I'm looking for some advise on my next big buy, i.e. a digital SLR which can go underwater inside a dedicated housing. Now, I know a few CSAC divers have really good such underwater cameras, but what I'm after is a really good camera on land (as this is were it is most likely to be abused of
) but also able to resist and perform underwater (30-40m+) inside a proper housing. Here's some must have features:
anything near or exceeding 10MP, but not less than 9MP
manual controls for aperture, shutter speed, ISO
large LCD screen, which doesn't switch off while in shooting mode
have the necessary sockets for external slave flashguns/strobes
compatible macro lens and a default lens range of circa 18-200 (e.g. Sigma)
Long battery life
a sturdy housing (30-40m+) which can supports the above.
package not costing several thousands of Euros, meaning I'm not after too professional high-tech gadgetsIf you know of something which comes close to this, then I'd appreciate if you let me know.