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- Waterproof underwater housing usable up to 16.4' (5.0 m)
- Meets standard requirements for JIS (Japan Industrial Standards) IPX8 at 0.5 water pressure (underwater 5.0m), tested for 30 minutes
- Has port for lenses 2.0 (50mm) to 6 (150mm) long
- UV coating polycarbonate on the lens for clear pictures
- Ideal for taking pictures in the rain, at the beach, or on the ski slopes
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The DICAPac WP-S10 Waterproof Case will protect your SLR camera when you are using it at the beach, swimming, kayaking, skiing, fishing, sailing, snorkeling or diving. This is a PVC vinyl housing with a polycarbonate lens. It can be used with SLR cameras. The housing meets JIS IPX8 requirements for underwater usage. Unit Dimensions - 9.05 x 10.63 x 7.48
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It does what it says on the tin however it is quite cumbersome when in the water as the lens cover has no structure so it rides all over the place and can leave a lot of pictures containing the inside of it. For the price it is good.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Great overall
23 May 2009
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Overall, this is a great product and allows you to take stunning underwater photos (way better than a waterproof point and shoot) It does take some getting used to though, and it's main drawback (as has been noted by other reviewers) is , because of the unneccesary hard plastic casing over the lens area, the lack of the ability to move the zoom ring on the barrel of a standard SLR lens. This drawback in itself will affect sales. Dicapac should do two things. Keep this model for people who want to use it for large zoom lenses-where you can move the zoom- and make another model which has a soft plastic casing over the lens area which would allow the zoom to be used on a smaller standard lens. I I sympathise with the guy who said he had a leak with hi product but I think this is very rare other wise there'd be lots of such stories on the internet (which there isn't. I did some research before buying this) But in general this is essential for ocean shots, swim shots, pool shots, rain shots, etc etc. A slightly flawed but excellent product, and it's a great price too
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
DiCAPPac Waterproof case
25 Sep 2010
Amazon Verified Purchase
Just received item and have only given it "swimming pool" tests todate. Using it with a Canon EOS XTi
Upsides:
- Excellent picture clarity
- Reasonably water tight (see below)
Downsides:
- Extremely difficult to manipulate the camera lense rings making manual focusing and zooming effectively impossible.
- A bit bulkier than I would prefer although this is likely true of any dry bag.
- Seems to have a chronic, extremely low level moisture seepage into the case no matter how carefully I seal it. Not a large problem however I am considering returning the case for another try. As with any of these cases, I would recommend not using it for anything more demanding than snorkeling -- and then with caution.
- Difficult to compose shots with viewfinder-only camera such as the XTi. Trying to see through the mask, the bag and small viewfinder is pushing it a bit. Can be done but pretty marginal.
All-in-all OK for the price but you may want to consider paying a bit more for a low end underwater camera. You get what you pay for.
Update:
Finally got the case out for ocean testing. Pretty much confirmed what I had already guessed. Bulkiness, difficulty in using the lens adjusting rings and poor vision through viewfinder-only camera make this product a poor purchase choice. Save your money and buy an underwater camera for snorkeling.
Upsides:
- Excellent picture clarity
- Reasonably water tight (see below)
Downsides:
- Extremely difficult to manipulate the camera lense rings making manual focusing and zooming effectively impossible.
- A bit bulkier than I would prefer although this is likely true of any dry bag.
- Seems to have a chronic, extremely low level moisture seepage into the case no matter how carefully I seal it. Not a large problem however I am considering returning the case for another try. As with any of these cases, I would recommend not using it for anything more demanding than snorkeling -- and then with caution.
- Difficult to compose shots with viewfinder-only camera such as the XTi. Trying to see through the mask, the bag and small viewfinder is pushing it a bit. Can be done but pretty marginal.
All-in-all OK for the price but you may want to consider paying a bit more for a low end underwater camera. You get what you pay for.
Update:
Finally got the case out for ocean testing. Pretty much confirmed what I had already guessed. Bulkiness, difficulty in using the lens adjusting rings and poor vision through viewfinder-only camera make this product a poor purchase choice. Save your money and buy an underwater camera for snorkeling.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Useful but clunky.
12 Nov 2011
Amazon Verified Purchase
It does its job rather admirably, but it's difficult to maneuver around, especially in action shots. The finger pockets let you change the zoom on the lens, somewhat, but the bag can get in the way of the shot. Still, it allows you to get pictures in wet environments at the fraction of the price of a typical DSLR plastic cover.
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