So I recently got married and we will be doing our honey moon soon and want a camera that we can use in and out of the water. Any suggestions would be great. I have been looking at the sealife dc1400, seems like an easy camera to use in the water and a pretty good camera for night life shots and backyard shots. Any recommendations would be great!
New camera in the budget, water friendly :-)
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olympus is about to release the XZ-2.
since this newer model is about to be released, the XZ-1 is/was on amazon for $199, which is a stellar price (might have been a one day deal) for the amount of camera you get.
the housing: PT-050 is reasonably priced, can be had for under $250 new.
thats $450 for a "competitive" underwater setup, which is about where the DC-1400 is priced.
I've used the XZ-1 for a year and a half, still learning. its a very robust p&s camera, with many features if you are familiar with advanced settings. i prefer to carry it with me on vacation so i dont have to lug around a full DSLR.
customer service has been spot on as well.
go check out the reviews.
i think you'd be disappointed with the DC-1400 out of the water, it only has a 2.8 F-stop, low light performance wont be good. the Oly has a 1.8 stop and stellar low light performance.
the PT-050 has a 67mm threaded port on the front if you decide to get more serious and want to add a wide angle, or macro lens.
there's a whole host of other "shortcomings" with the DC-1400 as its marketed as an entry level camera...wont have a bunch of features like S-TTL, zooming while shooting video, etc.
dont get me wrong, it'll still crank out some decent UW pics, but if its a true multi use camera your looking for, probably want to stay open to more options.
good luck on your honeymoon
since this newer model is about to be released, the XZ-1 is/was on amazon for $199, which is a stellar price (might have been a one day deal) for the amount of camera you get.
the housing: PT-050 is reasonably priced, can be had for under $250 new.
thats $450 for a "competitive" underwater setup, which is about where the DC-1400 is priced.
I've used the XZ-1 for a year and a half, still learning. its a very robust p&s camera, with many features if you are familiar with advanced settings. i prefer to carry it with me on vacation so i dont have to lug around a full DSLR.
customer service has been spot on as well.
go check out the reviews.
i think you'd be disappointed with the DC-1400 out of the water, it only has a 2.8 F-stop, low light performance wont be good. the Oly has a 1.8 stop and stellar low light performance.
the PT-050 has a 67mm threaded port on the front if you decide to get more serious and want to add a wide angle, or macro lens.
there's a whole host of other "shortcomings" with the DC-1400 as its marketed as an entry level camera...wont have a bunch of features like S-TTL, zooming while shooting video, etc.
dont get me wrong, it'll still crank out some decent UW pics, but if its a true multi use camera your looking for, probably want to stay open to more options.
good luck on your honeymoon
