450ft camera housing

Russ · 26th February 2007, 23:48

One of my friends is looking for something to work at that depth I know there are few options he's looking at the light and motion titan right now, does amphibico work that deep?

any others?
any help would be great it seems most max out at 300 ft
Russ

mikedive · 27th February 2007, 03:39

Hi buddy,

I'd take a look at Gates housing I tnink it is rated to 500 ft if I'm not wrong.
Cheers,

***caveseeker7*** · 27th February 2007, 04:32

Gates rates most of their housings to 450 ft, and some of the smaller manufacturers like BS Kinetics in Germany will also build housings for that pressure range. Usually the dome ports become prohibitively expensive when you want to go much deeper than that.

rusty · 27th February 2007, 04:54

Quote: (Originally Posted by Russ)

One of my friends is looking for something to work at that depth I know there are few options he's looking at the light and motion titan right now, does amphibico work that deep?

any others?
any help would be great it seems most max out at 300 ft
Russ

Russ,

you dint specify whether it was a video or camera housing. While most of our housings are rated to 300ft( the New FX 1 and Titan D200 are 400ft depth rated) most have been much deeper. Every manufacturer rates their housing to a depth rating based on many factors. Although ours are rated at 300-400ft this doesnt mean when one reaches 305ft the housing implodes, send me a PM or call me and I can explain in further detail.

The one thing you will notice on a housing with a well thought out user interface is well...easy to use and not adding to everything else thats going on when your at 90-120m

Russ · 27th February 2007, 06:08

Yeah sorry I had "still" in there at first I must have forgot to put it back in.

IKM · 27th February 2007, 11:15

Quote: (Originally Posted by Russ)

Yeah sorry I had "still" in there at first I must have forgot to put it back in.

Why not make one ?

I manged to make one that worked to 300ft, and I reckon it would have done 400ft+

Russ · 27th February 2007, 19:45

Not sure making a housing is going to work, they have had an empty battery case implode at 330, so they are wary of such things. Though having said that they made new larger battery canisters (bench tested to the extreme)

thank you all for the responses

Russ

Luiz Rocha · 27th March 2007, 17:50

The Aquatica housings go to 250ft stock. If you tell them the camera is specifically for deep they will make a few modifications (eg. replace springs with stronger ones) and it will work down to 400ft. Seacam and Subal housings also go pretty deep without modification. Check this link for more info on the topic:

Digital housing beyond 70 m - Wetpixel :: Underwater Photography Forums

Luiz

si_b_lanzarote · 27th March 2007, 18:17

Quote: (Originally Posted by Russ)

One of my friends is looking for something to work at that depth I know there are few options he's looking at the light and motion titan right now, does amphibico work that deep?

any others?
any help would be great it seems most max out at 300 ft
Russ

Is it specifically still photography or is video an option? 650ft for 1740 dollars is what i just paid for my housing!!! fantastic bit of kit by aditech the mangrove mvd pro.

failing that, they make them in house, they might be able to custom build one for you.

regards simon

Drmike · 28th March 2007, 03:21

I discussed deep housings with several mnfs.

Hugfot said their standard (D200) housing will be fine for 240m (800ft) they just need to change the button springs to stiffer ones.

I was initally going the homebuild route but found sub 150m (500ft) It was very had to turn the controlls (o-ring pressure) had to fit a bigger lever arm.

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*caveseeker7* Who loves ya, baby Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Too far from Neverland Posts: 5,495	Re: 450ft camera housing Gates rates most of their housings to 450 ft, and some of the smaller manufacturers like BS Kinetics in Germany will also build housings for that pressure range. Usually the dome ports become prohibitively expensive when you want to go much deeper than that. __________________ Cheers Stefan "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.!"
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rusty Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Sport Kiss Classic Kiss rEvo Other Rebreather/s: Ouroboros rEvo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA,Monterey,CA Posts: 171	Re: 450ft camera housing Quote: (Originally Posted by Russ) One of my friends is looking for something to work at that depth I know there are few options he's looking at the light and motion titan right now, does amphibico work that deep? any others? any help would be great it seems most max out at 300 ft Russ Russ, you dint specify whether it was a video or camera housing. While most of our housings are rated to 300ft( the New FX 1 and Titan D200 are 400ft depth rated) most have been much deeper. Every manufacturer rates their housing to a depth rating based on many factors. Although ours are rated at 300-400ft this doesnt mean when one reaches 305ft the housing implodes, send me a PM or call me and I can explain in further detail. The one thing you will notice on a housing with a well thought out user interface is well...easy to use and not adding to everything else thats going on when your at 90-120m __________________ Best Regards, Russ Sanoian U/W Sales 831-645-1082 www.backscatter.com Breaching the Boundaries of the Abyss With Underwater Imaging Innovations
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Russ New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 88	Re: 450ft camera housing Yeah sorry I had "still" in there at first I must have forgot to put it back in.
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IKM New Member Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western Australia Posts: 51	Re: 450ft camera housing Quote: (Originally Posted by Russ) Yeah sorry I had "still" in there at first I must have forgot to put it back in. Why not make one ? I manged to make one that worked to 300ft, and I reckon it would have done 400ft+ __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It tastes like air ....
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27th February 2007, 19:45	#7 (permalink)
Russ New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 88	Re: 450ft camera housing Not sure making a housing is going to work, they have had an empty battery case implode at 330, so they are wary of such things. Though having said that they made new larger battery canisters (bench tested to the extreme) thank you all for the responses Russ
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Luiz Rocha New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 7	Re: 450ft camera housing The Aquatica housings go to 250ft stock. If you tell them the camera is specifically for deep they will make a few modifications (eg. replace springs with stronger ones) and it will work down to 400ft. Seacam and Subal housings also go pretty deep without modification. Check this link for more info on the topic: Digital housing beyond 70 m - Wetpixel :: Underwater Photography Forums Luiz __________________ Luiz Rocha - http://www.luizrocha.com/ Last edited by Luiz Rocha : 27th March 2007 at 17:55.
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si_b_lanzarote New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Megalodon Ouroboros Other CCR Dolphin Ray Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Dolphin Ray Home Build Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: lanzarote, Canary Islands Posts: 88	Re: 450ft camera housing Quote: (Originally Posted by Russ) One of my friends is looking for something to work at that depth I know there are few options he's looking at the light and motion titan right now, does amphibico work that deep? any others? any help would be great it seems most max out at 300 ft Russ Is it specifically still photography or is video an option? 650ft for 1740 dollars is what i just paid for my housing!!! fantastic bit of kit by aditech the mangrove mvd pro. failing that, they make them in house, they might be able to custom build one for you. regards simon Last edited by si_b_lanzarote : 27th March 2007 at 18:18. Reason: typo
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Drmike Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: MK 15.X Ouroboros Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Home Build Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,300	Re: 450ft camera housing I discussed deep housings with several mnfs. Hugfot said their standard (D200) housing will be fine for 240m (800ft) they just need to change the button springs to stiffer ones. I was initally going the homebuild route but found sub 150m (500ft) It was very had to turn the controlls (o-ring pressure) had to fit a bigger lever arm. __________________ Cave diving is a sport Wreck diving is a sport Diving in general is a sport 'Rebreather diving' is not a sport its the delusional obsession with a highly dangerous and often inappropriate piece of equipment
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