Upcoming Sea & Sea DX-1G camera, Rumor about not-yet-announced 10mp 24mm $1000 compact digital cam Options

[eatmor18]

Today I was given a presentation by a Sea & Sea sales rep about their newest hottest compact digital. On paper, it looks *really* good. I sell underwater cameras for a living and, along with a YS110, this just might unseat the Canon G7/Ikelite DS125 as the best non-SLR kit out there (though admittedly, TTL is sorely lacking).

Here are the details that I can tell you:

• camera is essentially a Ricoh GX100
• 10 megapixels
• 24-72mm lens (far wider than anything else out there at the moment)
• 1cm wide-angle macro
• 4cm telephoto macro
• RAW files (approx. 4-second write time)
• CCD-shift image stabilization
• external strobes triggered via fiber-optic by LED light (NOT built-in flash, which should mean much faster shot-to-shot times)
• lever-activated shutter release
• two VERY comprehensive custom modes activated on mode dial (set one up for wide-angle, set one up for macro)
• knob-activated manual focus (as opposed to push-buttons) (misinformation from rep)
• about US$1000 street price
• housing looks very robust with a nice big grip, though still much more compact than third-party housings (e.g. Ikelite)

Sounds intriguing, no?

This post has been edited by eatmor18: Jun 21 2007, 07:09 AM