Will the INON 180 viewfinder fit an Aquatica D90 housing?

Right, so does the Inon, I was thinking 45 to 180 degrees and not horizontal to vertical , which come to think of it, no one does... yet

Instead of a rotating, how about one with two fixed eye pieces; one at 45 and one at 180. I'm not sure if that is possible but less moving parts/seals has to be a good thing.

Instead of a rotating, how about one with two fixed eye pieces; one at 45 and one at 180. I'm not sure if that is possible but less moving parts/seals has to be a good thing.

Going from 45 to 180 requires a different prism angle, keeping things aligned so that this thing performs well would be quite the chalenge, and having two fixed eye piece still would require replacing either the prism or part of it to modify the optical path.

Cheers

Hi Mark - Aussiebyron

 

It seems like a solid, well made bit of kit to me. It rotates so you can shoot portrait as well. Yes it is simple to exchange viewfinders - the Inon and aquatica just push out from inside the housing back after releasing a retaining O-ring. Putting either back in is rather like installing a lens port.

Backscatter want your housing but due to a bit of a cock-up, they just sent me mine having secured the Aquatica adapter to it (I have no idea how this fits) - the whole thing just looks like a viewfinder to me! There were no instructions so I looked online at the Aquatica straight viewfinder instructions and went from there. A doddle! Pressure tested it in the sea without a camera and all set to go.

 

Hope this helps

Hi Jim.

Thanks for your reply. I pulled out my standard Aquatica VF and compared it to the straight Inon which I now have. The diameter of the Inon is alot smaller than the standard Aquatica, so it looks like the adapter would be like a shoe over the end of the Inon to make it fit.

I have recieved a email from Marshal at backscatter telling me the price of the adaptor and cost of installing. $300 for the adapter including installation or if the Inon VF already has the Adapter $100 for install.

I replied to Marshall with several question about the adapter and install, mainly if I actually have to send the whole housing back or just the Inon VF. If the same adapter can fit the 45 Inon and the 180 Inon. But I still havnt heard back from him regarding this matter.

The $100 sounds a little excessive for an install, but I dont actually see what needs to be done for the job.

Thanks again to try and give me a better picture of the setup.

Regards Mark

I just got back from a trip where I shot an Aquatica D200 housing with the AquaView and an Aquatica 7D housing with the 45^o Inon viewfinder. It wasn't exactly apples to apples as the D200 was set up with 4.5mm circular fisheye.

I am no longer a member of the industry, so I can express my opinion. I don't see much difference between the two. I have no definitive preference. The Aquaview is a little easier to install and remove. The critical issue is whether one prefers the 45 angle or not. Personally, I haven't made up my mind. There are times I love it and times I hate it.

I have not compared a straight Inon vs. the AquaView. All I can say is that the Subal GS180 is pretty lame compared to the AquaView.

I just got back from a trip where I shot an Aquatica D200 housing with the AquaView and an Aquatica 7D housing with the 45^o Inon viewfinder. It wasn't exactly apples to apples as the D200 was set up with 4.5mm circular fisheye.

Was it Jeff Honda's kit? I know he got one after the Digital shootout, seem's he liked the stuff I got with the one I had if it is Jeff, then you had a fun guy on that trip!

No. I've had the lens for a while, but really haven't shot it because I didn't feel like taking the dome shade off. I still have the D200 setup, even though I switched to the 7D. Since this was a snorkel trip with no strobes or scuba gear to tow along, I took two kits with different domes.

I saw this recently and wonder if its similar to the adpater that Backscatter offers.?

http://www.watershot.com/dslr/dslr-accesso...dapter-kit.html

It would be interesting if it would work especially the cost of $300 vs $69

I recieved a reply from backscatter 2 weeks ago regarding cost of their adapter but i have heard since after sending several emails asking more questions. Is there a representative here for Backscatter? Dont like the idea of sending my housing to them if it takes them two weeks and they still havnt replied to their emails.

Regards Mark

I basically had a change of mind after talking to a friend who sold me her Inon straight viewfinder and the fact that the Inon adapter for the Aquatica housing from backscatter was $300 and $100 for install.

Sold the Inon 180 Viewfinder and went out and bought a Nauticam Viewfinder and the Aquatica adapter from my local dealer. Took me 30 seconds to remove the factory viewfinder and install the Nauitcam. I honestly can't see the $100 install cost and their $300 adpater when the Nauticam's Aquatica adapter is like $90usd and you can install yourself with some common sense.

I am very happy with the Nauticam and need to get out there and simply use it.

Regards Mark