Sea & Sea's last
offering, while novel, wasn't exactly the power-packed gizmo that serious underwater photographers could confidently take beneath the waves, but the firm's latest device is apparently aiming to change that. The DX-1G housing and 10-megapixel 1G camera claims to be the "world's most advanced compact
underwater digital camera system to date," and includes a 24 to 72-millimeter lens, 1/1.75-inch CCD sensor, 3x optical zoom, and a practically worthless 4x digital zoom. This wannabe
DSLR also has quite a bit in common with Ricoh's
GX-100, and while it's not noted if the underwater housing will slide right over Ricoh's shooter, it couldn't hurt to try. Unfortunately, it seems like you'll be buying both to start with, which means that you'll be laying down $1,049 for the liquid-shunning set.
[Via
LetsGoDigital, image courtesy of
WetPixel]
posted Jul 3rd 2007 12:26PM
I wish I could say it looks beautiful, but I can't. I'm sorry!
You obviously aren't an underwater shooter then. Good looks are one of the few things (other than price) it has going for it.
This'll be great the next time I crash into a lake and at the last second I see a photo opportunity of a fish that I have never seen
Man, I so wish I could have one of these. The shots would look amazing!
That's like the only thing I fear for with my dslr... water. I'm even hesitant to shoot outside when it's raining.
I would like underwater laptops... They would need a two waterproof side covers over all the ports and drives... but you could use them near pools, in the shower, outide even when it's raining (I love the rain)... I think that if nothing else, those would look cool too.
Then this would make an interesting peripheral.
But how deep can it go?
It you want to check out underwater cameras that can go 100feet or more check out, http://www.scubaology.com/archives/2007/05/09/high-end-to-lower-end-underwater-camera/