Top 10 Cheap Underwater Cameras

This product is great to use with the lenses Tokina 10-17mm underwater.

Not cheap, but way ahead of a lot of other cameras.

I use this for my Canon underwater camera. Performs well! Great to use in Cyber Sampler and other Lomo cameras!

I actually borrowed this DiCAPac from a friend, I've always wanted to try underwater photography but never had the means to. This is a cheap alternative to the more expensive underwater housings - it kept my camera dry but it is slightly difficult to use a short lens with underwater (I prefer prime lenses). Best to get your settings right before placing the camera in the bag, otherwise your gonna have a bad time.

Up until recently, I was using only DX cameras/leses for one single reason - I shoot fisheye 95% of the time (I'm a full-time underwater pro shooter), and I wanted to continue using the Tokina 10-17, which is the ultimate for underwater. I got the D800E, and decided to pair it up with the Nikon 14-24, but outside the center, it had terrible sharpness when wider than f14, plus its minimum focus distance was too far off the lens. So I got this Sigma 15, and its got far fewer issues with corner sharpness (f5.6 and smaller is perfectly acceptable) and the minimum focus distance is comparable to the Tokina 10-17 that I was so reluctant to give up. I just got done with a few days of shooting underwater, and love the results. Corners are great, AF speed was acceptable, vignetting is not noticable at all, and without uber-detail scrutinizing at 1600% magnification, it looks like the resolving power is fine for the 36MP D800. So yeah, I'd like the zoom capibility of the DX sized Tokina 10-17, but despite that, I'm quite happy with this lens, and will end up sig it much more often that the Nikon 14-24.

I tested my many ultrawide lenses and was disappointed at how soft most of them were. I was looking for a lens that was good for underwater photography and milky way images. I was most disappointed with the Tokina 10-17 which is in every underwater photographers kit. I have two copies of that lens and both are pretty disappointing. This Nikon is an incredible lens, easily the best fisheye I have owned (I have had the old manual 16mm Nikkor, the 10.5 Nikkor, Tokina 10-17, Sea and Sea 12mm and Sigma 4.5)

I use this lens for underwater photography most of the time. The variable 10 - 17 mm (100 to 180 degree coverage) is a nice feature to have. With the minimum focus distance 1 one can be very creative with this lens. A well built lens. Yes, the edges are bit soft but for underwater photography this is not noticeable.

I use The tokina 10-17mm fish eye for underwater photography and I am very pleased with the results! Nice for both pelagic and reef action.

If you value your gear, this is the one to get!! Not cheap, but hey, my cameras and lenses are not cheap either!

We bought two of these to help keep our new point & shoot underwater cameras safely attached to our wrists while snorkeling in Hawaii. They served their purpose admirably. A brief test proved that they did possess adequate buoyancy to keep the camera from sinking if let loose.