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Just got the underwater housing... now what?
I have been an amateur photographer for a few years and am very comfortable using my new SLR on land. That being said, the almost $1000 housing for it is not anywhere within reach. So...... I have just purchased an underwater housing for my old point and shoot digital. I am going on vacation to Fiji and figure that my old PS camera will still be a hundred times better than any disposable. I have the Canon S70 with the WP-DC40 housing which is good to 130ft (or so they say...).
I have a few questions ... Feeling like underwater photography is a completely new territory for me, bear with me!
- How does the water affect the flash underwater? Should it be used at all?
- Is the rated depth really believable? I am paranoid that at 50ft, the case is going to spring a leak on day 1...
- Is the "underwater" mode on my camera going to make that much of a difference?
- As a new diver, will holding onto a camera be dangerous? (I know this is likely a personal thing but my mother is absolutely convinced it will take all concentration away from say... breathing)
- What special care needs to be taken of the housing, esp. after diving in salt water?
- Anything else of importance that I should know?!?
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