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See,you'll be more valuable on island than him! Good thing he doesn't come on here.LOL !! Or I might be the one left behind. Nah,he's a good man & has a great sense of humor.mindehankins wrote:tipsy wrote:ok can do that, will leave Jim home, "forget to wake him that morning" and meet you at JFK.. ha.
not sure if can talk Jim into another camera,bought a new one for our cruise last May and have 2 others in desk draw... so think will stick w/ the disposable & use the photo program to fix the so-so pics.
How's the house deal coming?LOL...sure.... Jim can't get you to the Tourist Trap. But I can!
I'll PM ya about the house.
Am praying for good luck for you & Blaine w/ the house shopping.
No ticker anymore. Next vac will prob. be the Fl Keys.
Canon G
I have a Canon G5 and have had great success with it. It has an underwater setting on the cameras settings and you can pick up the underwater enclosure for it on ebay or amazon. If you run the photo through a editing program and remove some some blue the photos they come out pretty good.
My experience: Housing versus No housing
This is my personal experience from this past summer trip in STJ. I've been using a Finepix F30 with housing, bought at B&H, for 4 years now and wanted the "no housing" advantage and bought the Panasonic TS1. I preferred the TS1 over the Canon D10 for size and HD video possibilities. THe TS1 worked great for the first 7 days but...while visiting the "Baths" with Capt John and Palm Tree charters, the TS1 started malfunctioning and gave an error message with the battery and later stopped completely. As usual, this happened 2 minutes before a 10 foot nurse shark(huge!)sighting at Ginger Island. Turned out there was leakage into the battery compartment. Tried everything to dry it out, no success. Camera was returned to the dealer and it was repaired under warranty.
My lesson learned: although the "no housing" camera seems easier the big disadvantage is that you don't see the leakage coming. When the leakage happens, it's usually too late as with the housing, I always did the tryouts in the sink and triple checked for bubbles under water. If something is wrong you can quickly remove the camera and work the leak on the housing only...I followed all of the manufacturer'S recommendations and soaked the camera in soft water after each outing in the sea water. I have searched the various forums for such experience with the Canon D10 and haven't read anything similar...
Conclusion: I have bought a housing for the TS1...
My lesson learned: although the "no housing" camera seems easier the big disadvantage is that you don't see the leakage coming. When the leakage happens, it's usually too late as with the housing, I always did the tryouts in the sink and triple checked for bubbles under water. If something is wrong you can quickly remove the camera and work the leak on the housing only...I followed all of the manufacturer'S recommendations and soaked the camera in soft water after each outing in the sea water. I have searched the various forums for such experience with the Canon D10 and haven't read anything similar...
Conclusion: I have bought a housing for the TS1...