Underwater Photography Equipment Selection-Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax
Underwater camera housing equipment seems like the perfect topic in anticipation of the upcoming rainy season, at least for those of us who don’t live in temperate climes.
You don’t want to damage that shiny new digital camera you purchased for summer vacation but still want to make full use of your new toy in the fall and winter.
Well maybe some of these camera manufacturer’s waterproof housings will fit your needs.
Olympus underwater camera housings
Canon Powershot underwater camera housings.
Canon Japan’s underwater photography guide.
Lots of shooting tips and pre dive preparations, post dive tips, tips on shooting underwater movies and even Photoshop touching techniques. The great thing about this guide is all these tips are geared to Powershots or other compact cameras not high end digital slrs. Seventeen pages of excellent tips and techniques.
Nikon’s underwater photography equipment page.
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Pentax K10D DSLR
Pentax released their rumored 10.2 megapixel K10D camera on September 13th. With image stabilization and a waterproof body this a nice rugged number to stand up against the latest Nikon and Canon entries. Geared for the professional user, accessories like a dust proof battery grip and new DA 70mm F2.4 digital SLR lens with ultra-thin pancake design and uni-focal, medium-telephoto optics were also introduced.
The K10D camera body ships November 2006 for US $899.95 and as a kit with a DA 18-55mm lens for US $999.95. The D-BG2 Battery Grip will ship at the same time for less than US $190.00. The PENTAX DA 70mm lens will ship in October 2006 for less than US $600.00.
From their press release.
K10D DIGITAL SLR FEATURES TEN MEGAPIXELS, SHAKE REDUCTION AND WEATHER-RESISTANT BODY
GOLDEN, CO. (September 13, 2006)…PENTAX Imaging Company announced today the PENTAX K10D digital SLR camera with 10.2 effective megapixels and a host of advanced technologies including a PENTAX-developed Shake Reduction (SR) system and a weather- resistant body.
Designed to deliver high-quality digital images and responsive operation for advanced photo enthusiasts, the K10D features an array of PENTAX innovations in image capture and camera functionality.
The most significant features in…
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