cheap waterproof housing?

STALEFISH79 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Posts: 200 City: CAPE CORAL

im trying to find a cheap waterproof case or housing to protect my video camera... not going to be underwater, but on a tube behind the boat.
any suggestions.. ive searched the web and they are mad exspensive!

help please

sony digital 8 videow camera

jvanick · Posted: Feb 21, 2005 9:29 am Post subject:

http://www.epiccam.com/

not super cheap, but it works really well.

-J

ryanprouty · Newbie Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 36 City: San Francisco

http://www.ewamarine.com/

but it from B&H - www.bhphotovideo.com

I have one, that i use for a VX2000.. works well.. not the best in the world, but gives you a little more controll of the camera...

TIP make sure you buy some RAIN-X at a auto store and put it on your lens - otherwise you'll have water on the lens the whole time.. ie: unusable video

DC · Soul Rider Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 456

Cheap and waterproof are an oxymoron....

For Sony cameras check out the Sony housings. You cannot buy them in the states, so you will have to find a place in Canada. This should help you get your started with a break down of different models"

1) http://www.dpcfilms.com/HowTo/
2) Drill down on the "Underwater with Your Video Camera" article.

At the bottom of each housing is a link to an online store. You should compare those prices with ebay, though not a frequent item, you might be able to get lucky and score a deal.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

ziplock bag. Can't get any cheaper.

ryanprouty · Newbie Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 36 City: San Francisco

Actually.. no joke.. Spike Jonze put a 16MM CAMERA in a ZIP LOCK BAG for the underwater pool shot in Beastie Boy's video of Sabotage... if you have the video on DVD and pause it, you can see the shot is really blurry... he's notorious for ruining cameras though.. he shoots with old Bolex's so he can thrash them...

JamesWatts · Addict Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 685 City: Santa Monica

Ikelite is also a great brand

i dont think it was mentioned in the DCP films pages

-james

DC · Soul Rider Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 456

Thanks for pointing that out, I've added it for comparison sake. However I wouldn’t constitute Ikelite’s housings ($800+) as a “cheap waterproof case”