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thinking about taking it deeper...

 

 


markisold
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Apr 24, 2005, 3:32 AM

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thinking about taking it deeper... Can't Post

hey all, i'm just starting to get into the diving aspect of video..i've been filming surfing for the last few years but only on the surface (of course) but now i want to go deeper. I am in need of an upgrade and after reading most of the entries on here narrowed it down a bit...but there's still some grey areas.

here goes: looking at the sony pc1000, for travel size as well, and one of the housings-not too sure yet so comments would be great- but is having the white balance setting manually accessible while inside the housing that important? im also thinking of ports, i have the sony wide angle lens already; but do housings come with their own lenses or...? kinda confused on the port options.
and finally, does anyone use fisheyes lenses underwater? its great for surfing but the distortion might look a bit odd deeper...?
thanks for reading...mark.


darin_f
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Apr 26, 2006, 7:46 PM

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Re: [markisold] thinking about taking it deeper... [In reply to] Can't Post

Hi,
I had the PC1000 and an Ocean Images housing, which was great! I dropped and broke my camera and received and nice new HD camera as a present, so I am trying to sell my Ocean Images housing. It comes with a wide angle lens as part of the housing. It has electronic controls, and includes the manual controls to access the touch screen for manual white balance settings. You can see my listing at http://cm.ebay.com/...614009891&lk=URL. I really enjoyed using the housing, and am now shopping for a new housing for my new camera, will probably get another Ocean Images.

Please let me know if you want to know more.
Darin