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[mynameisjizeng]

Hello all,

I'm quite new to this forum.

Can somebody tell me where I can get Underwater Casings? I own a Canon A700.. Looking for a cheap and reliable case. Any shops other than Oceanic Focus?

Thanks.

[bleam]

HI! and welcome to the club... Although i dunno anything about underwater shoot.. just wanna give u a warm welcome.. Happy CS-ing!

[uginz]

first try seeing if canon makes their own housing for your cam.
den try searching www.digideep.com to see if there's a housing availible.

an alternative shop is scubacam.

if all else fails, then you'll have to resort to the very expensive ziplock bag: ewa marine packs. or DIY one yourself. or sell of that cam for another one that has a housing.

[mynameisjizeng]

hmm alright. thanks!

any idea how to do a DIY housing?

[WhyZzzzzz]

Originally Posted by mynameisjizeng hmm alright. thanks! any idea how to do a DIY housing?

1) Cling Wrap
2) Durex Heavy Duty Condoms
3) tupperware
4) Ziplock

[whoswho]

Originally Posted by WhyZzzzzz 1) Cling Wrap 2) Durex Heavy Duty Condoms 3) tupperware 4) Ziplock

[crusher]

Originally Posted by WhyZzzzzz 1) Cling Wrap 2) Durex Heavy Duty Condoms 3) tupperware 4) Ziplock

How you going to shoot through these materials?

[WhyZzzzzz]

Originally Posted by crusher How you going to shoot through these materials?

u do realise that i was joking right? do u?

anyway, if anything, i'm sure the durex was made such that nothing would "shoot" thru it.

[uginz]

Originally Posted by WhyZzzzzz 1) Cling Wrap 2) Durex Heavy Duty Condoms 3) tupperware 4) Ziplock

good one hahaha

if you seriously wanna DIY, go to finsonline.com forums and look for DrMike. i think he managed to do one for his camera.

WARNING: it's not worth the money and effort

[mynameisjizeng]

Originally Posted by WhyZzzzzz 1) Cling Wrap 2) Durex Heavy Duty Condoms 3) tupperware 4) Ziplock

hahaha. yea sure man.
later the condom break..

thanks anyway! heh.

[antacid]

as far as i know, canon doesnt have a housing for the A700 (i was eyeing this camera too..)

you can try getting an ikelite one though.
http://www.ikelite.com/web_two/can_a700.html

its only US$400...heh heh heh

[mynameisjizeng]

Originally Posted by antacid as far as i know, canon doesnt have a housing for the A700 (i was eyeing this camera too..) you can try getting an ikelite one though. http://www.ikelite.com/web_two/can_a700.html its only US$400...heh heh heh

USD400? man that's kinda crazy. haha.
alright then. thanks.

think i'll jus wait for canon to produce the U/W casing.. it comes with flash diffuser too.

[antacid]

Originally Posted by mynameisjizeng USD400? man that's kinda crazy. haha. alright then. thanks. think i'll jus wait for canon to produce the U/W casing.. it comes with flash diffuser too.

heh sorry, don;t think Canon ever intended to produce a housing for A700..they usually launch the housings together with the camera, and the camera would have the "underwater" mode. The A700 doesn't.

so i guess its either bite the US$400 bullet, or wait for new models from Canon.

Of course, you can also try the Fuji F30..my friend was using that for a trip. good macro AF, vivid colours. But WB is abit off sometimes.

[mynameisjizeng]

Originally Posted by antacid heh sorry, don;t think Canon ever intended to produce a housing for A700..they usually launch the housings together with the camera, and the camera would have the "underwater" mode. The A700 doesn't. so i guess its either bite the US$400 bullet, or wait for new models from Canon. Of course, you can also try the Fuji F30..my friend was using that for a trip. good macro AF, vivid colours. But WB is abit off sometimes.

oh izzit? ahha i guess it's a little hard cuz of the long long zoom. hmm.
thanks anyway. i'll go think about it..