Rather than shelling out around £200 for a proper waterproof housing for my Canon compact camera, I opted to give this product a try along with a cheap but good quality second hand Samsung digital (just in case the bag leaked!) Well, I must admit my fears of the bag leaking were totally unfounded and after half a dozen times snorkelling in the red sea, I was completely confident about how watertight it was - no problems with that at all.
Yes, it can be a bit awkward to get used to but if you remember to follow a couple of important wee guidelines, then you'll come to love this case just like I did.
1. Firstly, insert some foam strips into the case to make sure your camera sits snugly and your lens zooms in and out freely without any hinderance.
2. Once you have fitted the foam inserts, unscrew the lens cap from the case, insert your camera, seal up the case, squeeze all the air out of the case then screw the lens cap back on.
3. Make sure there are no smears or marks on the screw-on lens cap as this will show up on your snaps.
4. Finally, fire off plenty of shots!! I say this because as I found out, underwater photography while snorkelling is quite tricky due to the fact that not only are you, yourself moving constantly in the surface water but the fish are too and capturing a pin sharp shot in these conditions can be a real challenge.
To sum up the case, I'd say yes, definitely go for it (as long as you follow the few steps I've mentioned) and you really will fall in love with it!