Gopro flat lens housing

[gcarter]

Just ordered one directly from Gopro, back in stock. Canadian distributors still show it as backordered.

Hopefully it will arive before my Cuba trip!

 

[soonerwink]

I ordered one from BHP, they had it in stock and free shipping.

 

[gcarter]

I ordered one from BHP, they had it in stock and free shipping.

"Due to export regulations and/or manufacturers restrictions, we
are unable to accept orders with a shipping address in CANADA for the following
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• GoPro Dive Housing For HD HERO Cameras

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[danpass]

They don't like oiker players

 

[gopbroek]

Ordered one a couple weeks back thru BHP and it arrived in a couple days. I used it earlier this week in Xcalak and it worked well. A couple of notes:
1) I am going to get a add on color correction lens
2) Want a bicycle mount so I can strap it to a short pole for poking into holes for close ops with Moray's or a boat pole for close ups with the Crocodile’s
3) Although the mount is specifically for under water it has the same standard latch as all other Gopro housings. At depth the outside pressure compresses the seal and the latch is very loose. It can easily pop open, not a problem at depth as the pressure holds the door shut but if not re-latched prior to surfacing you can flood the housing. In the future I will need to rig a rubber band or stretch material around the housing to provide a positive pressure on the latch, which is not easy with the new larger lens assembly.

 

[toozler]

3) Although the mount is specifically for under water it has the same standard latch as all other Gopro housings. At depth the outside pressure compresses the seal and the latch is very loose. It can easily pop open, not a problem at depth as the pressure holds the door shut but if not re-latched prior to surfacing you can flood the housing. In the future I will need to rig a rubber band or stretch material around the housing to provide a positive pressure on the latch, which is not easy with the new larger lens assembly.

Not hard, a rubber band works fine and goes around the buttons without interfering with anything.

 

[PAFirefighter]

I just doubled up a rubber band and it worked fine. 12 dives from 20 to 100'.

 

[DMDavid]

1) I am going to get a add on color correction lens

I just received my Backscatter color correction lens, now to go find some water to test it in.

 

[gcarter]

My case came today, just as I was getting ready to leave for a wet Wednesday dive - perfoect timing! Did the Galop Canal drift, ending up on the Conestoga. A lot of "stuff" in the water, but can definitely see the difference from the last time I did that dive.

Happy camper!

 

[DA Aquamaster]

I'm a video editing newbie, but like digital photography you can correct color balance in the video clips themselves and once you get one clip corrected, you can copy/paste to the other clips with similar lighting.

I actually prefer that to a red filter as with the filter, when you actually have adequate light on the dive, you end up with a whole lot of red you have to remove.