This rig is ideal for someone who wants to shoot high-quality HD underwater video without making a big investment. It is also great for someone with a decent computer who does not want to invest in a more powerful computer required to edit AVCHD files from newer camcorders. I use Sony Vegas to edit and the workflow is smooth and easy using an old single-core pentium processor with 2 gigs of ram and an IEEE firewire port.
The whole rig fits easily into a carry-on for travel. The camcorder is tiny and super fun on land. You can control virtually every camera function with it inside the housing. The monitor is open inside the housing, shaded and easy to see. Everything is super clean and was rarely used because it was a backup for me. I still use my Sony HC1 HDV primary rig because all my stuff works perfectly together, and because matching this quality by buying all new gear will cost serious money.
The camcorder and housing are $475 together. The housing alone is $325 (in case you have an HV10 canon). The combo cost $1,900 but what does that really mean. All I can say is that the quality is much better than the cheap AVCHD camcorders and not as good as the higher quality new ones.
Cheers, Richard 310 314 2216 rbilow2@aol.com
