Diy Underwater Camera Housing
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Filmed at the famous world renowned Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. This video was actually filmed at the lowest tip at a station called Gnaraloo, which is a popular family getaway and surf spot. Whilst on our trip up north I had the idea brewing in my mind to make a housing for my nice HD 3CCD video camera and ended up trialling a $4 plastic container from Red Dot. It was so successful that I took the plunge and risked my $1000 video camera. After about an hour in the water I had not one drop inside the cheap plastic housing and as you can see, I also captured some amazing colours and natural landscapes. Ningaloo reef in WA is ever more threatened. In a few decades we will probably lose our entire reef to over fishing and human induced climate change. Coral is very sensitive to small changes in ocean temperature and although coral can 'migrate' over many centuries, ocean warming over only a few decades will cause total degradation of the coral ecosystem.
Diy Underwater Camera Housing Reviews - FAQ and Questions
- Underwater Housing for a DSLR Camera?
I am going to Maui at spring break and i plan to take my camera because I love making movies and taking pictures. I am going on an excursion and the description said we are most likely to see dolphins and other sea animals. I plan to take my Fujifilm HS10 DSLR camera and i was wondering if there was a cheap underwater housing (around $60.00 CAD or less) or if there was a DIY tutorial that i could go off of to make my own. I would need to be able to access all of the buttons to function the camera.
A well, first, the HS10 is not a DSLR camera. It is a bridge camera, which is basically a point and shoot camera with a massive lens mounted on it. the only one I see is this one which is $70USD http://www.amazon.com/Underwater-Waterproof-Housing-Fujifilm-S200EXR/dp/B003NR09NU/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1297639099&sr=1-1 I can't tell you anything about this housing that is not in the description
I am going to Maui at spring break and i plan to take my camera because I love making movies and taking pictures. I am going on an excursion and the description said we are most likely to see dolphins and other sea animals. I plan to take my Fujifilm HS10 DSLR camera and i was wondering if there was a cheap underwater housing (around $60.00 CAD or less) or if there was a DIY tutorial that i could go off of to make my own. I would need to be able to access all of the buttons to function the camera.
A well, first, the HS10 is not a DSLR camera. It is a bridge camera, which is basically a point and shoot camera with a massive lens mounted on it. the only one I see is this one which is $70USD http://www.amazon.com/Underwater-Waterproof-Housing-Fujifilm-S200EXR/dp/B003NR09NU/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1297639099&sr=1-1 I can't tell you anything about this housing that is not in the description
- Using rubber cement instead of wetsuit glue?
I am doing the Underwater Housing trick for my camera, using condoms. ( http://www.diyphotography.net/diy_the_cheap_yet_shamefull_underwater_housing ) I was wondering, since I dont have Wetsuit glue, do you think that rubber cement would possibly work just the same?
A i work in a wetsuit shop and i often see botched repairs. It would be much better if you spent £3 / $5 on some neoprene glue, i reccomend black witch you must remember that if a tear/ hole is too big, their is only so much that glue can do. wetsuits are cheaper and cheaper nowadays so it may be the best case to buy a new one. A large hole or tear can seriously reduce the effect of the sutis thermal qualities
I am doing the Underwater Housing trick for my camera, using condoms. ( http://www.diyphotography.net/diy_the_cheap_yet_shamefull_underwater_housing ) I was wondering, since I dont have Wetsuit glue, do you think that rubber cement would possibly work just the same?
A i work in a wetsuit shop and i often see botched repairs. It would be much better if you spent £3 / $5 on some neoprene glue, i reccomend black witch you must remember that if a tear/ hole is too big, their is only so much that glue can do. wetsuits are cheaper and cheaper nowadays so it may be the best case to buy a new one. A large hole or tear can seriously reduce the effect of the sutis thermal qualities
