underwater camera

hello T.A. family, i just purchased an underwater camera from sears. com. it%26#39;s a sea life reefmaster kit- comes with camera, large flash that connects to the camera, a 3x lens/filter, with a carrying case, 35 mm. i just wanted something a bit better than a throw-away, since we plan to do a lot of snorkeling. i bought an underwater throw-away for a camping/fishing trip to Maine once and NONE of the pictures came out. don%26#39;t want to take that chance with my VALUED Maui pictures! it was only $179.00. you can also take it out of it%26#39;s sealed case and use it on land. i figure it was a good value. does anyone know about this camera or know anyone that had any experience with this camera? thanks! luckychuck

underwater camera

Looks like you got a pretty good deal. If it%26#39;s like the kit I looked at on leisurepro.com, Sears actually beat their price which doesn%26#39;t happen often. Leisurepro.com also has some other stuff for that camera if you want some different lenses and such.

As for experience with it no help there. I went to a case for my digital after our first trip with disposables. I like the fact I can shoot like crazy and I can see right away what my shot looks like on the display. I do wish I had a nice stobe like that though to help with color at depth. Also check what your filter is. The camera on leisurepro.com didn%26#39;t list a filter but the picture looked like a blue filter which I don%26#39;t know what it would be for except maybe for polarizing. Color correcting filters for warm water like in Maui are usually red to orange in tint because you lose red in the spectrum very soon after going below the surface. Hope this helps some. We expect you to get those put on CD when their developed so we can all be jealous here.

underwater camera

dreamin of maui- yeah it said it corrected certain colors- which ones i forget. it had a photo gallery of pictures taken with the camera and they looked pretty good. i HAD to buy it! it%26#39;s coming in 4-6 business days. i would%26#39;ve preferred the digital, but they were too expensive altogether for now-gotta have a lot of MAUI MONEY! i hope i don%26#39;t get carried away taking underwater pictures and forget about my wife! i%26#39;m gonna like this! 4 weeks and 4 days!!!! i%26#39;m starting to get a little ( lie-a lot) antsy! can%26#39;t wait. thanks. lucky chuck

I love taking underwater pictures while in Maui.

I got an underwater case for my Fuji F10. The pictures are much better than disposables. Enjoy you%26#39;re camera.

Never forget your snorkel buddy! I%26#39;d share the camera too. lol

Chuck, please be sure to post how the camera did for you while you were there. I am in the market for one and I had looked at that exact camera.....Dreamin was right, you got a good deal on it. Let us know how you liked the pictures.....have fun!!

MP Girl and others, i%26#39;m working mostly from my computer at work, so if i take a while to get back that%26#39;s why, since i%26#39;ve been here about 15 hours a day lately making some Maui-Mad- Money. MPG-i will let you know how the pictures come out. i was thinking of taking a roll or two in the beginning of the trip and getting them developed right away to see how they%26#39;re coming out, then i can maybe make any adjustments. i%26#39;m going oct. 13-22. when are you going? maui dreamin%26#39;-35 mm film can be changed to digital? how does that work, basically? lucky chuck

For those who don%26#39;t want to fork over $179 (though that is a good deal) I would recomend Solo H2O disposable underwater camera%26#39;s - they have a flash unlike most disposable underwater cameras.

Without a flash you will get passable pictures however even a few feet underwater is enough to filter out some colors. The flash gives you the true perspective.

This is where we have gotten ours in the past and hopefully they still have them.

…yahoo.net/souncawifl27.html

Chuck it%26#39;s real easy. Take your film to WalMart there in Maui and have them put them on CD for you when you have the film developed. I don%26#39;t know what they charge but it makes it so much nicer to share with family if you can download them to one of the picture sites(theres a ton of them out there) and send them an address they can view them.

Plus one other thing, I mentioned to get them developed in Maui. You also want to buy your film there. With the xray machinesat airports I don%26#39;t care what they say about them not effecting film but they can especially higher ASA films. I don%26#39;t believe they will hand check the canisters anymore, I%26#39;m pretty sure they make you send them through the xray.They will cloud the film. It%26#39;s safer to just buy the film there and get it developed there. The few times we have used WalMart there they have been pretty good. And you probably won%26#39;t find better prices on film and developing than there. Someone else with more experience with getting film developed over there may have some secrets I don%26#39;t know about.

guess what. when something looks too good to be true-it is! my flash and case arrived yesterday only! icalled sears.com customer service and they said they copied the page from the manufacturer%26#39;s reefmaster pro set and it IS a MISTAKE. camera, lenses, and other accessories are additional. they apologised and offered my money back. so i ended up ordering the camera-$113.oo and i%26#39;m waiting to see what that comes with before i order any other accessories! i checked the sea life web site and there are several dive shops close to me that are full line dealers for sea life cameras. any little extras i think i%26#39;ll get from them. i can go at lunchtime at work-it%26#39;s right down the road. at least i%26#39;ll know what i%26#39;m getting.BUMMER- but 4 weeks and 3 days from now will cancel ALL bummers fer sure. _who cares? only one thing matters...........MAUI..................lucky chuck

I went with a Nikon digital camera and case. It cost me less than $300 and I%26#39;ve been happy. I like the sound of the flash though. If have a film underwater camera that is similar to yours. Its OK but changing film every 36 pictures is a pain.

What I figured out about underwater photograhy (not an expert) I put on our website. It also talks about color correction if you don%26#39;t have a flash. It%26#39;s one persons approach.

alandsuejohnson.com/digital_photo_discussion…

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