Canon: High-end A series or low end S series? (or Fuji f810)

Connick is doing fine............

Connick is doing fine............

Does that mean my case is on it's way? :wink:

Jack

Probably gonna order my F810 tomorrow or the next day from buydig. I'll let everyone know what i think of it once i get it. Lookin at pictures people took at digitaldiver.net with just the camera and housing makes me confident i can get pleasing results with this same setup.

Chris

Look forward to seeing your results Chris!

Anyone out there know a good line on batteries for the F810? I've found posts around from people who have tracked down 780mAh on ebay but i can't seem to find such a thing anywhere. I've seen some 710mAh ones around but all-in-all they seem kinda tricky to find above 650mAh or so. Figure i'll get the highest capacity NP40 that will safely work with the F810.

Thanks

Chris

Actually Chris, I have been using the 710mAh ones that I bought with the camera (in aus) and I've turned the flash exposure comp to its lowest setting (-0.6) which seems to make the batteries last a fair bit longer. Given that I'm using an external flash which is only using the camera's one to know when to fire - it seems to work rather well. I'm not sure whether you've got an external flash as well.

As far as where to get the higher capacity ones - not really sure. Good luck and hope my tip helps you improve battery life a little whichever one you use.

Anyone who's used the F810 with the Fuji housing...the internal flash can work from inside the housing right?

Anyone who's used the F810 with the Fuji housing...the internal flash can work from inside the housing right?

You got it.

There is room for the flash to pop up inside the housing. There is an external button on the housing to force the flash to pop up (since it doesn't do it automatically - which is a good thing!).

If you need to retract the flash, simply turn the camera off and on again and down it goes - very easy since the Fuji is so speedy in operation.

HTH

Hey guys, new here and glad I found the board. I'm a pro shooter who just got PADI certified last week and found myself missing having a camera in my hands while down below.

I had finally narrowed my search for an UW camera down to the S70 and I'm glad to see it is considered a good choice. I will probably eventually get housings for my 20D or 1DMkII, but as I'm in no hurry to do so, and in less hurry to accidentally flood my "bread and butter" bodies, I'll get the S70 for now.

Thanks again for the great info and I look forward to reading more in the forums.

-GageFX

GageFX, welcome!

I hate to be the first, but am confident more will follow...

You may be a pro shooter on LAND, but you are a new diver, and soon you will realize, a rather new "underwater" shooter as well!

You really should leave the camera home for a while and learn to DIVE!

Then you can move into the task loading of underwater photo a bit more safely.

my humble $.02.

Fair go richorn, I think you owe the man an apology. Telling him to leave the camera and learn to dive is way out of line and plain rude. I have been a PADI MSDT for several years and have seen a lot of novice divers who have far better skills and buoyancy control than many "experienced" divers who strut around like prima donnas with expensive camera gear up the wazoo. This is due to them thinking about what they are doing rather than being lulled into complacency by "experience". Your 2 cents worth deserves an attitude adjustment.

Gage, I hope you get your camera in the water as soon as possible and enjoy.

GageFX, welcome!

 

I hate to be the first, but am confident more will follow...

You may be a pro shooter on LAND, but you are a new diver, and soon you will realize, a rather new "underwater" shooter as well!

 

You really should leave the camera home for a while and learn to DIVE!

 

Then you can move into the task loading of underwater photo a bit more safely.

 

my humble $.02.

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Ditto Gage, Welcome to the bottom of the food chain!

I would agree with not rushing into diving with a camera. Achieving perfect buoyancy control, and learning all the rest of what you need to keep an eye on, takes many dives. Get to the point where it is all easy in a variety of conditions and not something you have to work at - before you add in the complexity of dealing with a camera.

It is very easy to get task loaded and overwhelmed. I didn't even take a point and shoot camera until I had 100 dives.

Safety must be the first consideration and right below that is having fun!

Jack

Richard, obviously you are one of the prima donnas I am talking about, as you sound like what we in Australia call a wanker. Gage, get your camera wet. Buoyancy control is important, I am the first to admit, but your buoyancy control skills should be fresh. Richard, how dare you question my professional ability!

I can see why you don't want to dive with anyone I've taught, they might be a hell of a lot more competent and certainly not as up themselves as you obviously are.

thats me... a prima donna wanker!

I will continue to err on the side of safety.

Richard, just because someone is a novice, does not mean they are not safe. Most novices, because they are extremely aware of their beginner status are very safety consious as they have just had it reinforced to them during their training and are constantly checking their gauges, buddy position etc. Taking photos of their friends and fishes butts underwater is what makes new divers get even keener. Pay a visit to your local training centre and find out at what stage novices are invited to take cameras with them. This is what makes point and shoot and disposable cameras so great. We are not talking about novices setting up multiple strobes, fiddling with exposure etc. At the end of the day it's all about having fun and encouraging people.

LOL.... hey guys, thanks for the welcome. Glad to see I'm already causing a ruckus. lol

I certainly appreciate all the advice - from both sides of the issue.

I bought the S70 and housing today - $640 out the door from a local store. Pretty good deal, I think. I swam over to Hollywood Blvd. and played tourist with the camera today, and I am pleased to say I had my bouyancy well under control while shooting the Chinese Theater and the handprints out front. I only started to quickly acend twice before getting it all under control.

Anyway, I'll keep you informed on how my first camera dives go.

Thanks again for the help,

-GageFX