Upgrading to a DSLR by James Wiseman Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 Now that digital SLR cameras or Yep, you can still bring along your little consumer cam to take video clips - it's small enough to fit in your BC pocket right? Since you don't use a strobe for video anyway, you can just "whip it out" whenever you want to shoot a video clip. Cheers James Posted by James Wiseman on 2004-02-10 01:09:45 Thanks James for the well written article. I'm in this dilemma myself and this was helpful. Ok, so I'm willing to give viewfinder framing a try. I'll admit that framing with the LCD was one of the best things about digital photography underwater--it helps me keep an eye on the action around me. But I can't stand the shutter lag and the pot luck of results I have gotten from my fish portraits. I'm not embarrassed to say that most of my favorite shots are of small reef fish (that just won't hold still!). But one more point that you didn't mention is video. From a professional point of view taking video through your digicam isn't a serious consideration, but as an amateur I do love taking short video clips for fun with my camera. I've been impressed with even basic performance I've had from my Canon Digital Elf while watching turtles and eagle rays. The 480x640 30fps 30 sec clips that the Nikon or Canon prosumers are capable of would be teriffic. Then again, maybe I'll buy the F70 anyway and bring my elph along in my bc pocket for occasional video. Posted by on 2004-02-09 07:30:26 Thanks Dave, kudos appreciated. Someone should do an estimate for housing a 10D. Cheers James Posted by James Wiseman on 2004-02-06 08:22:00 Excellent and timely topic. As many "prosumer" owners, I've been playing with the idea of upgrading from my C-5050 to a 10D but putting off the decision until my next dive trip. I think a 10D would add another $500-$800 or so to the above budget, depending upon housing choice. Posted by on 2004-02-01 08:35:13 Someone post a comment - Please! :-) Posted by James Wiseman on 2004-01-28 16:32:55