Underwater with Art

I’m using my Tamron 17-28 lens with it. I wouldn’t hesitate to reach out to them right on their website. They will email you a response back fairly quick no think the first response was right around 24 hours later.

Not too long back I was asking around about the Seafrogs aluminum housings because I was having a hard time finding anyone who actually was using one. Well I was only make to find one or two YouTube videos showcasing them But not a lot of info. So what do I do… I jump in both feet! I bought the SF10009 housing for my Sony a7r IV! It cannot the 230mm glass done, 55mm extension ring together as a package and for $138 more I added the flat port for my Sony 90mm lens. I also bought their cheap strobe trigger just in case I could not get a ttl trigger for it (more on that soon but spoiler alert, it looks like my best option will be a TRT s-turtle) All in the price of the entire setup was 2/3 the cost of the Nauticam housing alone! It arrived a little over a week ago and I did a long unboxing video going over my first impressions (yeah I’m definitely not a salesperson) and if you need some bedtime viewing or something to watch while getting your teeth pulled, feel free to check it out😂 On top of all this I actually had to do some ice diving with work so I took it along with me. This will be coming up in a much shorter YouTube video soon. Let’s just say no issues with the thermal differences it went through. My impression of the Seafrogs SF10009 housing… worth the money I spent on it! If you have any questions please feel free to send them My way. I enjoy helping anyone out that I can. Cheers.

I cannot speak for how it adapts to the Nauticam ports yet but hopefully in the near future as I expect to bring my work camera back home sometime here. What I can say is the levers and buttons have a fantastic feel to them. They are all super smooth and function absolutely amazing. I have taken the empty housing on an ice dive with me now, exposing it to temperatures from 20°C to -3°C air temperatures and then 3°C water temperatures. It worked flawlessly. I had some concerns about thermal shock given past reports of Seafrogs have not the higher quality. Well I have no concerns now. I am very impressed with the fit and finish of this housing. I did create an unboxing video (it’s not the greatest because I’m really not much of a salesman) and posted it on a YouTube channel. It has my first impressions upon opening the boxes. I will say this, I’m happy with my purchase and for half the cost of a Nauticam, it’s gonna fund my next trip! https://youtu.be/SH_JM09_Uxw?si=SRQio_drxZ1zYRLR

Thanks Mike. Yes these are different housing as Atus said above. With that being said I decided that someone has to take the plunge and I have ordered one for my A7r iv. The camera is insured so we will see how things go. I will be doing some ice dive training at the end of the month and hoping to have the housing for that. I intend on diving the empty housing first under the ice to see how things go. I will report back once I have it and give everyone a bit of a review. Cheers.

Do you mind elaborating. I’m not familiar with what’s been learned about their buttons and controls.

Thanks Maria. I am actually looking at the new all aluminum housing now and have not found much online here about them, only the Polycarbonate version. I did watch a YouTube video review and unboxing and that version did not look too bad. The plan would be to use it for diving mostly. Depths to recreational and possibly beyond depending on the subject. If you happen to have any experience with one or can point me towards someone who does, it would be much appreciated. Cheers

Just wondering if anyone has actually taken the plunge (no pun intended) and actually bought one of the Seafrogs all aluminum housings yet? They are marketing them quite hard online, but there is very little about them on social media or even youtube. I cannot help but think it is all paid advertisement for them, but no real life reviews of one of these cases. I cant help but think they may not be the best option for a primary setup, but might be something to upgrade my secondary setup into (tat will probably see water once a year or so). Even with that I would be hesitant without hearing some real life experience with one, I just don't feel like being the Guinea pig! Cheers

We are currently using the Sony A6700 with Nauticam housing/wide angle lens. A couple Sola video lights gives us good quality for court purposes.

Well they say I need to post an intro, so here it is. I’ve been a working diver for almost 20 Years with the RCMP in Canada. Underwater video has been our main method of documenting crime scenes with the occasional bit of photography. Although I have been a diver for 30 years it is only in the past few years have started enjoying underwater photography as a peaceful activity to take me away from the usual trauma associated with my underwater work. I am to the point of upgrading to my first mirrorless camera and want to take my photography to the next level, which for me is putting it into print. I have a small Portfolio of pictures from various vacations and in small format they look great, but I’d like to get to the point of having a size that would look good in the walls of my house. Well that’s more than enough about me. If you’ve read this far I gotta say I’m impressed. Cheers and safe diving everyone.