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Underwater digital photography looks fun, expensive

Ikelite D70s housing I completed my first four open-water scuba dives over the weekend near Sandycove, just south of Dublin.  Those 4 were the training dives for the PADI Open-Water scuba diving course.  So now I'm a qualified diver (of sorts!).

The scenery close to shore included a few fish, some crabs, loads of vegetation, a rare species of Budweiser Fish and an Orange-Red Traffic Cone (the female ones are more aggressive). 

On my way to the first dive, I was reading SubSea, which is billed as Ireland's Diving Magazine.  I stumbled across an article by Jaime Burns about Underwater Digital Photography, and the accompanying photo was of the Ikelite waterproof housing for the Nikon D70s, which I currently shoot with!  (The photo above is from the Ikelite site.)

I got all excited about my imminent career in underwater digital photography until I did the requisite search and found a local shop.  Alas, these housings (which are built by third-parties, not Nikon) seem to almost cost more than the camera itself

I wonder if you can rent them, or get them second-hand somehow?  To e-bay I go!

I see there's a flickr Underwater Photography group, which includes a discussion about this exact issue.  I'd love to hear of your experiences shooting underwater, and whether you bought or rented any gear.

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  • Anonymous
    June 12, 2006
    is the diving in preparation for a trip where you're going to dive?

    my friend sarah and i learned to dive in 9th grade for a trip we took with her parents to the island of dominica.  her parents actually bought a disposable underwater camera, so if the housing for your d70 is too pricey you always have that.  

    i have pictures of me posing underwater :)
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