waterproof cameras surfing image
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Should I get a waterproof camera, or a good camera with a waterproof housing? Also any type of advice on ISO settings, shutter speed, etc...would be helpful. I am an avid surfer, but all of the images I see paddling back out of my friends catching waves are just driving me crazy! I need to get a few pics from that prospective.
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I have only used my G11 from the water, but getting a good camera with housing would always be preferable to a waterproof camera if you have the money. The underwater housing for most DSLR runs in the thousands. Not to mention you are going to be spending $1000+ for even a low end DSLR and a few lenses. As for ISO and other settings, obviously it depends on the available light or what kind of mood you want to create, clearly its hard to give you suggestions since shooting at midday in bright sun is going to require very different settings than shooting at sunset. In general though you probably want to stick with wider angel lenses at as small an aperture as you can get so that you can get a very deep depth of field since underwater casings dont provide manual focus and Im assuming trying to AF while treading water is killer.
I have only used my G11 from the water, but getting a good camera with housing would always be preferable to a waterproof camera if you have the money. The underwater housing for most DSLR runs in the thousands. Not to mention you are going to be spending $1000+ for even a low end DSLR and a few lenses. As for ISO and other settings, obviously it depends on the available light or what kind of mood you want to create, clearly its hard to give you suggestions since shooting at midday in bright sun is going to require very different settings than shooting at sunset. In general though you probably want to stick with wider angel lenses at as small an aperture as you can get so that you can get a very deep depth of field since underwater casings dont provide manual focus and Im assuming trying to AF while treading water is killer.
What is the best type of camera for surf photography?
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I need to know what would be the best type of camera and lens for surfing photography.(circuit city is going out of buisness)
I need to know what would be the best type of camera and lens for surfing photography.(circuit city is going out of buisness) I have a budget that is about 1,200 above that if needed but i would rather keep it under that.
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Depends on where you want to shoot. If you are bringing it when you surf as well, get a Olympus mju 1030 SW which is waterproof, allowing you to take it surfing as well.. Or a Pentax Optio W60 underwater camera, where both can go up to 3m(Olympus) and 4m for the pentax.
Otherwise, you should get an SLR, a Canon 50D with a 600mm IS lens, and a good sturdy tripod. Another alternative would be a Nikon D300 or Sony's a350 with the 70-400 g lens.
Depends on where you want to shoot. If you are bringing it when you surf as well, get a Olympus mju 1030 SW which is waterproof, allowing you to take it surfing as well.. Or a Pentax Optio W60 underwater camera, where both can go up to 3m(Olympus) and 4m for the pentax.
Otherwise, you should get an SLR, a Canon 50D with a 600mm IS lens, and a good sturdy tripod. Another alternative would be a Nikon D300 or Sony's a350 with the 70-400 g lens.
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