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DiCAPac WPS10 Waterproof Case for SLR/DSLR Cameras 230 x 270 x 190mm |  | Brand: DiCAPac
Category: Photography
List Price: $149.00
Buy New: $94.99
as of 7/30/2010 13:58 EDT details
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New (17) Used (1) from $85.00
Seller: Cameta Camera
Rating:  18 reviews
Color: Clear
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6 x 9 x 11
Warranty: 1 Year Warranty Provided by DicaPac USA, Inc.
MPN: WPS10
Model: WPS10
EAN: 8809176623066
ASIN: B00169HXW2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Waterproof underwater housing usable up to 16.4' (5.0 m) | | • | Meets standard requirements for JIS (Japan Industrial Standards) IPX8 at 0.5 water pressure (underwater 5.0m), tested for 30 minutes | | • | Has port for lenses 2.0" (50mm) to 6" (150mm) long | | • | UV coating polycarbonate on the lens for clear pictures | | • | Ideal for taking pictures in the rain, at the beach, or on the ski slopes |
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Product Description
This SLR Underwater Waterproof Case will protect your SLR camera when you are using it at the beach, swimming, kayaking, skiing, fishing, sailing, snorkeling or diving. This is a PVC vinyl housing with a polycarbonate lens. It can be used with SLR cameras. The housing meets JIS IPX8 requirements for underwater usage.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 18
 DiCAPac review June 15, 2010
Stephen Peralta
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Considering that a "real" underwater housing for my DSLR costs about $1,300 (which is about what my camera cost), this turned out to be the only real option if I wanted to take pictures underwater with my camera. And since underwater photography is not my profession, buying a real houseing is NOT going to happen anytime soon.
I purchased the DiCAPac WPS10 for our vacation to Maui this past May (2010) and I honestly have to say that being able to take pictures underwater was one of the funnest things that I did on our vacation! The pictures came out exceptionally well. I was somewhat surprised. And the "case" worked great (you will have adjust your expectations). I had no problems at all with the "case" sealing. The company stresses to make sure and test it before putting your expensive DSLR into it and taking it underwater and I would heed their advice. The "ziplock" type primary seal does not seem very good... at all. However, you roll the bag around the seal about four or five times and then use a velcro flap that keeps the rolled seal in place. Then there is another flap that secures this. With all that and being very careful I never had the slightest leak. But I still felt I was taking my cameras life into my hands. If the primary seal seemed a little better, it would give me more confidence.
They market it as a "case". In all honesty it's a bag. This model, WPS10, is supposed to be big enough to fit various models of cameras. And considering how big it is, I'm sure that it has no problem fitting a full frame DSLR. So for my Nikon D90, it was rather big. But I was able to make it work.
The biggest drawback for the product is that it is a bag. It has no rigid support and my camera kinda flopped around some. The bag has three sleeves where you can place your fingers to operate the shutter button and adjust the focal length/focus on your lens. The two for adjusting the lens are for the most part useless. There is no room inside the lens sleeve to move you fingers and be able to adjust the lens. So I just set the lens to the widest aperature and set the camera to auto focus. Again, because it's a plastic bag you won't be able to see clearly enough through the clear plastic to use your view finder or the screen in live view mode (even with a mask or goggles). I just aimed in the general direction and hoped for the best. I was not dissapointed at all with what I was able to capture. The video we took under water also came out great. You even get the under water sound pretty clearly.
One tip on getting no leaks I can pass on is to make sure that you get as much of the air out of the bag that you can. The deeper you go with it, the increasing water pressure will want to squeeze the bag and try to push the air out. If the air does get pushed out, that means the seal had to be broken and I can imagine you WILL get water in the bag. After I put the camera in, and sealed it, I would remove the clear lens on the bag and squeeze the bag around the camera as tightly as I could and then place the lens back on the bag. I could tell this helped a lot, especially as I went deeper with the camera.
For $90 and a working camera in the end, I was rather pleased. The only reason I didn't give the product 5 stars was because of the camera functionality you lose (they advertise you being able to adjust your lens). So for the price, compared to a real underwater hard case, it was a good buy. Just adjust your expectaions down a little (if you thought you could use your camera the same outside the water) and you might not be dissapointed.
 Worked fine April 23, 2010
Luciana Misura (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We bought this case before a trip to Cancun, since we were going to do some snorkeling there. I have an old digital SLR camera (Canon EOS 10D) that I don't use anymore so I put that camera inside of the DiCAPac with the cheapest lens I own (a 50mm) in case it leaked. We took it underwater in two snorkeling opportunities and the camera was dry and safe both times. The visibility on the first spot was bad so the pictures didn't turn out that great for no fault of the case, and in the second time my husband forgot the focus on manual and all the pictures turned out blurry, but again, it wasn't a problem with the case. I look forward to using it some more.
So So April 11, 2010
kayak fiend
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this for my wife, she is an amature photographer and she likes to take landscape and scenery photos while we're canoeing. She purchased her first really nice camera and was afraid to take it on the water,. Pros of this are, the bag will indeed float with a camera in it as long as you don't squeeze out all of the air, The bag does keep your camera dry, and safe however the use of silica packets is required for drying the air stuck in the bag. Condensation is a factor, and the finger hole cut outs in the lens section, well they're there for looks. They sound like a good ideal, but you can not manipulate the lense with them, and in my opinion is only one more seem to potentially break, why have them if you can't really use them. Safety for the camera, I give it thumbs up, durability, I'll just say I'm not totally impressed with how it's made and the jury is still out on it, functionality, ahh.. SO SO.
good, but difficult to attach lens March 11, 2010
T. Carter (Downers Grove, IL)
This is a good product, but users with larger cameras (like a Canon 1D) need to realize you cannot put the camera into the bag with a lens attached. Fortunately the bag lets you remove the "lens" of the bag to attach your camera lens to the camera after the camera has been put in a bag (initially without a lens), but it's not the quickest operation. You also don't want to take your camera & lens apart this way (to remove the camera from the bag) while the bag is at all wet. Consequently if you have a large camera body, you should assume it will take quite some time to get things ready to use, and then you won't have your camera back until you've been able to completely dry the bag. I love that this bag does fit a Canon 1D body, but the process is a bit more involved.
 Excellent! March 5, 2010
Alyssa Jackson (California)
This is very useful for me and my photography. I cant wait to use this in the summer when it is warmer. I tested this out in my tub and went out in the storm here a couple weeks ago and it worked very well!
No leaks at all. I also use super thin paper on the inside to make sure every time. I suggest keeping it out of sunlight for long periods of time and kept safe in a small box use not in use so it won't get damaged.
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