Digital Camera Fiend - A Camera Review

Here’s some serious camera equipment for the scubadiving photographer.

Ikelite has created a heavy-duty underwater housing system for the new Sony A100, Popular Photography magazine’s 2006 Camera of the Year.

The waterproof DSLR housing system operates safely to 200 feet. It’s simple to install the camera and use, with controls right at the diver’s fingertips. A magnifier on the back of the housing enhances the diver’s view while wearing a diving mask.

The removable handle and tray allow for superb handling. The ports accommodate most macro, wide angle and zoom lenses. Creative control over strobe and flash light is easy too–just rotate a dial on the housing back and choose one of seven manual power settings in half-stop increments.

Quite a contraption–and an investment too. This underwater housing system costs $1,500, which is $650 more than the Sony A100 itself.