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On Aug 25, 5:51*pm, -hh wrote:
If you want to take it to a high end system, add another $2-$3K to move up from a pexiglass housing to metal casting, as well as another $3K-$5K to go to a Pro camera body (1Ds Mark III)...and bump the strobes up to the digital replacement model of what I have now (DS-200)...and add a few more lenses and matching port extensions. Very easy to crack $14K for just the UW camera. Not sure the pro camera bodies are worth it. Plenty of u/w "pros" are using "semi-pro". Speaking of which, I picked up an extra D200 body, brand new, for under $1,000 from B&H. That's the problem with digital camera housings, once your camera becomes obsolete and it floods, prepare to buy a new housing or find what you can on eBay. This will be an insurance policy to extend the life of my expensive housing, plus serve as a land camera since I can leave the strap on full-time. So now, packing my camera for Bonaire next week, I'm bringing 2 camera bodies, 4 lenses, 4 camera batteries, camera battery charger, various filters and diopters, 3 strobes, 4 strobe battery packs, 3 strobe battery chargers, 2 sync cords, focus light, assorted arms and clamps, camera housing, extended viewfinder, two ports, various extension rings and focus gears, all packed in a nice indestructable case that comes out to just over 65 lbs full. Oh, and the laptop, memory cards, and memory card reader, can't forget those. The cameras and lenses and laptop obviously have to go in carry-on, along with the regs and computers, and now the airlines have cut luggage limits to 50 lbs, one bag per passenger. Which reminds me, time to renew my insurance on all that since I dare not lock any of it for TSA, and Bonaire isn't exactly the most crime- free destination. |
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