Coolpix 3200 worth a $155 housing?

I have a Nikon Coolpix 3200 laying around and throughly tired of with my old 35mm point-n-shoot housing as the backscatter and orange glow in every photo is more frustrating than the effort to take it on a trip.

Is my Coolpix 3200 worth getting a $155 housing or should I just pony up real money later for nicer camera & housing?

I leave for Bonaire in a week and am thinking I'll give the coolpix a try for a season since I have it on-hand and the SD memory it uses is super cheap.

Looking at sites I can't tell if this housing even has a screw to add a strobe arm. SHould I assume no?

http://www.fantasea.com/product_catagory.a...usings&referer=

http://www.leisurepro.com/Prod/FNTCP3N.html

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002KU3F...glance&n=502394

How well do the flash triggered stobes work on consumer digi cameras?

Thanks.

Sorry for the delayed reply.

It is worth the cost if you just want a housing. That will get you some nice macro shots and head & shoulders portraits. If you want a real system, then I would go for a more capable camera. The Fantasea housings are nice but don't give full control over all the functions.

Just about every housing has a tripod screw at the bottom. You would use a base plate to attach a strobe.

Thanks for the response. I've decided to pass on that idea.

The coolpix 3200 is an aging camera with only ISO200 sensitivity so I couldn't see dropping $340 on a housing and Sunpack G-Flash both of which I probably wouldn't use very long.

I'm lurking through a lot of old threads now and plan to buy a better setup after this Bonaire trip when i'm not so pressed for time. Currently toying with the idea of a second hand D100 setup or perhaps a better p&s setup. A lot of my local diving is dark, low-viz water (10fsw normally but up to 60fsw+ ).