megacesos
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I am a land photographer, but i have some ideas about some photoshoots underwater. I tried creating a type of tank/housing with plywood, mirrors and plexy glass so that i wont have to get my camera on the water. Lets just say that i learned a lot about buoyancy.
I did not wanted to spend 200 dollars on a zip lock bag to cover my camera. So i been waiting and saving for an actual underwater housing. So, i went to ebay, and one year later found a great deal on a housing ($750). This ikelite, as per the owner, was only used once. I received it today, and it looks brand new, except! there was some silicone (white) on the lens mount. Not the type of silicone that you apply to the rubber bands that come with the housing. The type of silicone that you apply to bathrooms, kitchen and other surfaces.
I contacted the owner and told him, whats up with the white stuff? he replied that it was always a good idea to apply silicone to the lens hood.
Anyways, i removed it all as careful as possible to not scratch the housing (my nail still bleeding). Once i removed it, i did a test on my bath tub(no camera inside). Water got inside the housing. The bottom black camera holder that also has the LEDs in the back and has the flash hot shoe got wet, is it ruined?
After going to youtube, i found out that even small hairs can cause the leaks, so i went back and made sure that all the silicone/cocking was completely removed, and i made sure that i lubricated well the rubbers. 2nd try, and still some water got inside. I decided to clean the housing again very well and lubricated the rubbers again, and it seems that the 3rd one was the charm.
I am afraid to put my $3000 camera inside this thing and ruin it. If you have some advice for me, please feel free to let me know what you think.
You can check out my pictures here.
http://burn1nator.imgur.com
I did not wanted to spend 200 dollars on a zip lock bag to cover my camera. So i been waiting and saving for an actual underwater housing. So, i went to ebay, and one year later found a great deal on a housing ($750). This ikelite, as per the owner, was only used once. I received it today, and it looks brand new, except! there was some silicone (white) on the lens mount. Not the type of silicone that you apply to the rubber bands that come with the housing. The type of silicone that you apply to bathrooms, kitchen and other surfaces.
I contacted the owner and told him, whats up with the white stuff? he replied that it was always a good idea to apply silicone to the lens hood.
Anyways, i removed it all as careful as possible to not scratch the housing (my nail still bleeding). Once i removed it, i did a test on my bath tub(no camera inside). Water got inside the housing. The bottom black camera holder that also has the LEDs in the back and has the flash hot shoe got wet, is it ruined?
After going to youtube, i found out that even small hairs can cause the leaks, so i went back and made sure that all the silicone/cocking was completely removed, and i made sure that i lubricated well the rubbers. 2nd try, and still some water got inside. I decided to clean the housing again very well and lubricated the rubbers again, and it seems that the 3rd one was the charm.
I am afraid to put my $3000 camera inside this thing and ruin it. If you have some advice for me, please feel free to let me know what you think.
You can check out my pictures here.
http://burn1nator.imgur.com