Ocean Visions Compact Workshop

David Kittos · Issue 47, Mar/Apr 2009 · pp. 44–47

Products mentioned: Olympus SP350, PT30 housing, Inon Z240 strobe, Inon UFL-165AD Fisheye Conversion Lens, Canon Ixus 90

I am addicted to underwater photography. I admit it. Primary symptoms of my addiction include always complaining that dives aren’t long enough and my buddy ascending on their own and then never speaking to me again. It’s a pity that being enthusiastic about photography and actually taking good pictures are two different things. For a long time, my pictures were fairly mediocre. Naturally, I blamed my little compact camera and thought about upgrading to a DSLR-based system. Unfortunately, the cost of doing this was a show-stopper - the quote I got was about £5000. Now, my kit isn’t that bad - I use an Olympus SP350 with a PT30 housing, Inon close-up and wide-angle lenses as well as an Inon Z240 strobe. I just had to learn to use it properly. So I decided to invest in an underwater photography training course geared up for compact camera users. Maria Munn’s underwater photography work with…