William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christian" > Subject: Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign > > > >>> http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/01/k10d-waterhousing.html >> Those are the oddest U/W housings I've ever seen... >> >> and from the website http://www.splwaterhousings.com/index.html >> >> "Splash housing means our housing are for shallow water not for diving. >> We rate them for 15-20ft max." >> >> Not very useful IMO. >> > > I have a couple of friends who Scuba dive. After 20 or so feet of depth, > equipment requirements for both cameras and diving get more stringent. > Anything past about 20 feet, you are needing a fairly powerful strobe to cut > through the murk, and this presumes a clear water dive. These housings are > built for tourist divers who want to play around in coral reefs and the > like. >
I understand what they are built for, but based on how they are made, I bet they are going to cost more than the K10D. Your average tourist snorkeler (it's free diving, man! :-) ) is better off with a EWA Marine plastic bag for a fraction of the cost. Now that the long lens is out of the way, my next big enablement will be an Ikelite housing with strobes for the 20D... and a spare 20D. I've always said I wouldn't take a "good" camera underwater with me unless i can afford 2. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net Christian, While diving in Australia a diver turned me onto a site that did have a housing for the *istD ;-P This only means that since I have two I can have one for underwater and a backup when I decide to drop the money for one - they are not cheap. I agree with your assessment. Somehow, nowadays, I see my diving opportunities diminishing :-( Always taking a 'good camera' a Nikonos V with me underwater, Cesar Panama City, Florida in Baltimore, Maryland -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
