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Digifish Review Of Canon PowerShot G9 With WP-DC21 HArjen Costerusousing
By Arjen Costerus
I have a diving addiction for over 4 years now, which started in Australia during my PADI Open Water course. Since then I have been fanatically diving in Holland, but also been active during holidays in Egypt, Croatia and Indonesia.
All that time I only came home with stories, as I did not have an underwater camera. But those days are past since I have obtained a Canon G9 with underwater housing. My experiences with this camera are detailed in this review.
The equipment
The Equipment
The complete package I take with me under water consists of the Canon G9 and the Canon WP-DC21 underwater housing, a Sea&Sea YS-110 strobe with arm, tray and optical cable to synchronize it with the camera.
In the past I have done extensive photographing with an analogue SLR, so I did not have to learn to shoot on the surface. For underwater use I wanted a good quality digital camera with an abundance of features, which led me to the Canon G9.
From other photographers I learned that shooting nice photos in the Dutch waters really requires an external strobe.
After some research and asking around, I chose the Sea&Sea YS-110. The main advantage of this strobe is that is has a built-in focus and aiming light, and that it has a very wide angle of coverage as well as the ability for both TTL and slave.
The whole set totals to quite a significant investment, especially when just taking up underwater photography.
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