Diving camera: Olympus Camedia C + wide angle lens+substrobe: complete diving package
Olympus Camedia C full package Olympus Camedia CMP digital zoom camera Battery charger Leather camera case OlymusPT-015 underwater housing Epoque 0.56x wide angle lens with both lens protectors and storage pouch Ikelite A35 substrobe Fibre-optic cable Ikelite tray with grab handle and flexi-arm for substrobe Spare camera housing O ring 4 x sealed packs of Sea & Sea desiccant Substrobe diffusers 2 x safety lanyards with stainless clips 2 gigabyte compact flash memory card 1 gigabyte (and 2 x 32 MB) XD memory cards This is a great complete set-up if you are progressing from a simple point-and-shoot camera underwater. I bought all the components separately and have had great results with the full system ā see my example photographs. The substrobe is operated by a slave sensor, so I have blacked out the inside of the camera housing to stop any āghostingā effects from the internal camera flash. When the internal camera flash fires, the fibre optic cable bridges the internal flash to the slave sensor to fire the substrobe. I made up substrobe diffusers simply using plastic milk cartons which perform excellently (included in the package). Otherwise, the substrobe is over-powering without any diffusion. The camera itself is in great condition and while it is not the most current of digital cameras (5 megapixel), it takes excellent shots and can be operated in manual mode as per any standard semi-automatic camera. The Epoque wide angle lens conversion provides great underwater wide angle photography options and screws onto the housing as a āwetā lens ā so can be removed while underwater as needed. The camera itself has an excellent macro setting for closeup shots, as close as 5-10mm, so no additional macro lens is required for those close upās of tiny marine organisms. Note: the re-chargeable batteries need replacing as they no longer hold a charge ā I have seen them on google for Ā£7.99. I have tested the camera using standard Duracell batteries and it works fine. I would recommend the user downloads the Olympus Camedia C user manual to understand how to operate this camera in semi-automatic (P) mode to gain the best results. While I have submerged the camera housing before listing to leak test (which was fine), I would recommend any user replacing the main O rings. You will need to apply silicon grease AND ALWAYS ENSURE YOU PLACE A SILICON DESSICANT PACK IN THE HOUSING. I have previously purchased all of my spares (O rings, silican grease, silicon dessicant etc.) from Cameras Underwater by mail order. A fantastic economical package for those progressing from point-and-shoot for high quality underwater photography and who do not have the budget for a brand new set-up. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit