Upgrade from 4040 to 5060

Folks,

I've just had the misfortune to flood my camera - an Olympus 4040 housed in a PT-010.

I've spoken to my insurance company and they are happy to accept the claim but there is a problem in that the camera is no longer sold.

Amazingly they have offered to replace both the camera and the housing upgrading to an Olympus 5060 and PT-020. This would appear to suit me fine as it means I should be able to continue to use my existing YS-90DX strobe and Inon Macro and WA lenses - and I get an updated camera to boot.

Does anyone have any experience of switching from a 4040 to a 5060? Are there any disadvantages I should be aware of before accepting this offer?

Thanks,

Richard

Not answering your question but what insurance company are you using?

hunter991,

My camera was covered under my house contents insurance with Norwich Union Direct which includes personal belongings away from home. When I bought my camera I gave them a ring to check that I would be covered and made sure that they put a note on my policy to that affect - I'm glad I did now!

There have been a lot of problems with the PT-20 and it may in fact be discontinued. For details, see links at the bottom of the following page.

http://www.splashdowndivers.com/photo_gall...ipment_5060.htm

My recommendation is a 5060 in an Ikelite housing or better yet a reconditioned 5050 in an Ikelite housing.

http://www.splashdowndivers.com/photo_gall...ipment_5050.htm

There is a possibility that the wide angle lens that you currently own would not perform as well with the type of lens found on a c5060 due to vignetting. A c5050 would be a better match most likely for your WAL. You may find a reconditioned c5050 at the Oly store located on EBay:

http://search.stores.ebay.com/search/searc...fp=0&srchdesc=y

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3854568275

no connection,

b

I've been searching this and other forums and have a better idea of some of the issues with the 5060/PT-020 now.

I was wondering whether anybody has any practical experience of using this combination with the Inon WAL. I've read about some of the potential problems but am interested in whether it may still work even if it is a sub-optimal solution.

At the moment the options I have are either sourcing a replacement 4040 or going with the new combination. Maybe I can persuade the insurance company that the only possible suitable replacement is a DSLR and housing!

Richard