Canon HV30 in an Equinox Housing

I am evaluating an Eqinox Pro 6 housing for a Canon HV30. I am also a fairly esperienced underwater still photographer, but totally new to video.

I only have 24 hours to evaluate this used housing, or return it. The camera arrives tomorrow. Yikes, talk about a time squeeze.

In any event, without having the camera in hand, I am wondering how easy it will be to look through the clear pastic endplate, and actuall see the viewfinder? There is no "super-eye" magnifier similar to what is available fron Ikelite, and there is no way to view the monitor.

Is anyone out there using this setup? I would love to compare notes.

Rick Colman

I should imagine it would be very difficult to see the viewfinder. It's bad enough trying to use a viewfinder for video even if it has a magnifier. You might want to read this recent thread that discusses hardware rusting on Equinox housings.