Underwater/WP cameras - Saxperience

don55 · 27th May 2009, 11:09

morning all

im going away tralveing in august as some of you know, i myself am taking my 30d and 3 lenses.

im thinking of getting Leah (gf) a a new camera for the trip, an underwater/WP one, as she has a pretty nice Fuji F10 at the mo.

i have been looking at the Fuji Z33WP, only thing is the 3m depth limit, but i dont SCUBA so not to worried about that.

my plan is to sell the F10 and buy a new one, like the Z33WP

here is a link for said camera. Fuji Z33WP

Two questions really

1. is there a better camera out there for my requirements, or any other dedicated camera.

2. Would i be better of getting a waterproof housing for the F10, jsut there £100. or are the bag ones any good, as these are about £20. but its like taking two cameras with me, as ill have to lug the casing all over the world.

Sam^p · 27th May 2009, 11:15

What about that indestrucitable olympus, not sure on the name but I know it has the same 3m depth, think that is £100 from asda atm

EDIT: MJU850 SW

gotamintvtr · 28th May 2009, 12:59

gf's dad bought a canon powershot and underwater case before we went maldives and he was taking that scuba diving down to 30ft he paid 150 for the whole lot and the person before had only used it for one holiday

Jorge- · 28th May 2009, 13:01

Any camera defined by the Manufacturer as 'Uber-cool' has got to tbe good

don55 · 28th May 2009, 13:01

bargain, i might keep an eye out for somehtinglike this.

don55 · 28th May 2009, 23:41

come on people, find me a bargain

gotamintvtr · 29th May 2009, 16:21

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Canon-IXUS-100...3%3A1|294%3A50

gotamintvtr · 29th May 2009, 16:22

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Canon-Underwat...3%3A1|294%3A50

not the best camera but could be a bargain still just for underwater stuff

don55 · 30th May 2009, 09:21

cheers jamie, ive seen the ixus 100, but its a little above my price range and i expect it to go alot higher, but it is "Da Bomb"

im watching a sealife camera, the most basic one they do, its got a different name on it but its the identical camera, so hope it wont get to many bids, as it looks like a real cheapy camera make.

Jungle_Jim^m · 30th May 2009, 13:41

if you were really serious about underwater photography then there is an awesome waterproof kit available for the 10d

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0308/03...10dhousing.asp