Underwater Photography with The Best Housings

May 4, 2009

For all Scuba diving enthusiasts looking for relevant information on underwater camera housings and other scuba gear, you need to speak with experts on scuba diving. When it comes to underwater camera housings, they can be an important part of scuba divers photography equipment, especially for professional photographers.

Underwater camera housing prices can widely vary from the cheap to the very expensive. Some housing which are expensive are usually in the range of a few thousand of dollars and the cheap ones are in the hundred ranges. For that shot of a lifetime it is well worth the investment if you are making your living with underwater photography.

Professional Level Underwater Camera Housings

Top Dawg Mini System:

This new line of underwater camera housing, this new design can accommodate over 180 Sony video cameras. With optical glass front port and a new hard anodized finish from aluminum construction it also features a larger 3.5 inch monitor back. Suitable for the professional at a price around $2700 it is one of the world’s best entry level underwater video systems.

Subal:

Offering top level construction and features like two lens mounting options that allow for wider lenses, which many models don’t offer, Subal produces a top notch line of underwater camera housings to fit different brands of camera. Subal housings at over $6,000 have a loyal following among professional underwater photographers.

Gates Underwater:

To fit many of the most popular cameras, Gates Underwater camera systems are some of the top of the line underwater camera housings offering an assortment of camera housings. This camera housing defines itself as “bullet-proof” and can go down to more than 400 feet (122 meters). It is hard to find pricing on the internet for this underwater housing but, it is available through authorized dealers. Many people who take photography as a profession choose Gates because they are leaders in the industry of high level underwater camera housings.

Beginners and Semi-Professional Level Underwater Camera Housings

Ikelite Underwater Housings:

For housing of Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Sony and Fuji, Ikelite makes housings for these top brands of cameras. To rival more expensive products these mid range camera housing cost around $1500, so semi-professionals can get a dependable housing that provides professional performance. Exceptional optical qualities, it also offers an assortment of interchangeable lens ports.

Fuji Camera Housing:

Good to depths of up to 130 feet Fuji has come out with a much cheaper line of digital compact cameras that comes with a good dive kit. You can take professional grade digital photos with this affordable starter housing which costs under $400.

Olympus:

With ports designed for wide angle and macro lenses.  Olympus underwater housing  allows divers to take photographs more naturally with a full time live view LCD.This underwater housing with a wide variety of their digital camera line  can dive  underwater to around  130 feet level.

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