Hi all....
I plannin to make underwater photography as a hobby so here's the question...
Which digicam + underwater housing do u pros suggest...?
Preferbaly slim P & S , 7 - 8 mp , budget around 2k...

Currently im having an eye for Canon ixus 75 and Sony DSC T-100.. Are both of these good for underwater photography?

But so far i cant find canon underwater housing in shops... Only online...
Any1 knows where to get it without having to preorder....?

C'mon... Lets hear some suggestion.. Hehe..

This post has been edited by Proclaimer: May 18 2007, 01:45 AM

SONY STLYE my fren ~ ur underwater is how deep ? 1 meter also called underwater u know ?

Hehe my fren...General Underwater housing is capable of reaching 40m rite...?


BTW im using it 4 diving...

what's your budget for the housing? some people say Olympus is good, others say Canon G7 is good, others say generally it's the settings - which i believe is more appropriate, it's about settings.

spoken to some diver guys, getting housing + strobes or whatever you call it could be costly.

Internal flash can be used underwater. Internal flash can be used to trigger external slave flash. So i guess strobes wont b nessecity yet... Hehe...

Hmm.. I kno Sony T-100 housing cost rm699 but i cant find out about the ixus 75 housing price...

So any1..?

My budget for both casing and camera should b around 2k -+ but it would b better to get a housing which is cheaper...

I've seen the olympus housing for the mju series is dem expensive 1k+ so i'll try to avoid such expensive housing unless the digicam is good.. Hehe...

So any1 wif experience might suggest something?

From what I heard, you have to be careful when buying housing. It's better to have a housing with double seal, so that if one seal fail, you still have a second seal to prevent leaking.

wha about DICAPAC underwater housing

Hi, I am Sameul Tan from Tan Alliance Trading Sdn. Bhd. We are distributor of the Dicapac in Malaysia now, may be our product will suit you. For any further information, search for the dicapac forum in Lowyat. Thank you.

Yes, you can. You need to order 1st.

It is advisable go for underwater casing for diver.

Erm. It is best using the underwater casing if going for diving. Yes, Dicapac can go to 18m deep. But, diver might go deeper.

Yeah.. Dicapac is not so practical to bring 4 diving as recreational diving can go as deep as 40m...

So i would like opinions from u all to get the best camera for diving...

Preferbaly Slim and Good pic quality.... The rest are like in the first post....

TQ for ur opinions...

1st of all, you are diver but don't have digital camera?

Try to get a camera that have wide lens and can snap a good macro.

Compare with Canon ixus 75 and Sony DSC T-100? I would advice you go for Canon Ixus-75. Canon Ixus75 + casing will cost you around RM2k which are your requirement already.

I have seen a Canon A80 housing for sale at Foto-Shangrila Mid Valley. Could remember the price though, it's about RM700~RM800.

Yea plannin to get ixus 75 also... but the prob is ixus 75 got no IS and wide angle but ixus 850 does but it is kinda bulky...
Hard desicion le..


Hehe.. A80 kinda bulky to me...

diver not necessarily mean having to own digi cam.

Mmm... I am not sure IS is it important for underwater photography.

Ixus 850 aren't really that bulky. You put on your underwater casing, it is still the same. It will be still bulky.

Then it would be waste for diving. It is beautiful under the water there.

This post has been edited by Joshua_0718: May 19 2007, 12:44 AM

hehe.. get those disposable underwater camera .. haha.. joking joking..

just tha the canon underwater casing ald cost almost 1k.... i think u better increase ur budget...

possible get some other equip to use also.. buy those with double seal... prevent leaking...

hehe. you go visit those dive trainers la, ask them how many people actually bring camera.

not everyone could afford camera + housing.

most people just go for simple dive trips.

Yeah dun think IS is important for underwater photography but wide angle sure is.... Bulky when i do bring it around for normal use...

yea... A guy quote me arund 800.... double seal? Heard of that buy i havent seen one wif a double seal... Kno where got get that?

But wif a camera underwater = experience worth recording



Hmm... I went to bintang maju in lowyat n the guy there quote me this =
Ixus 75 = rm1199 including 1 gig sd, leather casing + mini tripod

Ixus 850IS = rm 1350 including 1 gig sd, leather casing + mini tripod

i prefer 2 or 4 gig sd but any1 can get better deal than this...?

Preferbaly in selangor area....

This post has been edited by Proclaimer: May 19 2007, 04:01 AM

Double seal is not that common for Canon cam. But Olympus cam is quite common. You may need to get a third party casing, but you know, a normal camera shop doesn't carry those.

just wanto ask hav u gov underwater photography certified? if not can't bring camera down too deep or not at all oh........