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| Ikelite Underwater Video Housing for the Canon HV-20 & HV 30 Camcorder | 
 enlarge | Brand: Ikelite
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,100.00
Buy New: $1,044.95
You Save: $55.05 (5%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.4
MPN: 6071
ASIN: B000XB24RS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Molded of clear polycarbonate to provide seamless construction and corrosion proof performance. This "Clearly Superior" design provides full view of the camcorder, control functions, and assurance the system is safe up to 200 feet (60 meters). The housing with camera installed is very slightly negative in salt-water for stability. The system's compact size and weight make it a breeze to travel with. A complete housing and camera combination weighs less than 9 pounds (4 kg). The housing with base and handle assembly measures only 11" (27cm) wide; 8" (20cm) high; and 8" (20cm) deep. Included UR/Pro Color Filter provides color correction in tropical blue water with available sunlight up to 80 feet (24 meters). An optional filter #6441.81 is also available to achieve more natural tones in green water settings. Super Eye magnifier for the optical viewfinder is included, providing enhanced viewing while wearing a diving mask. The camera's large viewing screen can be seen easily using the External Mirror on the side of the housing. Just open the camera's LCD monitor, rotate 180 and fold back against the side of the camera. Actual image will be reversed when viewed through the mirror. The housing port is threaded to allow the use of Ikelite W-20, Inon Type II, and Epoque 67mm threaded Wide-Angle Conversion Lenses. The base removes instantly with a unique toggle clamp for traveling or attaching of the optional Pro Video-Lite 3 bat
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You get what you pay for February 11, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
You get what you pay for and this is a cheap housing. I use this for underwater video. The picture is great although lights are essential. I had several complaints with this housing and I wrote an email to Ikelite. I wrote a letter to Ikelite with my complaints. I don't recommend this housing because its impractical to use in the water.
Dear Ikelite,
I recently purchased the Ikelite video housing for the Canon HV20, #6071. There are a few issues with this housing I thought Ikelite should know about, since they make operation very difficult if not impractical.
The external mirror does not include IRC to reverse the image. Having used Ikelite housings with Sony cameras, I was under the impression that all Ikelite video housings with mirrors did this. It was not explicitly stated on the website for this model, so I was under a false assumption. I wish Ikelite provided this information because having to adjust to a reversed image makes it very hard to film without a lot of practice.
The external mirror is placed much too low on the housing and cuts off the top half of the LCD monitor because they are not properly aligned. The housing must be raised above eye level in order to see the entire frame, which is impossible in many situations, such as when filming low to the ground. Even for normal filming with the housing just below eye level the mirror is extremely impractical. Just aligning the mirror with the LCD when the camera is installed would make an incredible difference in ease of use.
On the baseplate for the camera, the screw seems too short and might not thread properly. The camera does not seem to be entirely flush on the baseplate.
The manual focus knob rubs against the base of the external flip-out mirror when engaged. It is very hard to use and the hole for the screw catches on the mirror's base with each revolution, which makes smooth focusing impossible. This is just simply a poor design for this function, its not practical with the mirror in the way.
Because of these issues I will not buy anymore Ikelite products. The 6071 housing does not seem very well designed. I believe Ikelite should consider these issues if it wants to attract and retain customers. I would like to know if any of the issues I've described can be fixed, since they would make the housing more practical.
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