Underwater Camera

[Tigger.ufo]

Looking for something cheap(ish!) and easy to use which will give me some decent shots when snorkelling off the Great Barrier Reef in March.

Thanks!!!

 

[Nod]

TBH, I've had a few of the things and the only 2 that have stayed dry are an old Canon D10 and an action cam (GoPro clone) that came from 7dayshop with a 30m waterproof housing. I've actually got 3 of the latter now - just in case the first succumbs to water ingress. I also use the action cams for time lapse videos of sunsets and bike rides. Barrel distortion is... noticeable (!) but not so much when you're close to the subject.
BTW, Mrs Nod uses one of the new fangled unicorn style mask/snorkels and can mount a GoPro (or clone) to the snorkel to get PoV video. Doesn't work for me - the beard prevents a decent seal!

 

[Graham W]

TBH, I've had a few of the things and the only 2 that have stayed dry are an old Canon D10 and an action cam (GoPro clone) that came from 7dayshop with a 30m waterproof housing. I've actually got 3 of the latter now - just in case the first succumbs to water ingress. I also use the action cams for time lapse videos of sunsets and bike rides. Barrel distortion is... noticeable (!) but not so much when you're close to the subject.
BTW, Mrs Nod uses one of the new fangled unicorn style mask/snorkels and can mount a GoPro (or clone) to the snorkel to get PoV video. Doesn't work for me - the beard prevents a decent seal!

Thinking about it, I doubt that barrel (or any other) distortion would be too much of an issue underwater as there are unlikely to be too many straight lines.

 

[Nod]

Very true. Most underwater shots are shot using fairly wide angle lenses anyway so will exhibit the distortion should there be any (straight lines) in the shot. The only time it really shows up is when I use the things to shoot above water when (almost inevitably!) there's a horizon.