{"id":218,"date":"2012-02-09T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scubadiveadvisor.com\/2012\/02\/09\/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-dollars\/"},"modified":"2012-02-09T08:35:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-09T08:35:00","slug":"a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scubadiveadvisor.com\/?p=218","title":{"rendered":"A picture is worth . . . a thousand dollars?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know that I can’t possibly be the only person struggling with this issue. You know what I’m talking about. You want to take great photos underwater, but don’t know which direction to go. Do you buy a housing for your Nikon D90<\/a> or do you buy a new camera with a new housing?<\/p>\n

I have to preface this by letting you know that I’m in no way, shape or form a professional photographer. I just love \"\"<\/a>photography. And I really<\/em>\u00a0love my D90, which is why after tons of research, I have decided against purchasing an underwater housing for it. Besides the fact that the housing is more expensive than the camera, I just couldn’t bear the thought of the housing leaking on a dive. I know that the chance of that happening is slim to none, but it’s there, so another direction I went.<\/p>\n

My next thought was to check out the GoPro<\/a>\u00a0cameras. I did some research online and everything looked great. The videos and photos on their website were spectacular. The price was\u00a0unbelievable. You could \"\"<\/a>dive to a reasonable depth with it. So, here I was, about to purchase one, when something told me to email GoPro to ask\u00a0what accessories I should get along with the camera if I were going to solely use it for scuba diving. You can imagine my surprise when I got this email in response, “All of our cameras are waterproof that you can use for scuba diving. It’s just that the lens is not the best thing for scuba.” Well, there you have it folks. Thanks to the integrity of GoPro, I was off to do more research.<\/p>\n

At this point, I was sick of staring at a computer screen trying to decide which direction to go next, so I did the most logical thing. I drove down to my\u00a0neighborhood scuba shop<\/a>. I’ve driven past this place a bunch of times, but never stopped in. I’m glad I finally did. It was a well stocked shop, complete with cameras! There were two brands that had prominent displays; GoPro (of which I have already decided against) and\u00a0SeaLife<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As I was checking out the SeaLife cameras, I was approached by a gentleman, named John (who also happened to be \"\"<\/a>the owner). I ended up talking his ear off for about 30 minutes explaining my situation. He gave me a lot of great feedback on the cameras that he had. After a lengthy discussion, I decided on the SeaLife DC1400 Pro Duo. If this thing does half the things it says it’s going to do, we’re in business! I really look forward to using it and seeing what you guys think of the photos and videos.<\/p>\n

So, how many of you out there take a lot of photo and video underwater? What camera configurations do you use? Make sure to leave your comments below (and some links with some photos you took). I’d love to hear from you guys! Thanks for stopping by!<\/p>\n

Happy Diving! – Esther<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I know that I can’t possibly be the only person struggling with this issue. You know what I’m talking about. You want to take great photos underwater, but don’t know which direction to go. Do you buy a housing for your Nikon D90 or do you buy a new camera with a new housing? 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