Wetpixel Printable Content, courtesy of Wetpixel.com. All content © Wetpixel.com and content authors.
This article may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without explicit consent from Wetpixel.com.
Join our community at Wetpixel! [back to Wetpixel.com] [close window]
Ultralight AC-HQD Handles w/Seacam Housings
Using ULCS handles on a Seacam housing
Last Update: 25 February 2005 07:55 PM
1 comment(s)
Author: Eric Cheng
Review Item: Ultralight AC-HQD Handles
Camera: Canon 1Ds
Standard ULCS handles mount so close to Seacam housings that it becomes impossible to release the side latch that is used to open the housing. In theory, it is possible to mount the handles on the TR-SC side bracket far enough away to allow the housing to open, but it becomes impossible to reach the shutter lever while grasping the handle.
This problem can be solved with ULCS' quick disconnect handles (AC-HQD). Shipped, the handle's inner tube (the part that is actually bolted to the side bracket) is still too long to allow the housing to open, but it works very well when it is cut down a bit. ULCS will cut the inner handle down for you, if you ask them to.
\
Seacam 1D/1Ds housing, with TR-SC bracket and AC-HQD quick disconnect handle
Quick disconnect handle removed to show inner handle tub
The housing can be opened, if the tube is cut down a little bit
Eric - This seems to be catching on. one of my guests in Thailand recently had the same rig on his D1X Seacam housing and it worked great. Plus, he doesn't have to remove his standard Seacam handles for travel, as I recommend to others. If the camera cases get dropped hard by the airlines, the contoured handles can get bent. This is an elegant after-market fix, and one that cold water shooters seem to prefer as well.
Stephen Frink
Posted by Stephen Frink on 02/10 at 07:50 PM