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Originally Posted by KenByrne
I think there's quite a bit of snobbery about compacts from DSLR owners. I try not to be guilty of that. In general I'd say that any camera is just a tool and it's the person using it that matters. I actually think you have to work a little bit harder to get good results from a compact because there are some limitations and you have to work around them. That said you can get pictures with a compact when a DSLR housing just won't fit.
I think most people who spend money on a DSLR and housing are pretty serious about there photography whereas with compacts because of their lower price and ease of use you find a lot of happy snappers own them. But when someone takes there time to learn how to use their camera and takes their time to think about the shot they're taking then the results can be just as good.
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Where I'm at with my underwater photography is this...
I did a PADI underwater digital photography speciality in November. Well.... I got given the spec at the end. I don't think it was strictly to the letter of the padi course though seeing as we spent about 20 mins on the PADI bit.
The course was taken by a semi pro / pro? guy who sells stuff to mags through my LDS. During that short course I learnt far more about underwater photography than I knew before and what all these settings actually mean.
It was as soon as I got to grip with these, what they do and actually framing my shots that I felt I needed more from my camera as there were so few manual settings on it. I'm starting to get some great pictures out of it now though even with it's limited functionality and only 2MP.
I've always fancied a SLR though so thought it a good time to do it... Think it might take me a bit longer to do the underwater bit than planned though
But I'll get there!!!
Can't wait
Thanks for everyone's help in making my decisions! It's all really valuable to get this input. Really appreciated it! I'm sure I'll have plenty more silly questions for you too!