macro lenses needed for digital?

[tom]

OK, numpty question.

My digital camera has a pretty good macro mode. I'm thinking of getting a housing for it. Will the macro function still work through the housing, or will I need to get an additional lens for closeup shots?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Tom

[JohnK]

What camera is it ???. Macro should be OK in a housing. You can also buy additional lenses that will screw onto the front of the housing if this isnt good enough

[tom]

Originally Posted by kirky

What camera is it ???. Macro should be OK in a housing. You can also buy additional lenses that will screw onto the front of the housing if this isnt good enough

Thanks - thats what I wanted to check out.

It's nothing special - an old nikon coolpix 2000. It's only a 2MP camera but I'm pretty pleased with the results I get from it, both on screen and printed out 6*4, which is really all I want.

There's only one housing that fits it though (an Ikelite one), and that doesn't take additional lenses - hence my question.

I know that getting a housing for this is really investing in old technology, and a bad idea, but I want to play around with some underwater shots and I can't justify the expense of a decent setup.

[David A]

You should have no problem with macro shots if the housing has a flat port. The vertex distance between the port and the camera lens will have a magnifying effect, much like your mask, and therefore making macro shots theoretically easier.

David