One of my dreams is to go to Thailand and dive with cuttlefish. They are super interesting little creatures, they are in Australia, did you happen to see any while you were there?
I had a dive camera that was excellent, I dont remember the brand though, I would recommend high speed film (probably not a concern anymore with digitals), and take care of those O rings. I was in the Bahamas on the first dive of the trip when my camera started taking on water.
Some of the smaller cameras really do well, you dont have to have the gigantic professional unit necessarily, but I would make sure that it has a good flash. If your buddy has a light they can sort of supplement it.
I guess I gave the wrong finger to the wrong man...
