question on quality

I recently bought a Olympus C-50 for very very cheap.

After buying it, I stmbled across different hosuing for the camera. As a beginner diver, I would love to start taking some pictures in digital format instead of with the good old disposable kodak cameras.

So, my question is, how good are the olympus housings? Thye are pretty affordable, and seem to target the beginner, plus they can go slightly deeper than the ikelite housings for my camera.

What about the flash difuser. Does this actual help some? What settings do people program their cameras for when they do dive? How well do cameras focus underwater

What filters are recommended for underwater usage?

The cheapest i found the PT-014 housing was at samsclub. They want 142 plus 6 or so to ship to me. Everywhere else seems to want 150 plus shipping to 199. Am I overlooking any reseller with good pricing?

I am going to do some snorkeling in the carribean on my honeymoon (wife to be isnt scuba certified) in august. Will this setup perform decently for a beginner?

The Olympus housings are popular because they give access to all the controls and they are inexpensive. For recreational diving you should be happy with the housing.

The price at samsclub sounds good. You could also go to Helixphoto, B&H, Marine Camera Distributors, Oceanbrite, newegg or buydig.

thanks for the reply. i had almost given up.

i ended up getting one on ebay for 135 NIB. I cant wait for my next dive!