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PRICE: $3000 OBO Brand new MDX-D800, never touched the water. Bought it hoping it would be compatible with my new D810, but it is not. So if you could use a housing for your D800/D800E here is an opportunity to save a few hundred dollars (I also had to pay for shipping from mainland). http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/866438-REG/Sea_Sea_ss_06162_MDX_D800_Underwater_Housing_for.html I also have lots of other Sea & Sea accessories such as wide angle ports, extension rings, strobes, etc., for anyone that could use these or would like to make the investment in a complete setup. Happy to ship to any island (or back to mainland). Will consider any offers. Thanks, Kurt Chambers Big Island, Hawai'i

Have you had the recent misfortune of water damaged or flooded DSR cameras that can't be repaired? I'm looking to buy higher end water damaged Canon or Nikon cameras I can salvage for parts Please PM me

For sale: Equinox Housing for Canon EOS 600D T3i, with flash bulkhead and brackets for strobe and video arms. Brand new, never used. Other priorities interfere. (brand new $949 + 200 for strobe bulkhead and brackets) asking $850.

Hello Everyone, I put together some clips of several Octopuses that I encountered during some night dives in the Philippines. Make sure to play in HD! Let me know what you think. Enjoy! Dustin https://vimeo.com/95510899 Or Youtube

Hi there, I have been contemplating to upgrade my video kit from Sony EX1 to a Full Frame DSLR such as Canon or Nikon. I am tempted mainly for the opportunity to shoot both video and stills with the same cam on the same dive. Given each art (video/Stills) has its own creative thinking, Does this really work in practice? Your views are appreciated I would like to thank Peter for encouraging me to start this thread as he says: Regards, Thani

For sale: Canon 7D body in great condition Aquatica Housing (dual fiber optic strobe bulkheads) 6" (or 8") acrylic dome port + hood 4" Aquatica glass mini-dome port extension for tokina 10-17mm zoom/focus gears for Tokina 10-17mm and 100mm macro Flat port macromate wet-converting diopter for flat port Inon 45 degree viewfinder (in addition to standard VF) The housing is in perfect working order with all buttons/functions working smoothly. It is well travelled with some cosmetic wear. Always used in freshwater, so no corrosion issues. The 6" dome port and flat port are in great condition. The 100mm dome is in perfect condition. I am looking to sell everything as a kit, but may consider removing an item or two. Full kit price: $4950 (New retail would be over $7500) + shipping (from Western US). Will email photos to anyone interested. Thanks for looking, Jeremy

Hello everyone, Thought I would share my latest from Anilao Philippines. I love shooting macro! Let me know what improvements I could make, or general comments are always welcome as well. I hope you enjoy. https://vimeo.com/82585520 Or for those that prefer Youtube Dustin

Hello Everyone, Went diving in the Galapagos in August for the first time, and boy was that an interesting destination! We pretty much saw everything...Really a spectacular trip, above and below water. One dive, which has to be one of the most unique I have ever done/heard of...is the Marine Iguana dive. During a certain hour of the day, the Marine Iguanas head to the ocean from the land and swim and eat the seaweed and algae. Hundreds of them are in the water. Really a fun dive...cold but fun! We lucked out with excellent visibility, which is not typically the case in this particular dive. Here is a video I put together of it. Please feel free to Share or Like it. Also, any comments good or bad are welcome. Enjoy, Dustin https://vimeo.com/78419332

Looking for any broken, or need of repair cameras, lenses and flashes. Send me what you got. Please include what make / model, what is wrong with it and what you want for it. Thanks

I'm looking to upgrade to an dSLR system. Preferably an ikelite system so I can afford additional ports etc, but ill consider other housing brands based on price. Relatively new camera ideally d7000 but will consider d90, d300, canon m5 (based on price) and 600d. Shipping from EU. If you have anything available sent me a PM Thanks

Hello, I am heading to the Galapagos in a month, and I have been thinking about how I going to white balance given the conditions and terrain. I use a Canon 5d mark ii. And normally WB off the sand or my hand. Given, that there might not be white sand at wolf/ darwin, and considering the currents, I will be wearing gloves. What are the suggestions out there? A white slate can be a little harsh and not to mention a bit hard to deal with in that kind of current. I have heard people talk about turning the WB to Daylight, and not worrying about it, and just set the right exposure and I am off. I am uneasy about this, as I am not an accomplished post production guy. However, I am willing to listen to options that give me the best chance of success. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Dustin

For Sale –Nikon D700 full frame 12 MP DSLR camera body, with original box, cables, manuals (English and Spanish) and other paperwork, CD, charger, two batteries, and camera strap (unused) – all in nearly new condition. Camera was purchased in December 2008, and has USA serial number. Camera has been moderately used, and well cared-for, kept in air-conditioned storeroom. $1400 plus shipping (insured). Equipment is located in Hawaii, U.S.A.

The following clip isn't that long but should give you an idea of what the lens, camera and dome combination are capable of. I will definitely be trying this again! It was worth cutting off the hood:: Background: Last year I purchased a used Ikelite DSLR housing and 8" modular dome port to house a Canon 5D2. For my first dive trip I used the Canon 17-40L with the #5510.24 port extension and the 8" modular dome. In the end it worked out okay but I didn't care for the edge sharpness - especially for video at the wide (17mm) focal length. I did try a +2 diopter and I think it helped a bit but I had a lot of problems focusing at/around infinity so I took it off after a day of diving. What I did like about the 17-40 is that is has a relatively close focus distance and so stills shot at 40mm were very sharp and worked well with a single strobe. But wide angle just wasn't working all that well. Here is a link to a gallery of photos (all underwater all taken with the 17-40L). Note: many of these photos are cropped, some quite significantly: http://www.amazonbeach.com/PhotoVideo/Cozumel2012/ I had seen some very nice footage shot with the Canon 14mm L version II. But that lens is way over my budget! So I searched around and found a Rokinon 14mm f2.8 lens used on Craigslist for $220. It was in decent shape. By f4 it is very sharp and for my copy by f5.6 it is crazy sharp and has no noticeable vignette on the full frame 5d2. It is a very fun lens to use. You can shoot straight into the sun with little or no flaring! The moustache shaped distortion is immediately obvious if there are any horizontal straight lines. Easy to fix for stills but need to be aware of for video. Of course, I really wanted to take it underwater and thought it might fit in the Ikelite system - nope! It was so close, but the built in hood of the lens is too wide to fit through the ikelite port extension tube. So I tried taking the lens apart a few times (to cleanly remove the hood) but never did figure it out. Along the way I declicked the aperture ring - which I thought I would like - but it had no damping and the throw is so short I put that tiny bearing back in. From earlier measurements, I knew that the lens would fit through with the lens hood removed. So, given the lens was cheap, I cut the hood off with a dremmel tool. I first removed the font element (easy), stuffed the lens with lint free cloth to keep the particles from entering the rest of the lens and then simply cut off the lens hood. After this the lens fits quite easily through all the ikelite port extension tubes. And I am able to use the Ikelite focusing gears! FYI - This is a manual focus lens so the focus gears working has been very handy. The first port extension tube I tried was the 5510.24. There was a lot of vignette from the modular dome. I'm believe this port extension would have worked focus-wise though. However, when I purchased the used Ikelite kit, it also had the slightly shorter #5510.22 and the very short #5510.11. So next I tried the #5510.22 on a local lake dive. The conditions were crappy but it seemed to work okay. I really struggled with focusing though as it was so dark. Although I did capture this image when were were exiting (this is through the dome but above water!) http://www.amazonbeach.com/PhotoVideo/AmazonBeachGallery/slides/20120819144951_5D2_IMG_4396.html Then two weeks ago I was down in Ambergis Caye for a week. Unfortunately we were blown out for the majority of the trip so I only got in three dives. On the first dive I tried the #5510.11 (very short port extension). I think it was just too close to the lens to focus properly. Only the very center of the image was properly focused. On the only other two dives I switched to the #5510.22 extension tube. On the first dive I struggled with focus. I was confused and thought I needed to stick a land based hyperfocal focus point - but that really didn't work. On the second dive I had more time and refocused with live view. This time the results were a lot better! When I disassembled the rig at the end of the day I noted that the focus was very close to the minimum focus distance. Perhaps with a dome port and in water, the focus is on the virtual image right behind the dome? For all the dives I used Magic Lantern. It has such an easy whitebalance menu system (just two button clicks). But in the end I wasn't overly pleased with the results. Because 14mm is so crazy wide on a full frame I had to hold the white card so close that often it had shadow on the card. But I'm also wondering if the Magic Lantern whitebalance doesn't use a very full range of tint? I should also note that this lens is manual aperture. So I just set the aperture at the click stop between f8 and f12 - I'll call it f10. The shutter was set at 1/47 and I ended up using iso 100, 160 and 320 for the dives. I probably should have set the aperture at f12. You will see that the water was pretty hazy and a bit dark but it worked. Also, I had the cinemascope crop marks turned on for all the dives as my goal was to create a 2.35:1 video when finished. So the sample clip is cropped this way. Observations: 1.) When shooting stills, there is a very noticeable vignette from the dome port. If you plan on shooting lots of stills you will need to crop to get rid of vignette. But I like wide angles with very landscape aspect ratios so no problem here. And at 20MP, you can crop forever on the 5D2. 2.) When shooting video, the full video frame (16:9) has small - but just noticeable - corner vignetting. The average viewer may not notice it but anyone critical will call it out. So, cropping to a more anamorphic aspect ratio is probably best. But once again, this lens is crazy wide which lends itself to that type of presentation. 3.) Corner sharpness. I think it is quite good! The 17-40 was much softer. And I think with more dive time to get focus better I think the Rokinon / Samyang 14mm f2.8 will rival or even best the Canon 14mm L version II. Perhaps if placed behind a glass dome (vs the Ikelite acrylic) it might be even sharper?

These items are new in the box. They retail for $285 each and will sell for $200 plus shipping. Judging by the size of their boxes, shipping shouldn't be more than $15.00 Azden FMX-DSLR portable mixer BeachTek XLR adaptor for DSLRs Canon 580EX 11 Flash Unit..never used. $450.00 Editors Keys SL300 USB Condenser Microphone $100. Never used, I have two. Varavon ProFinder Loupe for either the Canon 7D or 5D.-sells for $385 plus tax....am selling for $250.00 It was removed from the box one time for testing but comes with its own case and original box. Apple 23" Acrylic monitor, no dead pixels..Just haven't used it for a few years. Best offer gets it. If interested, just PM me with any questions or concerns Steve

Hello, I am selling my Pentax K-7 (Body) with a Pentax SMC DA 18 mm - 55 mm F/3.5-5.6 AL Lens, original Pentax Battery w/ Charger, and Sandisk Ultra 4 GB SDHC memory card. I'm also including a camera bag! The camera body shows signs of use (paint rubbed off on the bottom of the body) but still fully functional. The shutter count of the body is 74,859. The glass on the DA 18-55mm is very clean and fungus free. This dslr kit is great for any out-doors enthusiast looking for a very solid camera. The K-7 body has built-in Shake Reduction. The magnesium alloy body is weather resistant, dustproof, and coldproof. You can even use it under a running shower! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op9mBbo92Ik Here are some shots I have taken with this camera. (Camera is inside a water-proof housing) $419 or best offer + your choice of shipping SHIPPING ONLY IN USA Contact: Cole Yamane 808-927-3754 coleyamanephotography@gmail.com

For sale: 100mm f2.8 Canon macro lens with Sea & Sea focus gear for DX port (I also have the the focus gear for the older NX port). Lens has never been flooded. Takes Great images! $575 for both. Please email me at j.gregory.sherman@gmail.com for more info. Thanks for looking