20D & Aquatica samples?

[Dakine 0]

Anyone using the 20D in the Aquatica housing? I would like to see some pictures so I know what to expect.

 

I've spent a lot of time browsing though this forum but couldn't find much.

 

How does the 8inch dome perform compared to the more expensive options from subal etc?

 

Aloha,

 

Ryan

[kriptap2 0]

I use it and here are the photos http://www.digitaldiver.biz

 

I also have the 8ich dome and to compare, well it's the same size as the subal 8 inch dome but the dome shade is massive!

[danschmitt 0]

I'm using the 10-22mm and the 100mm macro, love the 8inch dome, dome shade is a must have. Pictures after 4/25/2005 at

 

http://lionfish.us

 

are 20d pictures. Next night dive will be with the 50mm F1.8 (it's been a little surgey for the 100mm macro lately.)

[Dakine 0]

Thanks Guys, very nice pictures!

 

Great colors and lighting.

 

How would you judge the sharpness of the dome?

 

I can't really tell from the small samples.

 

No need to post 100% crops just tell me it's good and I'll be happy

[danschmitt 0]

My 10-22 is fuzzy at the corners at 10mm (it's a little fuzzy unhoused, and it seems a bit worse, but I may just be shooting closer.) If I zoom in a bit (14mm or so) the fuzzy goes away.

 

Some of the color credit goes to the Nikonos SB104 I'm borrowing right now.

 

Dan

[famorim 0]

Ryan,

I have some housing picts available at http://www.pbase.com/famorim/aquatica_a20 and some UW pictures using the kit lens, sigma 15mm FE and Canon 50mm Macro at http://www.pbase.com/famorim/first_aquatica.

 

Regards

Fabio

[james 0]

Fabio,

 

Have you used your 70-200 F4L underwater?

 

Cheers

James

[famorim 0]

Hi James,

not yet, but I will do in few days when will arrive my extension ring for the aquatica port. For while I'm doing some tests with close-up filters +3 and +4 on land. Tomorrow I will get an Kenko extension tube 12mm and I will try it to reduce the focus distance. did you get good results with this lens uw ?

 

Regards

[james 0]

I haven't tried it yet either. I think it will be good with a +1 diopter.

 

Cheers

James

[famorim 0]

I did not use with +1 close-up, with +3 or +4 the AF doesn't work well. I ordered an extension tube to try to focus close wihout lost the AF.

 

Regards

[Dakine 0]

Thanks Fabio, It's really nice to see those detailed images of the housing.

 

I had no idea that you could fit a 70-200 in there. Does anyone know if they make an extension long enough for the 300 f/4L IS ? (8.7x3.5)

 

Aloha,

 

Ryan

[thatporchdawg 0]

Famorim,

 

Are you using the wide-angle or the fisheye dome shade when you shoot with the Sigma 15mm fisheye?

 

Thanks,

Ken

[famorim 0]

Hi Ken,

I'm using a dome shade for fisheye lenses(#18480) without any problem.

 

Thanks

[famorim 0]

Thanks Fabio, It's really nice to see those detailed images of the housing.

 

I had no idea that you could fit a 70-200 in there. Does anyone know if they make an extension long enough for the 300 f/4L IS ? (8.7x3.5)

 

Aloha,

 

Ryan

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Ryan,

there are some long extension rings to Aquatica's flat port, look at that examples:

 

#18454-3 3/4 inches

#18457-2 1/4 inches

#18458-3 inches

 

Best Regards

[james 0]

Ryan,

 

You would not want to shoot the 300mm underwater. A better alternative would be a Sigma 150mm F2.8 w/ a 2x teleconverter.

 

The 70-200 is the same size as the Nikon 70-180 which is easy to house in Aquatica.

 

HTH

James Wiseman

[Dakine 0]

Yeah, I figured 300 would be a bit much underwater. (Although that lens does have a really short focus distance)

 

I started to wonder if it would fit since I also shoot a lot of (surface) water sports and that would be a great if it could double as a splash housing.

 

Is it possible to stack those extension rings??

 

What is the inside diameter of the flat port?

 

Thanks,

Ryan