2010/09/24

Canon 550D underwater photo and video with the DiCAPac SLR Case

Since underwater cases for DSLR cameras are way to expensive for my budget ($1000++) I was searching for an underwater bag for my 550D and came along the DiCAPac SLR Case. It's a $115 (90€) bag for your DSLR camera which is meant to be waterproof up to 5m. It's pretty big so you can even put in a 7D or 5D if you want to. You can find even cheaper cases on ebay, but to be honest - I don't trust them. The DiCAPac case has a large optical lens with a diameter of 85mm, so you can use it with a big variety of lenses. And the quality of this glas is really good. I couldn't notice any light loss at all.

To keep this article short, here are the facts. After some tests I took a few underwater photos and shot some videos with this thing and it works! The quality is amazing! This is a product I can recommend without any doubt.

Here's a short video to show the abilities of this bag


But before you hit the buy button and get this thing you should be aware of some things. Handling your camera with this bag is really hard! You can fit 2 550Ds in this bag easily. I think it will work better with bigger cameras. Making adjustments during a shot is almost impossible. So you have to make all your settings first (even zoom and focus) and then start the shoot. Another problem I had was that my 18-55mm kit lens was way to small, so I had to push the tube for the lens against it all the time to avoid filming the inner side of the tube. But with some practice or by taping the tube towards the bag (or using a longer lens) you should get some really nice shots, even if this bag can't replace any professional case for your DSLR.

I can't wait to test this bag on a rainy day...

My rating:
price: 5/5
quality: 5/5
handling 2/5

Cheers,
jonni

52 comments:

  1. Nice to have you back writing-- and a pretty cool little underwater bag.

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  2. Nice to see that there are still some readers ;) I prepared some other posts, hope you'll like them.

    Cheers,
    jonni

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  3. Great! I know what you mean about readers; I do a part-time theatre blog in San Francisco.

    Cheers from the other side of the pond.

    Ian

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  4. Hey Jonni,

    really like your blog, nice reviews for filmmakers on a budget.

    I do have a question about the underwater case. Do you think it will protect a 60D during a ~10 meter jump into water? Or maybe you tried that out?
    You said it will protect the camera in water all the way down to 5 meter, however the pressure the case gets when hitting the water after the jump could be much higher, couldn't it? I'm not an expert, but maybe you could give me your personal opinion, since you have the housing in your hands. Thanks.

    By the way, I'm german, too, so:

    Grüße,
    Simon

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  5. Hi Simon,

    I would NOT try this - even with a case.

    Die Unterwassertasche ist zwar komplett wasserdicht, aber ein Fall aus dieser Höhe ist vergleichbar mit einem 5m Sturz auf Beton. Und das würde ich meiner Kamera nicht antun, auch nicht mit einem hochwertigen Case. Wenn Du solche Sprünge öfter vor hast, würde ich mir an Deiner Stelle eine Go Pro HD holen (http://www.goprocamera.com) - die sind sehr klein und halten deutlich mehr aus.

    Hoffe das hilft Dir weiter.

    Cheers,
    jonni

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  6. Alles klar, danke für die Antwort!
    Die Sprünge habe ich nicht öfter vor, wäre eben nur für die eine Aufnahme gewesen. Aber dann muss ich das anders lösen, denn das Risiko der Kamera zu schaden will ich aber sicher nicht eingehen.

    Grüße,
    Simon

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  7. Hi, I really like your blog. I'm also a big reader of the sites you mention. hope to buy my T2i soon, I just can't wait anymore!

    This footage looks awesome, at first I didn't know if it was already submerged or not, it looks so clear! At 0:25 the reflections started to look like electricity, at least to me, I really lliked the video.

    Keep the good posts

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  8. Unfortunately I don't have a Vimeo Plus account (don't have the money). So if you watch my clips directly on the vimeo site you can enjoy them in HD ;)

    Cheers,
    jonni

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  9. Right now I have such a downer man, I've been just told that the guy who was comming from the US to my country, who was going to bring me the camera to avoid the huge custom taxes of my land can't make it. I'm so frustrated...I guess I'll just have to wait or buy it online, pay the 60% in taxes and not buy the extra items instead, just the plain camera.

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  10. That doesn't sound so good.
    I hope you'll find a cheap one.
    Wish you the best,
    jonni

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  11. Hey Jonni!

    Ich steh kurz vor dem Kauf des Bags. Ich möchte es in Tiefen von bis zu 2m nutzen.
    Nun wollte ich wissen, ob ich die 550D einfach in den Bag einsetze und dann loslegen kann. Bei anderen Bags habe ich gelesen, dass man den Bag mit Luft aufpumpen muss um zu verhindern, dass bei erhöhtem Wasserdruck die Knöpfe der Cam automatisch gedrückt werden. Bis zu welchen Tiefen hast du Erfahrung gesammelt? Tritt dieses Phänomen auch bei diesem Bag auf? Wenn ja: ab welcher Tiefe? Und wie hast du die Luft hineingepumpt (Atemluft dürfte zu feucht sein)?

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  12. Hallo Martin,

    ich bin kein Taucher, mit der Tasche war ich also nicht tiefer als ca. 1m. Das mit der Luft "einpumpen" ist jedoch kein Problem: einfach beim Verschließen nicht die Luft hinausdrücken, dann ist schon genügend Luft im Beutel und die "Tüte" fällt nicht zusammen. Das dürfte bei 2m auch gut klappen.

    Da musst Du Dir eigentlich keine Sorgen machen, für diese Tiefen ist der Beutel ausgelegt. Bereite Dich lieber schonmal auf etwas schwierigeres Handling vor :)

    Viel Glück bei Deinen Unterwasseraufnahmen!

    Gruß,
    jonni

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