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HAIGH QUARRY OPENING FOR THE 2012 SEASON IN jANUARY?
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
1/7/2012
No, the season at Haigh Quarry is not opening this weekend! It will open for the 2012 season on Saturday April 7th, but because of our unusually warm weather Tina has decided to give Midwest divers a chance to scratch th...

SCUBA DIVERS LEFT BEHIND IN FLORIDA
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
10/6/2011
The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it was investigating RJ Diving Ventures of Miami Florida. The investigation was initiated because the dive operator left behind two tourists while they were scuba diving.   D...

10 WORST MISTAKES MADE BY RECREATIONAL DIVERS
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
9/30/2011
1.      Don’t make safety decisions based on financial considerations! Many fatalities and injuries occur because people want diving, dive training or dive travel to be cheap, easy and fast. Always use the proper equipme...

MSD FORUMS - BASIC SCUBA DISCUSSIONS
TOPIC: Underwater Camera
Mario_OYK

Joined on
9/6/2008

I am new in scuba diving. Does anyone know any good brands and models of underwater cameras? Eventually I would like to take some nice pictures while diving.

twow/atwist

Joined on
1/26/2006

Needless to say, you want to get a decent digital camera.  Canon and Olympus have a nice selection of high resolution  models, many with factory underwater cases.  Suggest you check out B&H Camera on-line.  You probably want to consider an external strobe, too.  Gives your flash much better reach, and avoids backscatter reflections.  Finally,  suggest you consider taking an underwater photo course.  Your photos will MUCH better (ie... learning how to manually adjust white balance for ambient light photos, etc...).

Good luck!
dvrdwn

Joined on
11/19/2008

New to the forums. Like the magazine alot! After years of shooting underwater stills with a Canon camera in an Ikelite housing, I have recently become a big fan of underwater video. I think video has a way of highlighting the entire experience of the dive rather than just a snapshot. Bonica makes an inexpensive high definition underwater video camera. It is really cool! Google Bonica.