Leebo92

Package is Sold

UPDATE: Price Reduced $1400 for the Housing, Port, and Camera

Hey Guys!

Thank all of you for feedback and suggestions!!!  So I've decided to go ahead and move forward with this, I listed my old gear for sale, and I'm now shopping. After going through a budget I've nailed it down to two choices, either the Canon T4i with a Sea&Sea RDX housing and dome port, or the newer Nikon d7100 with the Ikelite housing and dome.  Still planning to use the Tokina 10-17 to start with( I mainly shoot all wide angle), and than perhaps a macro lens and port later once there money in my bank account again...lol.  The main dilemma is which one to go with? Keep in mind I'll be using this for video only. 

The Canon T4i appears to have the better auto-focus system with the newer "hybrid" tracking for auto-focus, and while in movie/live-view with the main dial set to Manual, I'll have full control over ISO, Shutter, and Aperture.  The downside however is magic lantern has no firmware available for this yet, so for me to manually white balance it will be a real pain.

The Nikon D7100, I'm assuming, will have better image quality because of the larger sensor? I've also read it has no optical low-pass filter, which from what I understand will make the video a bit sharper. One really nice thing I've discovered about the Nikon D7100 is this new"spot white balance" feature. It basically give you the ability to take a manual white balance while your still in movie/live-view mode in a matter of just quick few steps according to the manual,  which seems a hell of a lot easier than how most other D-SLR's take a manual white balance.  However, one major downside I've found with the Nikon, is that from my understanding, while your set to Manual in movie/live-view mode, you only have control over ISO and Shutter Speed, there is NO control over Aperture:P  Seems strange doesn't it?

Any of your thoughts, opinions, and feedback would be appreciated as always!

Thanks Again,

Lee

UPDATE: The Bonica Video light and arm attachments were sold. Everything else listed above is still available for a reduced package price of $1600.

Price Reduction!!! New price is now $2000 for the whole Package.  Forgot to mention in the previous post, but the original manual for the Gates housing, along with a set of o-rings for the housing and both Gates ports is included.

Heres a link to recent video I took with this setup 2 weeks ago in Bonaire: