Olympic 1030SW

[bowfront26]

My olympus 1030SW camera flooded the other day while diving and it is out of it's one year warranty. I'm sure some of you have had issues like this, did Olympic repair/replace the camera for you?

[maidendeth13]

good luck. my ex gf had one. it broke so they took it in to fix it, the loaner camera they gave her had the same problem with leaking and they charged her full price for it. ultimately an error of someone at the store she bought it at ended up refunding her money but I've heard of lots of people having problems like that.

Where did you buy it, you might have better luck, she got hers at frys I think.

[J_P]

killed 2 770sw models so far

opted for the cheaper fuji that's waterproof to 3 meters this time since itll die/flood anyway. would rather spend 180 than 380

if you really want waterproof, buck up and get a good housing or go real cheap IMO

[maxmironov]

I do a fair amount of UW photography and in my experience the only way you can protect yourself is to insure your rig. 1st you have to be a member of DAN, which IMO every diver should be anyway for their dive insurance. They're partenered with an UW insurance provider that I have my WHOLE Sea&Sea housing set up insured through and ALL my dive equipment. They insure it against floods, theft, and most everything else worldwide. The only thing they don't cover is loss of equipment underwater.

Originally Posted by bowfront26

My olympic 1030SW camera flooded

I think you mean Olympus.

[maxmironov]

the company is: H2Oinsurance.com

[maidendeth13]

there is a waterproof camera and housing up for sale in members items i just saw. no idea if its any good but probably not worse than what you had...

[bowfront26]

Originally Posted by maxmironov

I think you mean Olympus.

Yes I do, thanks. The insurance would be a good idea but at this point I would just like the camera fixed and then I probably wont dive with it but rather just use its waterproof ability as protection against using it in the pool or taking to the beach. I had read reports of people having theirs break and mine worked great until now, which has been about 2 years, so I was hoping that mine was one of the "lucky" ones.

[klynds]

I just flooded mine for the second time. The first time it was under warranty and they replaced it, this time they want $116. to fix it. Follow the instructions on the website and send it to them and they will contact you via email and tell you how much it is to fix, or you can call them and set up a repair order number and send it to them. Once they fix it, it has a warranty on the fix for 6 months. I am going to get mine fixed and before the 6 month mark maybe buy a housing for it.

[bowfront26]

Originally Posted by klynds

I just flooded mine for the second time. The first time it was under warranty and they replaced it, this time they want $116. to fix it. Follow the instructions on the website and send it to them and they will contact you via email and tell you how much it is to fix, or you can call them and set up a repair order number and send it to them. Once they fix it, it has a warranty on the fix for 6 months. I am going to get mine fixed and before the 6 month mark maybe buy a housing for it.

thanks, I will do that.

[halibutmike]

[quote=klynds;1094580]I Once they fix it, it has a warranty on the fix for 6 months. I am going to get mine fixed and before the 6 month mark maybe buy a housing for it.[/QUOTE]

K - buy the housing. This is the best of all worlds.......... Reality is most of us dive deeper than the 30 ft the 1030 is designed for ............ It's really just for surface swimmers........ With the case and the 1030 - when the case leaks (not if ->when) - you camera will probably survive, at least a much better chance of survival than a non water resistant cam in a case.

[Smudge]

Buy a Gopro Hero and save the Olympus 1030 for pics on the boat....

[Holy Mackerel]

I had planned on getting this camera for freediving, because it is "waterproof" to 33ft. But after reading the reviews, (ok my wife read them, she researches everything before buying) I saw a lot of people reporting flooding of this "waterproof" camera even in shallow water.

So, I went with the 1050SW, up to 10ft. I figured the "waterproof" is more for my carelessness around water with my camera, then to dive with. It was $149, looks like they jumped up to $199.

http://www.adorama.com/searchsite/de...ympus%201050sw

[maxmironov]

You guys are REALLY wasting your money buying these shitty little cameras. It sounds like 50% of them get flooded anyway. Get Sea&Sea, Aquatica, or Subal for UW photo, and Gates or Light and Motion for Video. Sea&Sea makes awesome point+shoot rigs also!

For more info check out www.wetpixel.com - it's everything you'd want to know about UW photography and cinematography. Both techniques and equipment.

[Holy Mackerel]

Originally Posted by maxmironov

You guys are REALLY wasting your money buying these shitty little cameras. It sounds like 50% of them get flooded anyway. Get Sea&Sea, Aquatica, or Subal for UW photo, and Gates or Light and Motion for Video. Sea&Sea makes awesome point+shoot rigs also!

How much are such cameras? I have another point and shoot with housing that I use for underwater or diving etc. This Olympus is perfect for what I do, kayak fishing, boating, ie splash proof.

[maxmironov]

I think the Sea&Sea DX-2G is about $1000 for the camera and housing.
http://www.divervision.com/catalog/p...roducts_id=987

Waterproof to 180 feet.

I would check out the wetpixel.com classifieds section and maybe ebay and check out the older models. You can probably score one for half that price.

For a professional rig though you're looking at $15k-40k (brand new gear). It's pretty ridiculous, but the camera body, lenses, ports, arms, strobes and all the other crap REALLY ADDS UP. Then you really do want to get H2Oinsurance.com for it. $20k worth of gear has a premium of about $500/year and no deductible, so for a $1k rig the costs will be VERY affordable and very much worth it.