Sea and Sea DX2G - any experiences?

[azdiver]

Originally Posted by CompuDude

Several companies have been working on that. The main issue is not the Canon housing, but the zoom lens which forces a different port, just like a DSLR, for wide angle work.

That said, IIRC, there is a true wide angle lens coming out shortly (or is it already out?) from one of the big players, I think maybe the Fisheye FIX housing? For the G10 at the moment but I assume it would work with the G11 as well, since the lens is the same at the wide end.

Fantasea makes both a wet wide angle and macro lens for the G10.

[CompuDude]

Originally Posted by azdiver

Fantasea makes both a wet wide angle and macro lens for the G10.

The dome that they make returns the 28mm lens to working similarly to the way it does on land. It delivers a roughly 80 degree FOV, per Fantasea. That's not true wide angle, which most feel starts around 110 degrees, that's just ... better than not having it.

Macro was never an issue. The Inon Macro lenses work great with all of the G series cameras.

[DevilDiver]

The Patima housing (I know $$) comes standard with both a wide flat port and short port with 67mm threads for use with wet mount lenses from Inon, Ikelite or Epoque.

Because it does not have that ridiculous box port like the other housings offered I wonder if this would offer a solution to the wide angle?

[db83]

It is pretty amazing that the DX2G sells for $1000 on B&H. A replacement camera sells for $775. That's one expensive P&S.

[CompuDude]

Originally Posted by DevilDiver

The Patima housing (I know $$) comes standard with both a wide flat port and short port with 67mm threads for use with wet mount lenses from Inon, Ikelite or Epoque.

Because it does not have that ridiculous box port like the other housings offered I wonder if this would offer a solution to the wide angle?

The Patima is a nice housing. The issue I have with dedicated ports on a P&S camera is... if I wanted a single-purpose camera (wide angle OR macro), I'd just go to a DSLR. P&S cameras are supposed to be more versatile (on a single dive, at least). Unless I was going to get two. LOL