sigma 17-70mm in a Sea and Sea

Ok, I have the 17-70 now in my S&S housing. It needed an extension 40 and an extension SX to fit behind my Athena dome at all zoom ranges. There is no vigneting at 17mm.

I used a Nikon 18-35mm zoom gear which needed quite a bit of filling to fit! Next time I'll check what they are made from before I buy, I was expecting to file a plastic gear only to find it was made of a rather nice peice of Alu! I felt pretty bad butchering it with a dremmel!

I really like this lens top-side and a few test shots in a pool look very promising and sharp.

I'm going to dive this setup tomorrow and post some shots.

Can't wait to see the pics from this lens as I am considering adding it to my kit too.

darren

Can't wait to see the pics from this lens as I am considering adding it to my kit too.

darren

Why wait! Here's some results from me and others with the 17-70:

http://www.digitaldiver.net/yabbse/index.p...77140#msg177140

http://www.digitaldiver.net/yabbse/index.p...79968#msg179968

http://www.digitaldiver.net/yabbse/index.p...84571#msg184571

http://www.digitaldiver.net/yabbse/index.p...85649#msg185649

http://www.digitaldiver.net/yabbse/index.p...85795#msg185795

http://www.digitaldiver.net/yabbse/index.p...86311#msg186311

http://www.digitaldiver.net/yabbse/index.p...86592#msg186592

Ok, I have the 17-70 now in my S&S housing. It needed an extension 40 and an extension SX to fit behind my Athena dome at all zoom ranges. There is no vigneting at 17mm.

I used a Nikon 18-35mm zoom gear which needed quite a bit of filling to fit! Next time I'll check what they are made from before I buy, I was expecting to file a plastic gear only to find it was made of a rather nice peice of Alu! I felt pretty bad butchering it with a dremmel!

 

I really like this lens top-side and a few test shots in a pool look very promising and sharp.

I'm going to dive this setup tomorrow and post some shots.

Hello, I see that you have had your Sigma 17-70 for some time now. I have just bought a S & S housing for D300 and the Sigma lens (on someone's recommendation) Nikon mount, and HSM. Would you still recommend the zoom gear for the 18-35 or has something better materialised in the meantime?

Hello, I see that you have had your Sigma 17-70 for some time now. I have just bought a S & S housing for D300 and the Sigma lens (on someone's recommendation) Nikon mount, and HSM. Would you still recommend the zoom gear for the 18-35 or has something better materialised in the meantime?

The HSM version of the lens is quite wider compared to the non-HSM one, so I doubt the same gear will fit. At least, the Ikelite gear for the non-HSM does not fit at all. In fact, for the HSM version there's no gear, so I had to build it myself...

Hope this is not the case with S&S...

The HSM version of the lens is quite wider compared to the non-HSM one, so I doubt the same gear will fit. At least, the Ikelite gear for the non-HSM does not fit at all. In fact, for the HSM version there's no gear, so I had to build it myself...

Hope this is not the case with S&S...

Many thanks for your reply. I'm surprised not more people are in this situation. So I will simply take this lens along to the housing supplier and see what can be modified. I will let everyone know what happens. (if you are interested!)

cheers,

sea wasp, sea slug, hermit crab, whatever!

Many thanks for your reply. I'm surprised not more people are in this situation. So I will simply take this lens along to the housing supplier and see what can be modified. I will let everyone know what happens. (if you are interested!)

 

cheers,

 

sea wasp, sea slug, hermit crab, whatever!

Hi, I'm also trying to figure out what is needed to use the Sigma 17-70 HSM in a S&S housing with D300. So would love to hear if you found a solution for zoom gear and which dome / extension to use.

Thanks,

Oskari

Hmmm...I got the Sigma 18-50 F2.8 HSM Macro..... I got the zoom gear for it from divervision. no customization needed.... I wonder if perhaps I should Have gotten this lens instead?

Hmmm...I got the Sigma 18-50 F2.8 HSM Macro..... I got the zoom gear for it from divervision. no customization needed.... I wonder if perhaps I should Have gotten this lens instead?

i made a couple of zoom rings for a few friends with S&S housings. think it was like $2 each or something. really DIY home-made kinda stuff.

materials:

- a sharp cutter

- mounting tape (the thick, double-sided one)

- electrical tape

- rubber mat with grooves in it

the hard part would be finding the rubber mat with the grooves in it. the one i got fit exactly with the gears in the S&S housing.

you cut 2x1" strips of the rubber mat. wrap one strip around the zoom ring of the lens with the grooves facing the lens -- so it 'grips' the zoom ring.

then wrap the whole thing in mounting tape, followed byaonther strip of the rubber mat, grooves facing outwards. that's for the gears in the housing to engage.

then secure the loose ends with electrical tape, and that's it!

i made like 6 of them in 30 minutes with the help of a friend. i made one for my ikelite housing too. i can't see myself shelling out $60 for a plastic grooved ring. i'm a cheapo

good money goes to