Canon SD 870IS vs. G9

It seems that that the camera of choice to most here is the G9.

I've been considering the Canon 870IS with the Canon OEM housing. Does anyone have experience with this camera? I like it for the wider lens 28mm - 105 as opposed to 35mm for the G9.

Thanks in advance.

Larry

It seems that that the camera of choice to most here is the G9.

 

I've been considering the Canon 870IS with the Canon OEM housing. Does anyone have experience with this camera? I like it for the wider lens 28mm - 105 as opposed to 35mm for the G9.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Larry

Larry,

I'm no pro, but I have a G9 and an SD 850 ... I debated building my setup around the SD 850 for that reason ... but in the end I bought the Canon housing for the G9.

I don't regret it. I'm on my first trip with it now ... see my blog for some pics ...

http://wetpixel.com/forums/blog/jeremypayne/

There is a third party adapter I've seen that allows 67MM attachments to the Canon G9 housing ...

http://www.scubacam.nl/catalog/product_inf...products_id=870

... haven't bought it, but I think I will.

Here are the big advantages as I see it:

>>> RAW capability - HUGE now that I am doing it

>>> Two custom white balance settings - I set one for strobes and one for ambient - I like

>>> Very, very nice 1024x768 15fps video ... looks spectacular with a "magic filter"

>>> Focus bracketing - very handy for macro underwater I find

I would recommend you go with the G9 without any reservations. It is my favorite camera since my first SLR ... which was an Olympus OM2S ... and I am having an absolute ball with it underwater.

How has Focus Bracketing worked for you in Macro? I downloaded the the G9 user's manual and it said that the focus bracketing could not be used with a flash. Does this only apply to the internal falsh? Can it be used with an external strobe? Thanks

How has Focus Bracketing worked for you in Macro? I downloaded the the G9 user's manual and it said that the focus bracketing could not be used with a flash. Does this only apply to the internal falsh? Can it be used with an external strobe? Thanks

That is true ... the focus bracketing only works when the flash is off. In the end, after looking through all my pictures from the week, all the best macro shots were with the strobes ... so I'd say this is only a plus when you have really good ambient light.

Larry,

 

 

There is a third party adapter I've seen that allows 67MM attachments to the Canon G9 housing ...

 

http://www.scubacam.nl/catalog/product_inf...products_id=870

 

... haven't bought it, but I think I will.

Jeremy

Your link did not work for me. I am looking for a lens adapter for the G9 OEM housing, but have not found one. I would like to follow up on what you say above. Is this an adapter for the cannon housing? what lenses does it allow you to add?

Thanks

Caleb

Your link did not work for me.

Try this ...

http://www.scubacam.nl/catalog/product_inf...products_id=870

If that doesn't work, go to http://www.scubacam.nl/ and click lenses and then adapters. You should see it right there.

It says it takes 67MM screw on filters and lense adapters.