Need Underwater Housing for Canon A1

Kevin Wells

Kevin Wells

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Hi all,

I am going to Hawaii in September for a shoot with the Canon A1, and am looking to pick up an underwater housing for the camera. We were hoping to get the Gate's housing, but it appears to not be ready. It seems that Equinox has a model for the A1, and we think we might go with that. My question is, does anyone know of places to rent these for a week shoot? We were hoping to find a dealer in Hawaii, but we haven't had any luck. I'm interested in all suggestions...Thanks!

- Kevin
 
Not sure where to rent one but here is the info Equinox had emailed me...


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Greetings and thank you for your interest in our XHA1PRO underwater housing for the Canon xh-a1 camera.

Our XHA1PRO housing features and includes:
7 manual controls (Power-on/off, Record-start/stop, Zoom, ND filter, Auto/Manual focus Switch, Push button Auto focus and Auto White Balance)
2 “Smooth Action” gears for the manual focus ring and the iris dial
Rear Mounted 2.5 inch LCD monitor
2 tray mounting system for easy removal of the camera
3 year warranty
250 ft. depth rating
Spare parts kit
Neutral buoyancy at 33ft
A color correction filter
Our unique safety feature-if trouble occurs on a dive, simply pull the quick release pins on the bottom of the housing the ballast drops off and the housing now becomes positive and shoots to the surface.

Cost for the XHA1PRO housing is $2499.00/USD + shipping/handling and insurance. These units are built to order, from date of order you can expect about a 3 week manufacturing time.

I hope I answered most of your questions and I look forward to adding your name to our long list of satisfied customers.

Best Regards,

Sam Gates
Wet N Rugged Sports
World Wide Distributor of Equinox Housing
8418 E. Michigan Ave. Comstock, MI 49053
Ph: (269) 381-2101 Fax: (269) 585-6071
sales@wetnrugged.com
www.wetnrugged.com (coming soon!)
 
Ill be taking a look in Japan shortly. I just saw a spec for a music video im dping with the A1 and theres underwater shots, Im yet to confirm if its CG however.
 
Thanks for the responses. I think we'll end up going with Equinox. I'll be sure to post video from the shoot.

- Kevin
 
You could just do what everyone use to do with the Varicam... Buy the housing on ebay... Use it for the shoot... Turn around and sell it on ebay for more than you bought it... : )

I was told that was the reason for the varicams $25k price drop.... Just a thought...
 
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