican-case.html

 

[2ndjetty]

Thanks MCliffy - your G9 package looks like a sweet deal, but I was going for the G10 and Cannon housing because those are selling under $500 (no strobes of course). I shoot photos on land, so think this would be a good test to see if I can produce the non-macro images I see in my head, and if so to invest the money in a T1i or 7d rig. Hopefully that makes sense...?

 

[Jax]

Not selling! :scorned:

However, if you don't find the setup here, try fredmiranda.com: Specialized in Canon - Nikon SLR Cameras, Forum, Photoshop Plugins, Actions, Reviews, Hosting and Digital Darkroom. I bought my used G10 for $350 . . . Those guys take great care of their setups.

If you get the new housing, make sure you search this board for the Canon housing 'fix' . . .

You'll be extremely pleased with this camera and housing!

 

[mcliffy2]

Thanks MCliffy - your G9 package looks like a sweet deal, but I was going for the G10 and Cannon housing because those are selling under $500 (no strobes of course). I shoot photos on land, so think this would be a good test to see if I can produce the non-macro images I see in my head, and if so to invest the money in a T1i or 7d rig. Hopefully that makes sense...?

If you are looking to produce "non-macro" images a wide angle lens is essential, and you'll need an Ikelite housing for this (on G10 or G9). Its my understanding that Canon's housing will not fit 3rd party wide angle lenses. A strobe is also essential unless you plan on shooting in 15 ft of water or less all the time. Otherwise you will have no reds or oranges in your pictures whatsoever. Because of the way light travels through water, you simply cannot get good underwater results at depth without a wide angle lens and a strobe. It is a little more expensive, but I had the same needs as you, and found that this setup fit those needs perfectly. In fact the reason I am selling is because I just upgraded to a 7D.

Whatever you end up deciding, have fun with it!

 

[2ndjetty]

Thanks mcliffy. I'm embarrassed I overlooked the light fadeoff. The package is nice but out of my budget right now. I'm starting to lean towards just saving the money to get an UW kit for my DSLR.

 

[rajohn]

This is a purely personal note and I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack over it and comments on my personal lack of ability but here goes. I purchased a Canon G10 and a matching Canon underwater housing brand new from the local camera shop. I was NEVER able to consistently get good macro photos with it. Sometimes it would work and sometimes it wouldn't. This was in my yard taking pictures of flowers. I wanted macros of the insides of the flowers and the various bees and insects found there. I finally gave up and went to the photo shop with my problem. They have an employee there who teaches macro photography at the local college. He had the same problem. We took another brand new G10 out of the showcase and he still had the same problem. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. He tried every possible setting both manual and auto with the same results. I was leaving for Cozumel two days later and had no option but to go ahead and take this setup with me. Sure enough, I had the same problem underwater, compounded by the difficulty of arranging photos properly in that environment. In general, it's a great camera, but I don't recommend it if you want to mostly do macro photography. OK, everybody flame me now, but that was my actual personal experience.