Canon XSi/450D Housing Estimate?

[Banon]

For those with contacts at housing manufacturers such as SeaTool, Ikelite, or Fantasea --- are there any estimates on when a housing for the Canon 450D might be available?

 

[alcina]

I thought SeaTool's was already out?

 

[Banon]

Hmmm... if so, I can't find a link to it. Although I'm reading reports from people in other countries that have them already, the Canon XSi/450D won't be available here in the US until some time in April (reports vary). Do you have a link to the matching SeaTool housing by chance?

 

[Gudge]

It looks like it could be a long wait. There's nothing listed on Digideep:

List of underwater housings that turn the Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi) into an underwater camera

And Ikelite who are generally first on the market with housings for new cameras are only considering producing one:

Canon Camera Chart

There's no mention of a 450D housing on either the Seatool/Fisheye US or Japanese web sites:

Welcome to Seatool USA!

Fisheye

 

[alcina]

Sorry, I misread your post and the model! I shouldn't look in so early in the morning pre-caffeine!

 

[Banon]

Thanks Gudge. I'd forgotten about the Fisheye site.

Alcina, you got my hopes up!!! I thought maybe something was available already over on that side of the world! Ah well. And I agree btw... caffeine makes the world go round.