marcum vs380

[geo17]

just got one and was getting it set up today. was disappointed in the way they want you to store the cable on the side. i looked at the aqua view and see that they have a cable reel at the top. my question is when you are using it how do you hold the cable up so your camera can sit in the water. like the aqua view you can unreel the amount of cable and put your cable down. any suggestions would help. besides all that how is the quality of the marcum?

[harvey lee]

Check out this link. http://marcum.com/products/product_detail.php?ProdSKU=10960&ProdCat1=4

MarCum makes this camera compass for holding your camera cable and to also aid in turning the camera head for viewing a different location. Aqua also has the same type holder only a tri pod for holding theirs. With either brand the holder is nice so your camera head doesnt spin while in the water if you want to view just one direction.

They work very nice for the cameras and are pretty inexpensive to buy.

Another nice modification to do is to add a little sticker to the camera cable so you will know just how deep your head is. I place a sticker every 5 feet for the first 20 feet and then go every 10 feet after that. I then write with a permanent marker what depth each sticker is. Great for letting you know just how deep you are viewing in the water.

I have only used the MarCum 380 one time so far and have had no problems and the viewing was just fine. Remember that when the water clarity is poor, your viewing will be limited. In clear water this camera will view very well.

[geo17]

thanks!! that's exactly what i was looking for.

[harvey lee]

Glad I could help you out. The compass will really help you out with viewing.