Sony RX100 housing: Nauticam vs Ikelite, pair with Inon UFL-165AD

[kc_moses 142]

Great! Since it works, can you share the custom build adapter info?

[Interceptor121 767]

No special secrets is a custom spacer steel 316 machined and polished.

I am actually thinking of selling ready made parts at £40 plus postage any takers?

[kc_moses 142]

Can't say for sure as I'm not ready to buy the RX100 nor would I absolutely settle with the Nauticam housing. I would say make one or two and try to sell in ebay to see what's the demand. It could be a limited market as not many people hold on to their UFL-165 anymore.

[Interceptor121 767]

I definitely recommend the nauticam housing over the other three available.

I have a Canon S95 and I have the recsea housing because it allowed me to mount AD lenses so I know the pro and cons as the RX100 housing from Recsea is a copy of the S100

The Nauticam is produced by Fisheye Fix that made probably the best housing for the S100 overall and in fact it is exactly the same outside they just made some modifications including a moisture alarm that is really useful.

If you are on a budget look at the ikelite but it is a huge old fashion box, as ikelite had been struggling with the S100 and sticky buttons so they went for a non compact one for the RX100

There is a picture of my pool session with the AD lenses here

http://wp.me/p2QoIB-1v

Edited November 2, 2012 by Interceptor121

[SPP 16]

I definitely recommend the nauticam housing over the other three available.

I have a Canon S95 and I have the recsea housing because it allowed me to mount AD lenses so I know the pro and cons as the RX100 housing from Recsea is a copy of the S100

The Nauticam is produced by Fisheye Fix that made probably the best housing for the S100 overall and in fact it is exactly the same outside they just made some modifications including a moisture alarm that is really useful.

If you are on a budget look at the ikelite but it is a huge old fashion box, as ikelite had been struggling with the S100 and sticky buttons so they went for a non compact one for the RX100

There is a picture of my pool session with the AD lenses here

http://wp.me/p2QoIB-1v

 

 

Nauticam made compact housing for Fisheye, not the other way round.

Japan is one of the rare market in the world where customers wants the best housing even for cheap compact cameras like S100, inferior ones won't sell.

Fish Eye Japan is Nauticam Japan so to speak. They understood their own local market demand and S100 Fisheye/Nauticam was the answer and sold like hot cakes in Japan.

 

RecSea wanted to get a head start with RX100. They simply took their REC-S100 Tri-Nav control and place it on REC-RX100. It doesn't work well because Sony RX100 TriNav is not the same as S100 Canon. To NOT get accidental pushed-ON for an RX100 TriNav 4 quadrant buttons while spinning , the housing's exterior dial for operating mechanism of the Sony's Tri-nav can not be a spinner+buttons* ( * I mean spinner and push-able for activation of the 4 hidden switches ) combo mechanism like what RecSea uses. It has to have something like a Nauticam gimbal which is a 100% accurate for Sony Tri-Nav and is actually 2 mechanism in one assembly. Spin your RX100 TriNav and u will see what I mean. The gimbal stay still .........only the circle inside the gimbal will spin.The Nauticam housing exterior spinning dial is separated and relocated to upper level where our thumb can reach it much easier, as you will notice it on your NA-RX100. Nauticam gimbal for Sony's Tri-Nav can work on S100 too. Sony's Tri-Nav, we spin the entire Tri-Nav, hence function labels are on the camera body and not on the spinning dial. S100 one, only the outside perimeter of their Tri-Nav dial spins, the checkered and protruding one some 2-3 or so millimeters thick, hence the function labels are on the dial ( static dial ).

 

When one observe carefully how A manufacturer compared to B manufacturer tackled mechanical challenges for the sake of better & more reliable user experience/operation, only then one will realized how much cost goes to each and every design. Nothing is free, more complex design for better user interface = more cost to make. More mechanical links to relocate dials or button where it is for user best interest and not manufacturer financial interest = more cost.

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[Interceptor121 767]

Good insight but the bottom line is that the same factory made the fixs95/100 and the nauticam rx100

On the subject if the read dial the joystick system on the recsea sometimes fails me I prefer the fix/nauticam system

On the front ring the recsea system is maybe better however that is not a killer is just lousy on the nauticam but because of the Sony on the s95 the same mechanism works a beauty

All in all for me nauticam was the way to go and glad I made that choice

What would be nice is a firmware update from Sony to allow custom white point set in video/..

 

 

 

Nauticam made compact housing for Fisheye, not the other way round.

Japan is one of the rare market in the world where customers wants the best housing even for cheap compact cameras like S100, inferior ones won't sell.

Fish Eye Japan is Nauticam Japan so to speak. They understood their own local market demand and S100 Fisheye/Nauticam was the answer and sold like hot cakes in Japan.

 

RecSea wanted to get a head start with RX100. They simply took their REC-S100 Tri-Nav control and place it on REC-RX100. It doesn't work well because Sony RX100 TriNav is not the same as S100 Canon. To NOT get accidental pushed-ON for an RX100 TriNav 4 quadrant buttons while spinning , the housing's exterior dial for operating mechanism of the Sony's Tri-nav can not be a spinner+buttons* ( * I mean spinner and push-able for activation of the 4 hidden switches ) combo mechanism like what RecSea uses. It has to have something like a Nauticam gimbal which is a 100% accurate for Sony Tri-Nav and is actually 2 mechanism in one assembly. Spin your RX100 TriNav and u will see what I mean. The gimbal stay still .........only the circle inside the gimbal will spin.The Nauticam housing exterior spinning dial is separated and relocated to upper level where our thumb can reach it much easier, as you will notice it on your NA-RX100. Nauticam gimbal for Sony's Tri-Nav can work on S100 too. Sony's Tri-Nav, we spin the entire Tri-Nav, hence function labels are on the camera body and not on the spinning dial. S100 one, only the outside perimeter of their Tri-Nav dial spins, the checkered and protruding one some 2-3 or so millimeters thick, hence the function labels are on the dial ( static dial ).

 

When one observe carefully how A manufacturer compared to B manufacturer tackled mechanical challenges for the sake of better & more reliable user experience/operation, only then one will realized how much cost goes to each and every design. Nothing is free, more complex design for better user interface = more cost to make. More mechanical links to relocate dials or button where it is for user best interest and not manufacturer financial interest = more cost.

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[Armadilo 0]

Since i have benefited from this thread, I figure I provide some information that wasn't covered and might be useful for others.

 

I just gotten my Nauticam Housing yesterday for Rx100. I have a vinyl sticker on the RX100 which is about 1-1.5mm thick, similar to those that Leica have. When i tried to fit into the Nauticam, I actually need to 'squeeze' it into the housing. This is due to the clearance inside the housing is actually quite precise. However, despite being able to squeeze it, the control ring function (the one around the lens) doesn't seems to work well, i think it is again due to the same vinyl sticker doesn't allow the camera to seat in precisely inside the space. But the rest of the buttons are operating properly.

 

I have not removed the vinyl sticker yet and is thinking to a solution (eg of adding a piece of Bluetack to enhance the grip). Anyone else has a similar problem?

[kc_moses 142]

What's is the purpose of the vinyl sticker? If it's giving you so much problem that you need to "modify" the Nauticam housing, you might want do consider remove the sticker.I would imagine if you need to sit the camera toward further back of the housing, you might stress and compress the o-ring. Or if you force the housing to close with a very tight fit camera inside, the vinyl sticker would get compress over time, then you need to modify the housing (bluetack) again, or you risk damage the camera lens barrel.

[Interceptor121 767]

There are instances where the ring inside the housing is assembled in the reverse way, you should take a picture and send it to nauticam so they can check what needs to be done

[Alex_Tattersall 90]

 

The ring rubber that comes into contact with the lens control ring can be removed and reversed very easily by the user. Just squeeze it like an oring or gently lift out with a small screwdriver and then replace in the reverse position.