Thanks for the suggestion. I will look more carefully. BTW,
I will attend a scuba diving school this summer... I think I
will have some fun... Thanks again
Alex
"Peifer, William [OCDUS]" wrote:
>
> Alex wrote:
> > I am considering to attend diving school this summer. The first
> > though I had was: I want to take pictures and don't want to spend a
> > lot of money buying underwater gear. I know that ewa marine makes
> > SLR camera housing for underwater photography. They have a
> > generic house that goes up to 60 feet deep for about $150-200 @
> > BHPhoto. Does anybody used something like this? Is it good
> > enough to house my PZ-1P and a FA28-70 F4? I intend to go no
> > much deep (20-40 feet). So, can I trust this kind of equipment?
>
> Hi Alex,
>
> Sounds like you'll be having some fun this summer -- good luck! What kind
> of diving will you be doing mostly? It's been a long time (15 years?) since
> I've been scuba diving, and my diving has been in Northern California,
> primarily off sandy beaches and rocky coastlines rather than off of boats.
> I mention this because it will influence your choice of gear. I always
> needed something that could withstand hard accidental contact with sharp
> rocks, sea urchin spines, dorsal spines of fish, and so forth. Thus,
> flexible housings like those of Ewa Marine would not have been a good choice
> as they might tear or puncture easily. Another thing to consider is this --
> if you put on a pair of neoprene gloves (a must-have in Northern California
> waters) and a facemask, how well will you be able to manipulate the controls
> of your camera? I suspect you'd have a hard time pressing the controls and
> seeing through the viewfinder of your PZ-1P in a flexible Ewa housing.
> Finally, I always followed the rule of never bringing anything into the
> water that I'd be upset about leaving there. I lost a small boat motor
> entering through the surf off Carmel, and a weight belt (and almost a tank
> and regulator) coming back in through rough surf in Fort Bragg. If an
> unexpected situation comes up, how bad would you feel about losing a PZ-1P
> and an FA28-70/4? Yikes!!
>
> I'd suggest an alternative for underwater photography. First, you might
> want to take a look at the Ikelite line of camera cases. B&H carries a few,
> and your local dive shop may carry some as well. They're thick plexiglas
> with o-ring seals, they have large external controls which are easy to
> manipulate with gloved hands, and they have big square rangefinder sites on
> the outside of the cases to facilitate framing your subjects while wearing a
> facemask. I've still got an Ikelite case and a 110 camera in the bottom of
> my dive bag -- it actually takes pretty reasonable 4 x 6 snapshots. Second,
> instead of your PZ-1P, consider using a 35-mm single-use camera. Ikelite
> makes a case for these disposable cameras, and one version has a diopter on
> a moveable pivot at the front of the case to allow you to take close-up
> macro shots.
>
> Hope this helps. Good luck with the diving!
>
> Bill Peifer
> Rochester, NY
>
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