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\nAll this needs is a Java applet…<\/em><\/div>\n

\nGratuitous Plurk plugging aside, the one thing that I’ve been itching to blog about Coron<\/a> are my experience with the Dicapac. Since I’ve been remiss at buying or borrowing ANY underwater camera for my February Butanding (Whale Shark<\/a>) interaction trip, I made sure that I have at least ONE underwater camera for my Coron trip<\/a>. Afterall, Coron is one of the best snorkeling and dive sites in the Philippines. I must have an underwater camera with me!<\/p>\n
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\nFish in the Kayangan Lake and their pointy things<\/em><\/div>\n

\nThe DiCaPac<\/a> (Di<\/strong>gital Ca<\/strong>mera Pa<\/strong>ck) is a great and cheaper alternative to the expensive point and shoot camera cases. I was aghast when I first learned that a Canon underwater case for the A70 (my first digital camera) cost almost as much as the camera itself. When I found out that there’s a more affordable option in the form of the Dicapac, I was elated. Underwater photography, here I come!<\/p>\n
Like most first time Dicapac user, I was skeptical about the performance of this product. Yet, I still bought it. When I opened the Dicapac package when I got home, I quickly tested the product to see if it really worked. I submerged the pack in a basin full of water, shook it vigorously, and put it under running water. After all that, I gingerly opened the pack, pointing the opening downwards, as instructed. Surprise, surprise! The paper inside the Dicapac was still dry! I was convinced, and set off for Coron with my Dicapac and Ixus 75, certain that I will get the underwater photos I wanted.<\/p>\n
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\nCoral reef at Siete Pecados. Photo taken by Ferdz<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n

\nOkay, I may not have jaw dropping photos of corals, fishes and wrecks, but I have to say I’m very happy with the underwater photos that I was able to take in Coron. Then again, I have a model who was all too happy to pose. <\/p>\n
(I just realized that I could’ve gone out and took photos of my neighborhood as Typhoon Frank ravages Metro Manila, with my camera inside my Dicapac, but rain almost always guarantee me staying indoors. So boo.)<\/p>\n
More underwater shots taken with the Canon Ixus 75 and Dicapac WP-410:<\/p>\n
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\nFerdz<\/a> taking underwater photos with his Canon (gasp!) underwater camera.<\/em><\/div>\n
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\nMarc<\/a> diving deeper at Kayangan Lake<\/em><\/div>\n
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\nGoing after the prey<\/em><\/div>\n
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\nDon’t forget to pose!<\/em><\/div>\n
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\nWildlife photography, yes?<\/em><\/div>\n
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\nThe weird thing about this picture is that the horizon is diagonal, yet Eric<\/a> is shooting straight up…<\/em><\/div>\n
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\nI have no words.<\/em><\/div>\n
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DiCaPac is locally available through JT Photoworld<\/a>. The underwater case I used with my Canon Ixus 75, the WP-410 model, costs Php 1,950.<\/p>\n
JT Photoworld<\/strong>
\nAddress: 1082 Chino Roces St. (formerly Pasong Tamo), Makati City, Philippines
\nPhone: 897-2561, 899-5018
\nEmail: dp.onlineseller@gmail.com
\nWebsite: www.dponline.com.ph<\/a>, digitalprinting.multiply.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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