Possible to get a decent video camera and housing for $1,000-$1500?

[1shot]

Hi all,

I hope I'm in the right forum.

I'm not a photography nuts, never been. I just want something simple that works in low light so I can capture some video of myself and my kids freediving and snorkeling.

Any recommended video camera/housing combo that can be had for under $1,500 that would be good for, say 100 feet or so of depth?

thanks

Joe

[Shadowkiller]

My Olympus 5050 (now discontinued), cost me just under US$1000, so there should be several option out there for you.

Here an online store:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

[fuzz]

Shadow, I think he's talking about video cameras.


1shot, I think you're local to me(San Jose, CA). I have 2 minidv setups you may be interested in. One is a Canon minidv with housing & activ-eye. The other is a Sony PC100 with a Light & Motion Mako housing with monitor back. Send me a PM if you're interested.

If you rather get a cheaper but new camera/housing combo I have some ideas too

Send me a PM.

[Shadowkiller]

my camera does video...

kinda...

[MBanks]

I'm looking to get some kind of underwater set up too. I have a cam, an old Song TRV16, but I can't find anywhere that does the housing for it. However, if someone has cam and housing for sale then I would be very interested. I'm a video editor/filmmaker/video artist by trade, but I'm not too bothered about it being a pro cam, just something to film with at 100ft depth at least. Grading a post-production can improve the quailty afterwards :0

I was also thinking of making one thought too...does anyone know the common materials used for underwater video housings?
I hope someone can help

Martin

http://www.triggerset.co.uk

[arriflex]

I actually built a housing for my sony VX2000 once, well, make that twice... both were made out of a piece of PVC tubing that I glued a glass portal into one end (used a lathe to cut a groove so it was set in) and an o-ring sealed threaded cap on the other (again used a lathe to make certain the surfaces were flat). It worked, although I had to just put a tape in, press record and close it up, from that time I had one hour to shoot and no controls of the camera (don't forget to make sure the auto focus is on and fully zoomed out).
Anyway, I actually did get some pretty fun shots with it, but ended up purchasing a legitimate housing on ebay from Quest. Biggest improvement with the commercial housing is controls, and a clear back that enabled me to rig a little monitor so I could see what I was shooting. I don't use it anymore and would sell it if you're interested. I don't think the housing cost more than six hundred dollars, but a video camera for it is a little more expensive.

arriflex

[unirdna]

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Amphibico:
www.amphibico.com

AquaVideo:
www.aquavideo.com

Backscatter:
www.backscatter.com

Gates Underwater Products:
www.gateshousings.com

Ikelite Underwater Systems:
www.ikelite.com

Light & Motion Industries:
www.lmindustries.com

Marine Camera:
www.marinecamera.com

Ocean Brite Systems:
www.oceanbrite.com

Oceanhaus:
www.absea.net

Quest Sports:
www.questsports.com

Sea & Sea U/W Photography:
www.seaandsea.com

Sea Optics, USA:
www.seaoptic.com

Subal, USA:
www.subalusa.com

URPRO Filters:
www.naper.com/urpro