underwater photography

[Zok]

Unless the fault is obvious you may find that your pi**ing in the wind regarding warranties, the fault I believe I had was a button leak under pressure, and although it went back to the supplier twice for testing they could find no fault with it. It appears that they cannot do a button test under pressure, just a standard pressure test. Because they could find no fault and I could not prove that the housing was faulty I was pretty much stuffed to getting a replacement camera, the remark from the supplier was in the line of “did you not have it insured”. I did get a refund for the housing because they could not prove that it wasn’t faulty.

The point I’m laboriously trying to make is, if you’ve got an expensive set up get it insured, mine is although as my confidence builds in the Ikelite housing then the insurance may get dropped.

[Outbackannie]

We also use Fuji F30 - no complaints at all - takes great photos and videos

[whacky]

I use a canon a520 if she's keen she will want a strobe to so you may want to figure that into your budget, instead of upgrading my camera i bought a strobe instead and it improved my pictures, take a look at my pics in the thread i started.

With regards to flooding it is just as likely to happen in an ikelite housing, Ikelite actually ony make about half a dozen housings, what they then do is drill holes all over it to fit the controls of individual cameras, the causes of housing floods are generally down to poor maintenance.

[Suggsy]

Plenty of answers regarding the recommendation of various cameras, all I will say is that the sad fact is not 'if' the camera will flood but 'when'. So buy her 2! :-)

[whacky]

Suggsy Wrote:Plenty of answers regarding the recommendation of various cameras, all I will say is that the sad fact is not 'if' the camera will flood but 'when'. So buy her 2! :-)

This not if when argument always confuses me my housing and camera combo is over two years old no flood. I get my housing pressure tested once a year cost next to nothing to be on the safe side. That ensures the buttons are water tight the only other seal left is the opening which if you look after it should never flood.

Am I doing something wrong? If you get two years plus before it floods you'll be wanting an upgrade anyway

[nottrikk]

Just out of interest, where do you get your pressure test done? My housing was bought second hand, and I'd quite like to get it tested myself.

[Bobco]

Take it on a dive, put a heavy object in it to weigh it down a bit, and see if it stays dry.

[whacky]

once a year it goes to alan james i imagine camras underwater do the same.

in between that i always use the bobco method if i aint used it for a while

[gongoozler]

Thanks for the extra posts, I will have to make up my mind now won't I.....it looks like she has a ten week placement at Aquba (spelling ??) in Jordan coming up, involving regular dives, so the pressure's on!!

[Ian]

The Fuji F30/31 has the best rep going, but my wife has an Ixus 75. It's smaller and has a bigger screen, and the results are great.

They're both good cameras though!

Ian