Help - too many options - brain dead . . .

Hi,

I'm looking to get a realtively cheap digi camera for diving. I'm going to the maldives again in about a month and I really regretted last time not getting one as the diving was fantastic.

My budget is max 500 pounds all in and since I'll be in the maldives I'm not thinking of getting a flash but I'd like a macro lense

At the moment I'm looking at

Olympus 350

- comes out at £410 for camera, olympus housing, spare rings and grease. I can then get a macro lense for 100 pounds which screws to the housing. Grand total $510

There seem to be a lot of good reviews for this but shutter lag seems to be an issue

Nikon coolpix 5600

- comes out at £250 for the camera and housing, with a macro adding $120 to the price giving a total of £370.

I can't seem to find any reviews of this - is it a bad choice since it's so unpopular? On the plus side I have one of these for a normal camera and quite like it

any other suggestions in that price bracket are most welcome as I've spent the last 3 hours looking at this and my brain now hurts a lot

Al.

Hi Al,

With either setup, you'll be using the internal flash and getting within 1 foot of your subject.

In that case, look at the two housings and see if the lens barrel significantly blocks the flash.

James

Get your SP-350 on Ebay for about $250 American Dollars. Brand New.

Get your PT-030 on Ebay for $200 American Dollars. Brand New.

Go to InonAmerica and buy their adapter and Macro Lens for around $250 American Dollars.

Later,

Gary