Help! - looking to uprade Sony W15 or Fuji F10

[timbo]

Hi Folks

Hoping to take advantage of people's knowledge and expirience here! I currently have a Nikon coolpix 3100. After diving in the red sea this year (first time) I am pleased with some of my results however after seeing someones efforts with a 5 MP camera I think its time to upgrade.

I am currently looking at the Sony DSC-W15 and the fuji F10- both cameras seem good in terms of a nice big LCD and fast shutter speeds and write times.

I have a YD-25 strobe so I can use that on either camera and housing. Other things I may look at is a red filter (darn expensive for the Sony- £99! but cant find one for the fuji)

Any one got any recommendations or can think of another camera in a similar price range I should consider?

[TimIngmire]

Hi Timbo,

I just checked out www.digideep.com to see what housings would be available for your selected cameras and guess what? Nothing could be found so I 'd say that, at the mo, you're best to steer clear.

If you are after a sleek digital camera then check out the f810. It's in the same price range that you were looking at but there are housings available from Fuji and Ikelite (although the Ike will be more expensive).

If you want to see what the f810 is capable of then have at look at these: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bob_whorton/

the f810 is a camera that will grow with you as you learn more. Check it out and ask away if you have any questions.

[timbo]

Both of these cameras do have housings and are sold as a bundle at Digital depot- I am trying to work out if the lack of manual white balance is as importnant as a red filter attachment amongst things.

[timbo]

Both of these cameras do have housings and are sold as a bundle at Digital depot- I am trying to work out if the lack of manual white balance is as importnant as a red filter attachment amongst things.

[TimIngmire]

Well, strike me down. I've never had Digideep let me down before.

Anyway, if the housing has the ability to take a red filter then that should be fine. It might be a problem if you wanted to add on a macro or wide angle lens later - better check with the supplier. The filter might stop you attaching the lenses. With a strobe tho, you should need neither a manual WB or a filter. It's a nice looking camera the Fuji.

Other fuji's get round the lack of a thread screw on the port by having an adapter which screws into the tripod hole on the bottom of the housing - you should be able to screw filters and wet lenses into that.