The C5050 as a Prosumer Point-and-shoot

Staff · Issue 22, Jan/Feb 2005 · pp. 21–23

Products mentioned: Olympus C5050, Ikelite non-TTL housing, Ikelite DS-125 digital strobe, Ikelite Manual Controller, Transcend 45x 1gb CF card, Inon UCL-165 macro lens, Inon UWL-100 wide-angle lens, Olympus C5060, Olympus C8080, Olympus PT-015, Light and Motion Tetra 5050, Light & Motion Titan D100

In this age of underwater digital photography, we are presented with a multitude of choices of cameras, housings, strobes, lenses, etc. Many of us see spectacular images and think, “I want to be able to take that shot” or “Itʼd be great to be able to show people what I see underwater,” and yet lack the financial means to buy a new dSLR system. For a total cost equivalent to that of a Light & Motion Titan D100 housing (roughly $2700 without ports and accessories), I have over the past year been able to assemble a camera setup capable of shooting photos that I first could only dream of taking. When I first looked into this whole business of things, I wanted a fair amount of flexibility, reliability, and capability for expansion. To accomplish this, I chose a series of components that, while in some cases not the most expensive or most advanced, suited their purpose. The setup is comprised …