How are the housings constructed?
All housings are made of aluminum sheet metal. The metal is sheared to length, bent on a 25 ton sheet metal press brake and welded together by a certified welder with more than 10yrs experience. The housing is finish sanded and sent to the platers for a hard anodizing finish. Next the housing is powder coated with an industrial powder coat paint.

 

What lenses do most people use for shooting surf photos?
Most professional photogs shoots with
Prime
15mm or widest possible for your camera
20mm
24mm
85mm 100mm 135mm
Zoom lenses
10-22mm (20d and digital rebel only) ports come with either gearing or brush type
16-35mm ports come with either gearing or brush type control
17-40mm ports come with either gearing or brush type control
70-200mm f4 Port comes with full zoom gearing
70-200mm f2.8 IS and no IS Port comes with full zoom gearing
100-400mm Port comes with full zoom gearing

Telescoping lenses do not work very well inside waterhousing port. The front element on the lens should be as close as possible to the front element of the port.

 

Why have we changed from fiberglass to aluminum construction of our housing body?
Mainly because it is cleaner, less toxic for the environment and production processes are half of what they are with fiberglass. Aluminum also does not crack. When you smash it on a rock or the reef it will dent or bend but it will not crack.

 

What are the standard controls on the housing?
All housings come standard with aperature, shutter speed and manual shutter release controls. Digital controls for reviewing, deleting, iso and other custom functions are added at your personal request.

 

Can I take the housing diving?
Absolutely not. Our splash housings are rated for 15-20ft max. or whatever surf you take the housing into. We have top professional surf photogs using our housings in the largest surf on the planet. Please check out our client list page.

 

Do you offer a warrantee with you housings?
Do to many circumstances that our not under our control we can only guarantee that our housings will not leak do to a manufacturers error. We fully test all housings before they leave our shop. Housings if cared for in a proper way will last many yrs. We include a care instruction sheet with all housings. Please follow them.

If there is ever a problem when you receive your new spl waterhousing please contact us asap. Shipping handling damage can occur.