Epic Underwater Housings
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WaveRiderXIX
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Re: Epic Underwater Housings
Hate to break it to ya.. but to get a housing with function/stability.. you're gonna spend over a grand on it.
Ewa marine bags are not safe for surf. I may be going to Indo in July or August and I am skeptical of using an EpicCam. Sure as hell am not going to use a bag on 3 feet of reef in 12-16 foot surf.
And from what some people told me of Epiccam, they are too floaty. One guy told me the straps disconnected from the tube and he had to swim over a 1/2 mile to get it. Even then, you can't control focus or zoom. Just press record on or off functionality. They said if you're going into a pool or something with calmer conditions, then it would be alright.
www.epiccam.com
Hate to break it to ya.. but to get a housing with function/stability.. you're gonna spend over a grand on it.
Ewa marine bags are not safe for surf. I may be going to Indo in July or August and I am skeptical of using an EpicCam. Sure as hell am not going to use a bag on 3 feet of reef in 12-16 foot surf.
And from what some people told me of Epiccam, they are too floaty. One guy told me the straps disconnected from the tube and he had to swim over a 1/2 mile to get it. Even then, you can't control focus or zoom. Just press record on or off functionality. They said if you're going into a pool or something with calmer conditions, then it would be alright.
www.epiccam.com
Re: Epic Underwater Housings
yes. i guess that means your going to have to buy a higher quality one.
one option, what % of your shooting will be in the water?
i did a shark dive in nassau bahamas and they shot the dives and sold tapes and they used a small sony 1 chip in a simple housing, and i am pretty sure the small sony housings are a LOT cheaper because there is a much bigger demand and it is such a small camera.
matthew
yes. i guess that means your going to have to buy a higher quality one.
one option, what % of your shooting will be in the water?
i did a shark dive in nassau bahamas and they shot the dives and sold tapes and they used a small sony 1 chip in a simple housing, and i am pretty sure the small sony housings are a LOT cheaper because there is a much bigger demand and it is such a small camera.
matthew
Re: Epic Underwater Housings
If i can afford the housing by the time i leave, then i'd like to shoot at least 30% or more of it from the water, however if I can't, then it'll all be done in an old school fashion from land with the telephoto lens. It's not the way i'd like to do it, but at the end of the day the story/content will outweigh the technology, as in any good film.
If i can afford the housing by the time i leave, then i'd like to shoot at least 30% or more of it from the water, however if I can't, then it'll all be done in an old school fashion from land with the telephoto lens. It's not the way i'd like to do it, but at the end of the day the story/content will outweigh the technology, as in any good film.
Z
Zoomforce
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Re: Epic Underwater Housings
about shooting with a 1 chipper.. I shot a movie last year that had some under water stuff.. spent a day and about 15k to do it, and had to throw all of it out because it just looked like video way to much.. now that was dramatic, so if your doing something for TV you might get away with it.
about shooting with a 1 chipper.. I shot a movie last year that had some under water stuff.. spent a day and about 15k to do it, and had to throw all of it out because it just looked like video way to much.. now that was dramatic, so if your doing something for TV you might get away with it.
DCERVENKA
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Re: Epic Underwater Housings
If you want a very light and durable housing check out http://www.delmarcamerahousings.com/dirty.html (scroll down the page to see all the pics) This model is shown with the pole handle, but you can get it with U-wings handles instead.
The shell/housing is "double walled" carbon fiber so it only weighs 2.5-3 pounds and you can order it with custom controls to meet your requirements. You can also get additional ports for lenses like the Century Optics Fisheye.
They're in the process of putting up their new site, but in the meantime you can contact Erik at 858-259-5830 (let him know that DPCFilms sent ya!)
On the subject - Does anyone know if you can buy a waterproof LANC control?
If you want a very light and durable housing check out http://www.delmarcamerahousings.com/dirty.html (scroll down the page to see all the pics) This model is shown with the pole handle, but you can get it with U-wings handles instead.
The shell/housing is "double walled" carbon fiber so it only weighs 2.5-3 pounds and you can order it with custom controls to meet your requirements. You can also get additional ports for lenses like the Century Optics Fisheye.
They're in the process of putting up their new site, but in the meantime you can contact Erik at 858-259-5830 (let him know that DPCFilms sent ya!)
On the subject - Does anyone know if you can buy a waterproof LANC control?
I bought an Epic Cam housing for my DVX and for the $ it's great ! I took it to Fiji and have used it a lot in the Florida keys. You must add weight to it. I added 30-50 lbs [I use the 5lb lead bead bags and am still experimenting with weight dist. depending on the shoot. So for shallow depths and shooting in spray , surf etc. it's fine but you really need to spend a lot of $ to get a good dome port lens on the better housings to do serious underwater shooting !
loyd_christmas
Active member
im the guy that had the epic housing straps break on me and had to swim after it. i now use that housing as my bathroom trash can. for what im using it for now i could not be more happy. these things are great if you keep them away from water.
ha ha hah ha
"these things are great if you keep them away from water."
"these things are great if you keep them away from water."