ajay

Personally, I don't want to think of the relationship of greenhouse emissions with diving: every one of my favorite dive destinations requires major amount of flying and motor-boating to reach (and often using local airlines that fly the less fuel efficient planes).

 

Ajay.

There was a mention of ecocean (www.whaleshark.org) on this week's discussion on the Babbage section of The Economist,
under the general topic of citizen science. I got all excited to post about it here, only to find this thread. I guess this is as
good a time as any to bring this thread alive momentarily.

cheers,
Ajay.

Hi. I have a G12 also (it's a second camera for me, the primary used to be Oly E-PL1 so far); also use the Canon housing. Since G12 focuses really close in super-macro mode, I never even bothered to see how to latch my Inon 165 to it.. reckon I'd have to be a much better photographer, before that'd pay me dividends -- the dof will be thinner than I can hold the camera in most situations.
I think getting a good strobe (or even two) is the first thing that'll improve photos.. definitely for macro, and perhaps even those sharks that'll come close to you (I haven't been to Cocos, but I've been close enough to sharks in S Africa and Fiji so that strobes could be used; on the other hand, in Palau, I was shooting natural light only -- sharks were further away).

Since you're considering putting down a fair amount of money on a housing (not to mention the trip), why not consider getting a camera that has faster autofocus than G12, and makes good images in low light situations? G12 could be a good backup. I used to think the expense of backup cam was just stupid, but changed my mind after I flooded two cams in one trip to Lambeh.

I do look forward to hearing about your experience in Cocos! It's high on my list of places to visit.
Ajay.

Thanks Alex, Phil (on the other thead), and Albert (on the other, other thread) for throwing more light on the various aspects of the Nex vs. OMD choice. Far as I can see, the OMD is better for UW due to better lens choices and superior AF; and perhaps Nex-7 has an edge with the sensor, and MF (focus peaking).
Although I still haven't pulled the trigger, it seems to me that either would be a huge step up from my current setup (Oly E-PL1).
I do hope to put my own data points into the question in a month, since we have a trip planned to Raja Ampat in Jan.

cheers,
Ajay.

Hi folks, I am sort of trying to decide between the OMD and a Sony Nex-7 for UW as well as topside camera. I suppose at least some of you OMD fans probably considered both before deciding. Since I want the same camera for both top and UW, and I want to avoid lens changes, so my current choice looks like:
OMD + 12-50 + pana 14-140 (topside walk-around) VS. Nex-7 + 18-55 + 18-200 (topside walk-around); For macro I'd use a wet lens.

I think I've been through all the discussions here, and and various reviews of both systems on the internet over the last week :-), and am still undecided, but with a slight preference for the Sony (no bias.. I am currently using an Oly E-PL1).

I wonder if those who evaluated both (Phil, Alex, ...) can push me in one direction or the other? Either ways, I'll be keeping it dry in a Nauticam housing, and I want to get a sense of camera utility, topside and UW, and not worry about cost comparisons at this time.

Thanks!
Ajay