Brother-in-Law of 'All hope abandon ye who enter here' (3)

ssidiv3r wrote in post #5441077
Maybe nobody caught that, so I guess I'll repost it.

Oh well. I just found something on ebay that I think will get me a lot of grief.....but I was actually considering getting THIS simply because I really want to get started on underwater photography (and hey, if the housing leaks it's not much of a loss [It includes the camera and the lens])

If I were a diver that would be cool. At most I am a recreational diver. I have to rent my gear when I go. So it wouldn't be worth the inverstment for me.

sevillafox wrote in post #5441102
haha. Another Noink joke.

Yeah

ghostrider_9 wrote in post #5441115
If I were a diver that would be cool. At most I am a recreational diver. I have to rent my gear when I go. So it wouldn't be worth the inverstment for me.

I work at a dive shop, own all my gear and really really want to shoot u/w but I'm not really willing to waste money on a p&s so I think it would kiiiiiiind of be worth while. I'd rather have the quallity stuff (not saying that noink is quallity), but I want something better than a p&s. I guess I'll just have to save up until next year

ssidiv3r wrote in post #5441077
Maybe nobody caught that, so I guess I'll repost it.

Oh well. I just found something on ebay that I think will get me a lot of grief.....but I was actually considering getting THIS simply because I really want to get started on underwater photography (and hey, if the housing leaks it's not much of a loss [It includes the camera and the lens])

I looked at the link, just don't know a whole lot about under water photography other then I wouldn't want to hope the case seals my expensive camera.

I think I would rent gear at a dive shop when needed. Seems like expensive equipment to have just for a once in a while endeavor.

uhhgg my lunch wasn't that great! I did get to eat outside though, and I think I may have gotten a sunburn

ssidiv3r wrote in post #5441127
Yeah


I work at a dive shop, own all my gear and really really want to shoot u/w but I'm not really willing to waste money on a p&s so I think it would kiiiiiiind of be worth while. I'd rather have the quallity stuff (not saying that noink is quallity), but I want something better than a p&s. I guess I'll just have to save up until next year

Looks to me like you are going to have to sell a couple of L lenses to afford the Canon version

FuryMe wrote in post #5441131
I looked at the link, just don't know a whole lot about under water photography other then I wouldn't want to hope the case seals my expensive camera.

I think I would rent gear at a dive shop when needed. Seems like expensive equipment to have just for a once in a while endeavor.

The housings are very well known and high quallity. I'm hoping to go diving more often so that's not a problem but my shop doesn't have any cameras to rent. The only thing they have are the Sea&Sea (I think) p&s cameras and I'm not sure how well they would work, especially in murky quarry water

PiRho wrote in post #5441143
Looks to me like you are going to have to sell a couple of L lenses to afford the Canon version

Uuuuh... NO!!! I just need to save up for a while

ssidiv3r wrote in post #5441149
The housings are very well known and high quallity. I'm hoping to go diving more often so that's not a problem but my shop doesn't have any cameras to rent. The only thing they have are the Sea&Sea (I think) p&s cameras and I'm not sure how well they would work, especially in murky quarry water

Not sure if any camera would work in "murky quarry water".

I'm sorry. I have a hard time seeing $1100 as "not much of a loss". Get an A650, Canon housing and an external slave with housing, new, for half that. Or pick up a film Nikonos.

ssidiv3r wrote in post #5441153
Uuuuh... NO!!! I just need to save up for a while

Honestly (I am not trying to be harsh here), I think your time would be better focused on honing your skills and learning about the art of photography. It's great that you are enthusiastic, but that needs to be tempered with a plan to improve your education on the subject and practice/improve your skills.

Hopefully this is taken in the same manner it is intended . . .

Photographing ABOVE water can be challenging enough. I'd wait a few years before diving into the underwater photography. No pun intended

PiRho wrote in post #5441075
when is grad again?

June 13

Anywho!

moving along! who had PB&J for lunch? not me.
I had this mutated rice stuff... a soup (which was good) and some squash (which was good, but needed salt)

FuryMe wrote in post #5441179
Not sure if any camera would work in "murky quarry water".

Probably not, but that's where the fish-eye lenses and dome ports come in. With those combined you can take head-to-toe shots from only a few feet away (and in u/w photography, THE CLOSER THE BETTER because of all the particles that can get between subject and lens).

Jon wrote in post #5441197
I'm sorry. I have a hard time seeing $1100 as "not much of a loss". Get an A650, Canon housing and an external slave with housing, new, for half that. Or pick up a film Nikonos.

I was joking because it's a noink But yeah, I'll look into the A650. I'd prefer to stay away from film because of the time and money to process and because (as everybody keeps reminding me and I freely admit) I'm still an amatuer.

ghostrider_9 wrote in post #5441199
Honestly (I am not trying to be harsh here), I think your time would be better focused on honing your skills and learning about the art of photography. It's great that you are enthusiastic, but that needs to be tempered with a plan to improve your education on the subject and practice/improve your skills.

Hopefully this is taken in the same manner it is intended . . .

What better way to learn that to do? Everybody here keeps telling me to get out shooting, and remember each dive is only about 35-50 minutes and then I have the rest of the day to read about photography.

Jeff Allred wrote in post #5441222
Photographing ABOVE water can be challenging enough. I'd wait a few years before diving into the underwater photography. No pun intended

Oh heck no. I'm not jumping straigh to the pro set-ups but I do want something that I can grow with as my skills develope/improve. As I said, I'm goint to need to save up at least until after summer.

Anyways, thanks to everybody for your oppinions and input

I should also preface all my comments about under water photography with, I know nothing about the subject.