Minolta Underwater Camera

- Which underwater film camera would you recommend?
minolta weathermatic or canon sure shot A1 panorama date pack. Give me details about each camera. Pro's and cons and which would give me a better picture and which has better quality.

A I guess you're talking about the Weathermatic 35DL, not the 110 pocket version, or the "Vectis" APS version. I'd go for the Canon hands down (or get something else). Bearing in mind that these are old cameras now (and their O-ring seals may well be past their prime, i.e.you're taking a minor gamble.): If you check and look after the back-door o-ring, keeping it and the o-ring groove scrupulously clean, - you should be ok. As you know both cameras let you go to 5m and the Minolta has a dual lens (35 and 50mm) set-up with the canon only one lens. However, it is a bit wider and that's a good thing. AF: Neither camera does AF underwater. The Canon lets you shoot quite close-up 45cm, giving you an image area of about a foot wide which is MUCH BETTER than the Minoltas 1.2m and thus the deal clincher. It also has a much easier to use finder with goggles on and gives you MUCH more flexibility with film speed (Minolta only offers ISO100 and 400). Also (and I have no extensive experience with either camera, just used them briefly and a long time ago), I heard that people had v. good experiences with the Canon, non-leaking wise. :)

- Would a minolta weathermatic work underwater without a flash?
This camera doesn't have a flash but was wondering what the pictures would look like if taken underwater, providing they were in an outside pool.

A underwater cameras, as ive used them while scuba diving, take decent pics without a flash as long as its a clear blue sky day and depending on how clear the water is to begin with. close-up shots of fish or coral are good but distance shots come out hazy without a flash or high lighting source...