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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Gilhousen (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #7) on Thursday, January 22, 2009 - 10:06 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I just purchased a G9 with the Canon UW housing and will take photos while snorkeling to depths of 12 feet in sunlight. Am I correct in saying that there is no external strobe capability with this? I presume that I would take all underwater photos in underwater mode, with the flash on and use the diffusion plate? Also, do I need the WW-DC1 weights?

Dave

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Cecil* (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7235) on Friday, January 23, 2009 - 8:49 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

You can always connect an external strobe with a slave cable. If you are only snorkeling I do not see the need for an external strobe. You do want to force on the flash for just about any UW picture. The weight does not seem like a good idea while snorkeling. This is for divers, we hate floaty cameras.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Monty Blandford (BonaireTalker - Post #21) on Monday, January 26, 2009 - 11:35 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I also own the G9 and its flash is more than sufficient to about 40 feet, unless it is really cloudy. If you set it up to shoot RAW, you should even be able to 'push' those enough to forego an external strobe all the time. This is one of the main reasons I chose the G9 and stopped using my Oly5050 & Ike strobe.

Good luck!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Guglielmo Enazio (BonaireTalker - Post #19) on Monday, February 2, 2009 - 9:16 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

The Canon G9 will take great pics all by itself. It is truly remarkable at the macro photography end. Practice it around the house. Use the center focus single frame and whatever you have in that frame and get the green light on will have amazing clarity. One other thing when you get underwater if your not use to it is before taking a shot shake lightly back and forth the camera so that any air bubbles are removed from the lens.

(Message edited by gug1953 on February 2, 2009)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gail Currie (BonaireTalker - Post #22) on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 11:58 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

I've been reading all the recommendations here and researching on the internet. If you had the option between buying a Canon A650 IS, a Canon G9, a Canon G10 or a Canon SD990 IS which would you buy and why? I've done a lot of U/W photography but with a Nikonsis V, sold that when my dive partner got tired of diving with a photographer, then decided last year to rent an A650 IS from Buddy's. Now instead of spending money on a rental again thought I would invest in something I can use both U/W and topside. Your comments & suggestions are greatly appreciated. I would like to get something fairly soon so I can be prepared for our trip to Bonaire on May 2.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Guglielmo Enazio (BonaireTalker - Post #43) on Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 7:04 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

I like the 650 IS because of the rotating flip out viewfinder. For me that is a good option because I travel alone quite a bit and allows me to get into pics. The key feature on the Canons is the underwater mode under SCN. It takes the blue out for the better part.

For me it would still be the 650 IS but the G10 is a great camera that provides raw format as well. If your not in a hurry I would wait right now being a number of these cameras are now being released that are able to shoot video in high definition. A huge plus. If your interested here is a sight I have been using for years on digital camera reviews. It will help you make your best choice.

http://www.dcresource.com/

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gail Currie (BonaireTalker - Post #27) on Sunday, March 1, 2009 - 2:01 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

You know it's funny but I cannot find any site where someone has reviewed the A650 IS? Even the site mentioned above. Why do you figure that is? I can find some new and used 650 IS and both new & used G10s. Just wish I could read side by side reviews. I realize that the A650 IS is outdated but it's size is what interests me, plus the fact I used this camera last year for my U/W shots. Can't seem to get in touch with John at Buddy's to see if they have changed their rental camera to another.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Guglielmo Enazio (BonaireTalker - Post #45) on Monday, March 2, 2009 - 8:41 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Her eis a whole page of reviews from a goole search.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=canon+a650+review&aq=1&oq=canon+a650+

I think Canon released this camera with what they ultimately felt were too many bells and whistles. The cameras released since do not have the toys that this one does. It can be had but only in their upper models above $500 but then you have the bulk to deal with and no proprietary housing like the WP-DC-18 that fits the A650 specifically. Another item I wrote Canon on just after purchasing the camera was that it shot in macro on movie mode. They denied it and it is not in the manual. But it does. A real nice feature underwater.

Hope this answers your questions Gail.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gail Currie (BonaireTalker - Post #30) on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - 1:05 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I actually went back to dpreview.com and although I could have sworn that the A650 IS was not in the list to do a side by side comparison it suddenly was. So I was able to pull up a SBS of the G10, SD990IS and the A650IS. Now I just have to read it and determine which is best for what I have to spend!

 


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