By David Lang (BonaireTalker - Post #14) on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 4:30 pm: |
I just purchased a reefmaster rc pro camera w/strobe I have been told to use both 200 speed film and 100 speed film which is the best?? different speed for different depths??? HELP FROM SOME OF YOU CAMERA PRO'S!!!!
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By Cecil Berry (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3738) on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 5:58 pm: |
David, the best advice I can give you is take it back and buy a digital. For the same money you could get a great little digital and housing that will take an order of magnitude better picture than any Reefmaster. I had one for a while and was pretty disappointed in everything about it. Lousy pictures, lousy camera and expensive to use (film and developing). The final straw for me was a VW sized loggerhead turtle that flew right over my head, I was ready with the Reefmaster. When I got home and developed the pictures I got a great picture of one fin. I had a digital before the next trip.
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By Bob Birk (BonaireTalker - Post #13) on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 8:53 am: |
I am definitely not a camera pro, but I do have a reefmaster. Would prefer to have a digital, but at the moment not an option. From what I can determine, the camera is not all that sophisticated and can't handle much faster film reliably. I have had the best results with 200. On my last dive trip I tried 600 (reasoning being the faster film should give me more capability at depth). Didn't work out that way. Even the shallow pics turned out bad. Took a few with the camera outside the housing topside, and even they were substandard. Looking at the documentation for the camera, I see 100 and 200 specified only.
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By Cecil Berry (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3752) on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 4:21 pm: |
Bob there is not a housing available for that Fuji (but you already know that). In the future always check digideep.com for housing availability. The best bet is to stick to Olympus, Canon or Sony, who make UW housings for most of their cameras.
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