What kind of camera can i get for underwater photography?

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Jamie

for marine photography what kind of camera do i get?

Answer
Two questions are important here - what's your budget & how deep do you want to go?

If its just messing about in rockpools or snorkelling, then a waterproof digital like the Fuji would do;
http://www.simplysnorkel.com/products/Fuji/FinePixZ33WPCamera.aspx

this is "waterproof up to 3 meters, for maximum of 2 hours".

or you can get a flexible housing for a compact or DSLR;
http://www.camerasunderwater.co.uk/ewa_marine/d_stills/index.html

good for up to 10m

If your going to scuba dive, you need a rigid housing. Either for a compact (some packages here;
http://www.camerasunderwater.co.uk/d_stills/packages.html)

or you need a DSLR housing (the most expensive option).

Once you get below a few metres, you'll need flash. On camera flash will be useless unless the water is very clear AND you are close. You'd need to get an off camera flash (available for both compacts and DSLR's) which fits on an arm.

Is there a cover that i can put on my camera to take pictures underwater?

Taunee G

i want to be able to ake pictures underwater without the fear of messing-up my camera

Answer
Most 'proper' camera housings are camera specific and won't work on just any camera, and, as has already been said, are also very expensive. Usually only the top end cameras are provided for, nobody's going to spend $2000.00 plus on a housing for a $300.00 camera.

There are cheaper alternatives, with depth restrictions, available for some point and shoot cameras. Here's a link to a few suggestions, again they are camera specific, these are for Nikon, but Canon and Pentax are available too..

http://www.twenga.co.uk/dir-Photo,Photo-Video-accessories,Underwater-housing-190

Most digital camera manufacturers offer a 'waterproof' camera in their range usable to a shallow depth of a couple meters or so and offer a much cheaper alternative to a housing. Here's one, but Pentax,Canon and Fuji all do higher spec ones

http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080112/underwater-camera-reaches-75-feet-without-housing/

Finally there are some sites that offer DIY alternatives, very much a user beware for most of them,

http://www.diyphotography.net/diy_the_cheap_yet_shamefull_underwater_housing

I don't think I'd risk my camera inside a condom!!!.

http://web.media.mit.edu/~tim/pix/waterproofcamera.html

Chris

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