Get your digits out

Staff · Issue 1, Aug 2001 · pp. 16–18

Products mentioned: Olympus C-960, Olympus PT-006 housing, Nikon CoolPix 990, UN aluminium housing, YS30 flash, fisheye lens

I haven’t had so much fun in a wetsuit since that Friday afternoon in a basement flat off Tottenham Court Road yet here I was in the Red Sea using it for the purpose for which it was really designed. And the reason for this elation? I was taking still pictures, seeing the results instantly on a small screen and, if I didn’t like them, I could erase them - also instantly. I could then change the aperture, shutter speed or composition and take the shot again until I was pleased with it. Now that, to my mind, answers the prayers of most of an underwater photographers. Gone are the days of waiting to get home to see my results - only to find I’ve made some basic mistakes for most of the trip. Instead I surface knowing I’ve got what I want and had such a great time doing it. Digital photography has made significant advances in the past couple of years. It isn’t knocking on the door of 35mm ye…