Olympus PT-E02 Reviewed In The Maldives

Whale shark, whale shark..." cried the crew. We are on a diving safari in the Maldives in search of the big boys. Today this happens to be whale sharks. Earlier on this trip we had dived among grey sharks, white tip reef sharks and mantas. We are now sailing south of the Ari-Atol at the height of Sun Island. This outer reef is famous for the whale sharks that come to the surface each day. They are young females who are "only" 4 to 6 meters. Adults can become 14 meters long. Why they are here, no one knows. Normally, whale sharks come to plankton rich water to eat. Visibility is 30 metres here and there is no plankton to be found - perfect conditions for photographing whale sharks. After our first dive that morning along the outer reef where we saw the "normal" fare (white tip reef sharks, morays, shoals of fish, a turtle etc.) we were all politely requested to get our snorkelling gear ready on the boat, because it was time to look for whale sharks. For me, it was the perfect occasion for trying out the Olympus E-330 DSLR, so I placed the camera beside my snorkelling equipment...