cheaper underwater housings?? at DVinfo.net

Michael Gilbert · January 30th, 2007, 05:13 PM

Anyone know of any cheaper underwater housings....everything i have found is engineered to withstand pressure of up to 200' for my vx2100. I just need something that i can sit on the surface of water and have peace of mind from it getting wet or splashed on. Are there any heavy duty bags with a lens mount built in. Basically I need it for 1 night and at the video equipment rental place here in new orleans it will cost me 210 dollars per day,and if i can buy something or make something that will work the same but cheaper then i would rather do that.

Mike

Richard Alvarez · January 30th, 2007, 05:39 PM

"On the surface"... Could be you could place it in an aquarium. We've done this before for surface level shots, you can actually get 'under/over' shots quite nicely with this. Just be carefull about how rough the water gets. Adding a rain cover to the mix will give you a little splash protection. Beyond that, you're looking at plastic bags with optiical ports for sollutions.

Michael Gilbert · January 30th, 2007, 07:25 PM

where would I find those plastic bags with optical ports?

Andrew Davies · January 31st, 2007, 04:15 AM

Ewa-marine make "plastic-bag" type housings.

http://www.ewa-marine.com/english/index.htm

Tony Davies-Patrick · January 31st, 2007, 05:07 AM

I use the Scubacam XL1 for most of my underwater work with the Canon XL2, shown here:

http://www.optexint.com/sales/bags/xl1splashbag.html

Download the catalogues for a lot of different Scubacams to fit many different DV or film cameras here:

http://www.ravello.co.uk/scubacam/bigframe.htm

Contact them here:

http://www.ravello.co.uk/scubacam/

Other companies here:

http://www.scubacam.com.sg/

http://www.scubacam.nl/catalog/

Tim OBrien · January 31st, 2007, 08:40 AM

Here, go out to your local DIY store and pick up some PVC pipe:

http://www.instructables.com/id/EKU3...KXRG/?ALLSTEPS

January 30th, 2007, 05:13 PM	#1
Michael Gilbert Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Orleans, La Posts: 47	cheaper underwater housings?? Anyone know of any cheaper underwater housings....everything i have found is engineered to withstand pressure of up to 200' for my vx2100. I just need something that i can sit on the surface of water and have peace of mind from it getting wet or splashed on. Are there any heavy duty bags with a lens mount built in. Basically I need it for 1 night and at the video equipment rental place here in new orleans it will cost me 210 dollars per day,and if i can buy something or make something that will work the same but cheaper then i would rather do that. Mike

January 31st, 2007, 05:07 AM	#5
Tony Davies-Patrick Trustee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Worldwide Posts: 1,589	I use the Scubacam XL1 for most of my underwater work with the Canon XL2, shown here: http://www.optexint.com/sales/bags/xl1splashbag.html Download the catalogues for a lot of different Scubacams to fit many different DV or film cameras here: http://www.ravello.co.uk/scubacam/bigframe.htm Contact them here: http://www.ravello.co.uk/scubacam/ Other companies here: http://www.scubacam.com.sg/ http://www.scubacam.nl/catalog/ __________________ www.WILDCARP.com www.NIKON.me.uk

January 30th, 2007, 05:39 PM	#2
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	"On the surface"... Could be you could place it in an aquarium. We've done this before for surface level shots, you can actually get 'under/over' shots quite nicely with this. Just be carefull about how rough the water gets. Adding a rain cover to the mix will give you a little splash protection. Beyond that, you're looking at plastic bags with optiical ports for sollutions.

January 30th, 2007, 07:25 PM	#3
Michael Gilbert Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Orleans, La Posts: 47	where would I find those plastic bags with optical ports?

January 31st, 2007, 04:15 AM	#4
Andrew Davies Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wales Posts: 104	Ewa-marine make "plastic-bag" type housings. http://www.ewa-marine.com/english/index.htm

January 31st, 2007, 08:40 AM	#6
Tim OBrien Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Palm Beach, Florida USA Posts: 99	Here, go out to your local DIY store and pick up some PVC pipe: http://www.instructables.com/id/EKU3...KXRG/?ALLSTEPS