Fantasea announces F350D Housing 
Polycarbonate housing for Canon Rebel XT/350D
Categories: News [home]Author: Eric Cheng ( echeng )
Related Link: Fantasea 350D Housing
PRESS RELEASE
JANUARY 2006
Fantasea Line Releases the F350D Housing for Canon Rebel XT/350D Digital Camera
Fantasea Line, distributor of the world’s most popular and affordable underwater photographic products, announces the release of the F350D waterproof camera housing for the Digital Canon Rebel XT/350D. The Fantasea F350D is a compact, lightweight, injection molded polycarbonate housing with ergonomically designed handles, making it easy to hold and use. The F350D’s interchangeable port system accommodates a wide variety of SLR lenses, allowing photographers to capture the widest variety of superior underwater images.
The Fantasea F350D is more than just an underwater camera housing since it provides protection for the Canon Rebel XT/350D against damage from rain, snow, dust, sand and dirt. It is a valuable tool for many commercial, industrial, and medical applications, because it is resistant to most liquids and sprays.
The F350D housing features a unique o-ring and gasket seal and is rated to a depth of 200 feet (60m). The main seal between front and back halves is a compression gasket. The ports are sealed when mounted by a radial O-ring. The Canon Rebel XT/350D “slides” into the F350D housing on a specially designed tray. Once inside the housing the stainless steel latching buckles on the back door are snapped shut, sealing the system with a sound watertight seal. The housing controls use stainless steel shafts and springs and are sealed by double O-rings. The control knobs and buttons are made of molded polycarbonate. The F350D flash sync port is a six-pin type TTL connector.
Specifications:
Overall Size: 210 x 270 x 200 mm (LxWxH)
Total Weight Approx 2.45 Kg (Housing only)
Buoyancy (with camera) Slightly positive
Among the key features and controls for the F350D housing:
* Manual Zoom
* On/Off
* Shutter Release
* Light Meter/Exposure Compensation
* LCD Control Panel Illuminator
* Exposure Mode Control Dial
* Flash Sync Port
* Auto Bracketing/Advance E-mode
* Playback
* Delete
* AE-L/AF-L
* Four Way Multi-Control
* Meter Mode
* White Balance
* Iso Speed /Set Control
* Auto Focus
* Command Dial for Speed and Aperture changes
The suggested retail price of the F350D: US $999
That includes standard port (18-55 mm zoom lens) and pre-paid flood insurance policy from D.E.P.P. for one year.
Full press release with hi-resolution images here:
http://www.fantasea.com/email/350d_press_release.asp
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Comment(s):This could be just what we were looking for - An affordable housing for our 350D that we have not been able to get wet yet! Cheers, Simon
Posted by SimonSpear on 01/17 at 03:47 AMI should have added ‘compact’ to that last post as all the others we have looked at have been huge.
Posted by SimonSpear on 01/17 at 03:50 AMMaybe you shouldn’t have added “affordable”. US$1000 is anything but affordable for an amateur. And the 350D is clearly for amateurs.
Posted by effisk on 02/13 at 12:37 PMand please remove my email address from this page.
Email addresses should never be visible on webpages.
I don’t want to be spammed.Posted by effisk on 02/13 at 12:39 PMYour e-mail address (like all others in this area) is protected in code from spammers. But I agree—comments should not have e-mail addresses in them, and will be removed soon.
Posted by Eric Cheng on 02/13 at 12:47 PMok thanks.
It was visible when I posted my second comment, it isn’t anymore.
I just visited your website, I’m in awe at your underwater shots. Very impressive.
Posted by effisk on 02/13 at 01:19 PMWell it could easily be argued that nothing about underwater photography is ‘affordable’. However this housing is more ‘affordable’ than most.
Posted by SimonSpear on 02/14 at 04:28 AMYou’re right.
The pricetag is still too high for me though.
Are there any other models for the EOS 350D?
I was thinking of buying a second-hand housing, but since this one has just been released it’s not available on the second-hand market yet.Posted by effisk on 02/14 at 05:32 AMI personally have not seen any cheaper than this one, although there maybe some more out there that I don’t know about. I think the next one up pricewise would be the Ikelite (at least from what I’ve seen) and that’s $1300 + the port which could may be nearly another $200. That’s of course US prices - we always pay a bit more in Europe.
Posted by SimonSpear on 02/14 at 06:26 AMFor an SLR housing the price is excellent. Will be interested in comments re “usability “ of the housing
Posted by jaqtayl on 02/20 at 06:11 AM
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