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For those looking for relevant information on underwater camera housings and other scuba gear. The best people to turn to are the experts in scuba diving. For all scuba diving enthusiasts, underwater camera housing is an important part of scuba divers photography equipment. All professional photographers realize that a good camera must always go with a good underwater housing.

Underwater camera housings and prices can widely vary from the cheap to the very expensive. Some housing which are expensive are usually in the range of a few thousand of dollars and the cheap ones are in the hundred ranges. For that shot of a lifetime it is well worth the investment if you are making your living with underwater photography.

Underwater Camera Housings for Professional Photographers

Top Dawg:

Top Dawgs line of underwater camera housings offers a newer design that has the ability to fit over 180 Sony cameras. It features a larger 3.5 inch monitor back, optical glass front port and a new hard anodized finish from aluminum construction It is one of the worlds best entry level underwater video systems, suitable for the professional at a price around $2700.

Subal:

Offering top level construction and features like two lens mounting options that allow for wider lenses, which many models dont offer, Subal produces a top notch line of underwater camera housings to fit different brands of camera. Subal housings at over $6,000 have a loyal following among professional underwater photographers.

Gates Underwater Housings:

Gates Underwater camera systems are some of the top of the line underwater camera housings offering an assortment of camera housings to fit many of the most popular cameras. Defining themselves as “bullet-proof”, and good down to over 400 feet (122 meters), these top notch housings are available through authorized dealers, and it is hard to find pricing on the internet, which may tell you how much they may cost, and it is hard to find pricing on the internet. Many professional photographers use Gates systems, and they are a leader in the industry of the high level underwater camera housings.

Semi-Professional and Beginner Level Underwater Camera Housings

Ikelite:

For the top brands of cameras, such as Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Sony and Fuji Ikelite underwater camera housings are made for the top brands of cameras, such as Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Sony and Fuji. These are considered mid range, around $1500, so semi-professionals can get a dependable housing that provides professional performance to rival more expensive products. It offers an assortment of interchangeable lens ports and exceptional optical qualities.

Fuji:

Good to depths of up to 130 feet Fuji has come out with a much cheaper line of digital compact cameras that comes with a good dive kit. You can take professional grade digital photos with this affordable starter housing which costs under $400.

Olympus:

With ports designed for wide angle and macro lenses. Olympus underwater housing allows divers to take photographs more naturally with a full time live view LCD.This underwater housing with a wide variety of their digital camera line can dive underwater to around 130 feet level.

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