By Peggy Wages (BonaireTalker - Post #30) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 12:11 pm: |
Well, I didn't get a digital camera before my trip last November. But I'll be going to Bonaire again the end of May.
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By Cecil Berry (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2336) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 12:29 pm: |
Things have changed since then, as before your budget and requirements are the big factors. Presently the most popular is the Olympus 5050 and Olympus housing (free membership is the Olympus cult).
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By Jeff Farris (BonaireTalker - Post #35) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 12:29 pm: |
Peggy, the CP-5000 has been discontinued (amazing, isn't it?) It is still readily available, and there are lots of housings out there for it, but I have not seen as many impressive shots coming from that system as I have from the Olympus C-5050 and its predecessors.
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By Cecil Berry (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2337) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 12:29 pm: |
Jeff, GMTA.
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By Jeff Farris (BonaireTalker - Post #36) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 12:30 pm: |
Cecil, it appears great minds think alike...and at the same time. ;^)
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By Jeff Farris (BonaireTalker - Post #37) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 12:30 pm: |
Oh that is just too funny.
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By Peggy Wages (BonaireTalker - Post #31) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 12:48 pm: |
The Nikon CP 5000 has already been discontinued? Geez, I wonder why? I really liked it when I saw it at DEMA last year. Are they replacing it with another model?
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By Gail Currie (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #434) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 1:15 pm: |
Those of you who own Olympus housings - where did you buy them from? Stateside or Japan? I cannot seem to find a source to buy them locally and I'm not sure I want to buy from Japan not knowing if the instructions will be in English, and what about a warranty? I'm in search of a PT-010 for my Olympus 3040
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By Randy P (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #134) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 1:35 pm: |
Hi Peggy,
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By Jeff Farris (BonaireTalker - Post #38) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 1:36 pm: |
Gail, check out eBay and Quinlanf (user name) His name is Quinlan Faris (no relation) and he sells the housings from Japan. The instructions are now in two languages in the package, and anything you don't find there, you can find at http://www.digitaldiver.net. His price on the PT-010 a couple of weeks ago was 205.00. I bought a spare at that price! Delivery was an incredible 4 days from order to arrival.
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By Randy P (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #135) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 1:39 pm: |
Oh. and yes I can TOO spell words like "exactly" and "unbelievably" and a whole mess of other ones as well. I just can't type worth a diddle nor proof read worth squat!
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By Martin Beckman (BonaireTalker - Post #36) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 1:44 pm: |
I just bought a barely used Olympus c4040 with the PT-010 housing from a guy on the Rodale board. The instructions I got for the housing are in Japanese.
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By Jeff Farris (BonaireTalker - Post #39) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 1:44 pm: |
Peggy, I am sure that Nikon will come out with a "bigger - better" but how long it will be and how much longer after that the housing manufacturers commit is anybody's guess.
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By Peggy Wages (BonaireTalker - Post #32) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 2:01 pm: |
Jeff: The problem last November was the delivery time. Light and Motion promised delivery of the housing by mid-December, and my trip was in late November. So it didn't work. Geez.
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By Freddie Hughes (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3764) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 2:54 pm: |
Peggy you might try this site..dpreview surf around a bit and you will come to the comparisons and reviews..
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By Anthony Cooper (BonaireTalker - Post #24) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 6:49 pm: |
Peggy - Still draggin' around a 3040 and wishing, perhaps, I had waited for the 5050...but not at all unhappy. If you end up wanting a PT-010 (with english instructions AND phone tech support available, go to underwaterdigital.net. Owner is Alan and he's here in Philadelphia...very accessable (if you live in Phila)and more than willing to help/advise. Phone no is on the web site...he may be able to give you a line on the CP-5000, too (doesn't deal cameras as far as I know, but...)
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By bob neer (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #860) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 7:37 pm: |
no sony? the f707 is nice (expensive to house and strobe)...the f717 can only be better;)
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By Peggy Wages (BonaireTalker - Post #33) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 7:38 pm: |
What an odd coincidence. I go check my mail today, and what do I find? The April 2003 issue of Popular Photography. With an article on the Olympus C-5050. Saying how wonderful it is. Comparing it to the Nikon CP 5000.
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By seb schulherr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #497) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 8:31 pm: |
Peggy, I got mine from http://www.oceanbrite.com/, they were very helpful and knowledgeable, and let me exchange an earlier housing for the PT010 which I like a lot, and they are a California company.
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By Ernie Bauer (BonaireTalker - Post #32) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 11:29 pm: |
Seb,
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By seb schulherr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #498) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 2:40 am: |
Ernie I had never used my previous housing, it was factory perfect in a mint box with everything it came with. He only charged me the shipping as I recall, and I was very happy with that and will probably continue to order stuff from him ( I too am thinking about a strobe Freddie.)
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By Ernie Bauer (BonaireTalker - Post #33) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 12:37 pm: |
OK, thanks for the info. We've used acrylic polish from Tap Plastics to buff out small scratches in plastic. You might give them a try.
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By Cecil Berry (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2341) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 1:51 pm: |
I've been told that if you go to a motorcycle shop, they sell stuff to remove scratches from visors. This stuff will work on your housing. I need to do this also, the back of my housing is pretty beat up.
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By seb schulherr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #500) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 5:41 pm: |
So glad I brought it up guys! I was wondering exactly what the housing is made of.
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By Ernie Bauer (BonaireTalker - Post #34) on Saturday, March 15, 2003 - 1:15 pm: |
I think it's just Lexan (polycarbonate). I'll be interested in your scheme for a protective cover. It may be difficult to attach something replaceable without distorting the display.
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By seb schulherr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #503) on Sunday, March 16, 2003 - 12:29 am: |
Oh my gosh what a concept, the o rings in the buttons! I am kinda new at this UW photo stuff, can you tell?
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