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SEACAM FAQ

[expand trigclass=”arrowright” title=”Broken registration pins and handle/latch problem?”] Dear Stephen – When I got to Indonesia I couldn’t open the latch on my SEACAM D1X housing, and the black little registration pins inside the housing were broken. I’ll send you the housing when I get home. Help! Jamie. Dear Jamie – Received your housing, but […]

Ocean Geographic’s Ocean Insider on Housings

Lens Testing for Underwater Use

A few months ago I decided it was time to find out what would be optimal underwater performance of my particular lenses in my particular dome ports. So, that meant the tedious trial and error of pool testing with a variety of lenses, ports, port extension, and diopters. I even borrowed some lenses from Canon […]

SEACAM Wet Two Diopter

Observations from the Road: Seacam Wet Two Diopter in Papua New Guinea I have previously tested Seacam’s Wet One diopter in St. Vincent. However, for this trip to Papua New Guinea I had the opportunity to test the new, more powerful Wet Two diopter. Having seen the results, I have to make a rather bold […]

Canon 17-40mm reflections in dome port

A Low Tech Solution for a High-Tech Problem Ever since I began shooting Canon digital SLRs underwater I’ve had a problem with one particular lens. My 17-40 zoom is one of my most versatile focal lengths, but it has a series of concentric circles around the front of the lens as part of the design. […]

SEACAM Silver Nikon D3

SEACAM housing for Canon 5DII

New Seacam 5DMKII Housing Yesterday I got to play with my new Seacam housing for my Canon 5DMKII for the first time. The first impression was that it is a nice size, appreciably smaller than my housing for the Canon EOS1DsMKIII, and the combination smaller housing plus lighter camera will no doubt make a difference […]

First dive with SEACAM 5DII

In the water with my new Canon 5DII I shot my Seacam 5DII housing yesterday on Aquarius Habitat, here in Key Largo. A few quick observations on housing + camera: Set -up – New latches and integrated lens release are very nice additions to new style housings (also on Nikon D3 version). Otherwise very similar […]

Seacam Polecam Components

In order to clarify what constitutes a polecam set-up with remote monitor, I have outlined the various components below: Here are the various line items for a set-up like this: You will need a Nikon or Canon remote cord that plugs into the camera and mates with the S6 remote socket that goes into housing, […]

Hot Shoe pin configuration for Canon 1D/1Ds MKII / 5D and Nikon D2X / D200 digital cameras

In a recent post from Harald Hordosch, designer of the Seacam housing, we have been alerted to some problems users have been experiencing with dual strobes. It has been particularly vexing with the D2X as shooters have had images disappear mysteriously, failing to write to compact flash card. In Harald’s words "We had no problems […]