Originally posted by daacon
Does Pentax make a decent camera for let's say 60ft underwater ? Last year I used a Sony (7.2 mp) something with an umderwater housing that I was quite pleased with actually.
For some light Scuba Diving - water should be very clear anyone got any Pentax or other preferences ?
I don't think there is any Pentax made under water housings, Sony, Canon and Olympus seem to have that market sewn up.
Ikelite may make something for Pentax P & S cameras but it would be $$$.
Personally, I've had an Olympus C7070 and Olympus housing (rated to 40m) for 3 years. With a little DIY modification I could attach a strobe but I get reasonable results as is and I can't justify the cost to dive ratio of setting it up.
I choose the Olympus C7070 because out of all the P & S cameras that had housings available it was one I was most likely to use of out the water too, it's macro capabilities are excellent, allows plenty of manual intervention and it has a wider angle lens than most P&S cameras.
If I was buying now, I'd be looking at one of the water-proof to 3 metre Olympus cameras and sticking it in a housing, that way even if the housing floods the camera will probably survive. Trust me there's nothing worse than watching a housing fill with water!