Depth limits on Canon housings

[sbloomer]

I was just wondering how deep people have had their Canon housings (with or without camera)

While I wouldn't advocate anyone really pushing the housings to beyond the limits recommended by Canon, I have on several occasions taken my camera to 45m (148ft).

I have found the build quality excellent and with meticulous care one shouldn't have any problems with leaks.

 

[pdoege]

No leaks.

The thing is the orings. As long as they are in good condition and clean you can go really deep.

If you search there is a thread that mentions at what depth the buttons stop working.

Peter

 

[sbloomer]

The thing is the orings. As long as they are in good condition and clean you can go really deep.

Absolutely. I did notice however, that my Mode Dial (I have an S1 - WP-DC20 combo) became really tight. Ordinarily I switch between Movie and AP but at 40m I couldn't turn that sucker.

 

[florentny]

I took my WP-DC500 rated to 100ft/30m up to 120ft deep, never had any problem. The only thing is that the dial button gets a bit hard to turn, but that's all .