Rent Underwater Still Photography


IMPORTANT NOTICE

We DO NOT Rent Underwater Housings By Themselves. UNDERWATER HOUSING RENTALS are all done as a "package." What you rent from us is a fully-functional camera and housing all assembled and tuned so that you do not experience a camera misalignment or issue in the housing. We protect you so that one or more of the following WILL NOT HAPPEN:

(a) if the camera is not installed exactly correctly with its mounting plates and parts positioned so that it prevents the housing from closing 100%...this can result in a rapid filling of the housing with fresh or salt water…ruining not only the camera and the housing but also YOUR DAY.

(b) if the camera installation is just a fraction off center all your images may be vignetted, or in other words, the housing itself shows in the corners of the picture.

(c) if the camera installation does not exactly match up all the controls and cables there may be a malfunction of run control or interference with focusing or zooming, just some examples.

We have been inventing underwater housings since the early 1970s and have done thousands of rental days with underwater equipment. In the early days we DID listen and obey the request to RENT A HOUSING ALONE, without a camera, because the customer already OWNED A CAMERA. The horror stories started to collect and as a result we instituted a policy to rent housings alone only if the operator came into our offices and went through an orientation and training, learning all the little tricks about how to get the housing sealed completely, and the camera aligned exactly so that it worked 100% and there were no corners being cut on the pictures.

If you are doing a long-term project, and have your own camera, we will welcome your shooter or assistant in our prep facility, and will spend the time to completely familiarize them with all the tricks to insure a perfect production.

One last note: setting up a camera in a deep water housing usually requires certain disassembly of the stock video camera before it will fit into the housing properly. It usually makes all the sense to have a topside and an underwater camera system both ready to shoot at a moment’s notice. It takes time and patience to get the installation just right, and that is IN A CONTROLLED, WELL LIT, NON MOVING LOCATION!

  
Aqua Tech housing with Canon EOS 1D Mark IV - 15mm

This Aqua Tech CC-14 Underwater Sports Housing is designed for the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV camera. The housing fits the camera like a glove. This allows the housing to look, feel, and operate like your camera, using tactile controls instead of levers and gears. The polyurethane and epoxy construction makes the housing lightweight and durable. All of the aluminum parts have been hard anodized for maximum protection and product longevity.

The CC-14 is perfect for working in and around the water up to a depth of 33' (10m). The size and weight provides superb handling on the surface. This allows you to shoot surf and sailing photos while being right in the water.

Camera installation is quick and simple. The dependable controls are conveniently placed at your fingertips. The 6-pin bulkhead allows for TTL strobe control with Canon land strobes in a housing. An assortment of interchangeable lens ports allows use of different lenses including long telephoto zooms. This feature makes the housing suitable for surface work, instead of using housings designed for diving that only allow the use of wide-angle lenses.

Lens and Lens Port:
LP-1, 6 inch dome for Canon EF 15mm f2.8




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PDF, Lens Port Reference Chart

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Aqua Tech housing with Canon EOS 1D Mark IV - 16-35mm

Lens and Lens Port:
LP-WZ II port for Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L


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Aqua Tech housing with Canon EOS 1D Mark IV - 70-200mm

Lens and Lens Port:
LP-TZ port for Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS


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Seacam housing for Canon 1DS MK II

Seacam housings are designed to fit the palm of the hand, with controls falling naturally to the fingertips. The underwater buoyancy is slightly negative; as it should be so as to avoid floating away, yet light enough to avoid fatiguing the photographer. The ergonomic design of the individual operating elements is contrived so that hands rarely need be removed from the grips, unless one-handed operation is preferred.

Exact focus and shutter release is achieved with the thumb and index finger. Aperture controls operate either via a subcommand dial or precise lens gearing. Distance and zoom work via easy to mount lens gears. All of the important and sensible camera settings are adjustable via external controls and clearly visible camera displays.


$ 595.00/day

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Seacam housing for Nikon D200

Seacam underwater housing for Nikon D200. SEACAM silver, sea-water resistant, aluminium light metal precision-cast, doubly hardened and hard anodised. Black fibre coating inside; all materials used are stainless steel, anodised aluminium and high-grade plastic Exterior threaded connections with helicoil insert thread. Interchangeable port system with bayonet thread connection and extended lens passage. Housing lock with 2 spring mounted and secured quick clasps. The main seal of the housing with 3.5 mm safety O-ring and all moving parts are double O-ring sealed.


$ 495.00/day

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Seacam wideport

Specially designed for 20 mm wide-angle lenses, this port brings extraordinary clear pictures with full image angle and practically no distortion at the edges. With its handy size of 160 mm in diameter this dome port is also suitable for shorter focal distances. Ø 5.5 inch


$ 75.00/day

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Seacam fisheyeport

Best image quality for 15, 16 mm fisheye lenses with a real angle of view of 180° on the diagonal. A precisely ground hemisphere is the prerequisite for inspiring, unique perspectives. Ø 6 inch


$ 75.00/day

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Seacam superdome

Unique world-wide and unequalled for its image quality is the SEACAM SD superdome. With its 240 mm in diameter it is the largest dome port. Its superdome, ground from highly transparent optical mineral glass, captivates with tremendous picture quality and brilliance. Its excellent depth of sharpness with 18 mm lenses is as outstanding as its absolutely perfect image quality for overunder photos with 14, 15, 16 and 18 mm lenses. Ø 9 inch


$ 75.00/day

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Nikon SB105 Flash/Strobe

Underwater Strobe For use with the 35mm Nikonos 5 Underwater Still Camera or the Seacam D200 housing.


$ 49.00/day

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Seacam Seaflash strobe kit

The Seaflash is a new generation for submersible strobe, complete with a sturdy aluminum cast housing enclosing sophisticated electronics supplied by Subtronic, one of Europe's leading electronics innovators. Power comes from Nicad batteries. Charging is accomplished in two hours or less, and a battery capacity display with LEDs lets the photographer know how much power remains. An undervoltage circuit breaker prevents total discharge, eliminating potential damage to the Nicad power source.

An infinitely variable retention force, from 0 to 12 Nm, and a weight less than 500 grams, make the Seacam flash arm a robust accessory. With a patented articulated brake disk technology, the retention force easily holds heavy strobes in position, even out of the water. Underwater, adjustments are quick and accurate, and the hollow, tubular design provides added buoyancy.


$ 149.00/day

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35mm Nikonos 5 Underwater Camera

Budget Video Rentals

Self-contained with 28mm or 35mm lens


$ 59.00/day

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Nikonos

Budget Video Rentals

15mm lens


$ 75.00/day

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Aquatica Underwater Housing with Canon 5D Mark II Camera

This Aquatica housing for the Canon 5D Mark II is machined from a solid block of aluminum that is anodized, coated with polyurethane powder paint, and then clear coated. The housing operates safely to a depth of 300' (90m).

The lens port has a positive mounting and locking mechanism, which leaves no doubt that your port is securely in place and watertight. The bayonet system offers fast access to lenses for rapid changing, and there is a lens release button on the front of the housing to facilitate easy lens changes.

However in order to make your shoot a 100% positive experience with no flooding of the camera and housing or other operational issues we make a super Deal for the complete housing-camera-lens-memory-batteries package.

The lens is a Canon 16mm-35mm 2.8 zoom lens and the memory is a 16gb very fast CF card. Other lenses can be fitted upon request.
The housing features double 2-pin Nikonos bulkheads. This allows you to easily connect two strobes with two standard Nikonos single sync cords to the housing. The Aquatica 5D Mark II housing uses a viewfinder that delivers a big and bright image and full frame viewing to your eye. LCD information in the camera's viewfinder is easily referenced while shooting, and chromatic aberrations have been significantly reduced for sharp focusing and exact composition.

Includes:
- EOS 5D Mk II Camera with lens
- Aquatica UW Housing
- Canon 16mm-35mm Zoom Lens
- 16gb CF card
- Flat and Dome ports
- O-ring kits
- (1) Ultralight arm
- Manuals
- Pelican case


$ 495.00/day

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