No strobes with this system. I freedove on a wreck in 20 meters of water once with a friend's Nikon F-4, with dual strobes, and thought I was going to kill myself.
Way too much bulk and with digital I just don't see the need.
I'd been thinking about a cheaper camera, like the D-40, so I could spend more on the housing and port. I've found camera/housing combos starting at $1,200 from B+H Photo, but I would need to add in a 11.5mm lens and dome port on top of that.
If it came in around $2,000 I could sell my scooter and help fund it, but if it's in the $4,000+ range it's not even a pipe dream.
I guess I could go with camera and housing for now and up grade the rest of it in the coming years. My second choice, so far, is th new DX-1G from sea&sea.
Sea & Sea USA - Underwater Photography Cameras & Video My father-in-law just got one and seems to really like it, but he bought the strobes and other stuff that I just don't need- or want. It's a nice camera than what I have now, but still not the same as going DSLR.
I know that Metal housings are smaller and nicer to freedive with, but am not sure that they are anywhere near my budget- more likely going to go with Ikelite.
Any idea if it would be cheaper to go with canon, or Olympus, over Nikon? I just know that Nikon makes the 11.5mm lens I was looking at- 7.2mm almost sounds too wide.
Jon
