C-40Z or C-4040Z

Hi,

I am planning to buy a digi camera and the housing.

The digital camera will be used by my wife as well )) and both will use it underwater.

I have check some study and found out that the Olympus C-40z ( or D-40Z) is quite good and housing ( 40 meter depth) is available at good price.

Does anyone one have a feed back on this camera and will it be better to go for the C4040Z?

Thanks for you help.

HJ

From what I have seen and heard, it is very similiar. the 4040 has a F1.8 lens and I prefer the design as opposed to the clamshell on/off switch of the C40. The PT10 housing although rated to 30M has performed admirably at 40m + for me.

My opinion is you would be better with the 4040 and the PT10 housing.

Thanks for your advise.

I heard that the 4040 is quite good for marco picture but you can not expect to much for wide picture underwater.

Is that true?

Thanks

HJ

It is certainly good for macro - however I have bought add-on lens for both macro and WA. I seem to use more WAshots than any other -just prefer having a 16mm WAL on the housing -almost permanently. Adds a bit of weight (makes it better buyoyancy wise and costs about £160 - well worth it).

Not as wide angle or as good at macro as the N5000 is purported to be, but a not far off and a lot cheaper.HTH

Dave

It was Sea & Sea Wide Angle conversion lens, specifically sold for the Pt10 housing and not the MM2EX lens that you need to use an adaptor with (you have to zoom out to use this lens and get a narrower field of view than the camera on its own!).

Check out www.camerasunderwater.co.uk

for more info.

I don't know anything about the Inon lenses but they look good and will function well - others have reported success with them.

Dave

The Sea & Sea WAL is a 0.56x lens. This means that 35mm x 0.56 = 19.6mm.

You basically get a 20mm lens not a 16mm.

The price at cameras underwater in the Uk is £219.

Mark

that explains why it isnt quite as wide as I thought it was. Thanks for explaining that.

Managed to get mine discounted and tax-free - still good value at 220.

I heard that there is no connector for external flash on C40. Is there alternative external light source??? Thanks for answer.

Unless you get the TETRA housing, the hardwired connection on the 4040 won't do you any good. The c-40 and 4040 both can use the slave fired digital strobes on the market -- the Sea and Sea YS-90DX, Ikelite DS-125 and Ikelite DS-50. INON also has a couple, but their distribution is not as complete as those previously mentioned.