Aquapac Waterproof SLR Camera Case with Hard Lens

2019-08-20T20:00:00

Totally underwhelmed & disappointed.Technically one could argue that my D7200 fit; but just barely. Hard to get camera in & out without fear of damage to bag. Not at all flexible enough to work all controls.Had to constantly deal with dead space in front of lens changing. Poor results through lens cover. Need 3 hands to use.Forget trying to adjust zoom. Better off using waterproof point & shoot.

Thomas V.

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2012-08-09T20:00:00

Purchased this for a rafting trip through Glenwood Canyon, Colorado. The day of the trip the river was like a chocolate shake with mud from heavy overnight rains in its headwaters. The case performed flawlessly. With it arround my neck the lens pointed down and thus did not get covered in mud every time we took a wave, so I was able to pick up the camera and shoot with just having to wipe the area of the view finder. I used this to hold a Canon 40D with a 28-135 lens. My only complaint is that it is very difficult to adjust the zoom with the camera in the case. Excellent product.

Mark B.

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2011-07-05T21:00:01

I bought this for vacation photography. I wanted to be able to take pictures while snorkeling, in the pool, and around the beach. For this it was actually just what I was looking for and it worked well. The camera controls are certainly more difficult to use than either no case, or a hard underwater case. (I have had a hard case for actual scuba depths with a smaller camera. That was easier to operate the camera. But a hard case is much larger to pack, and takes more time to safely load the camera and deal with o-ring seals. I used this with a Canon T2i and a Canon 50mm 1.4. To keep the camera lens from touching/scratching the front lens plate, I put a Hoya rubber hood on the lens. It is less wide than many other rubber hoods. This fit perfectly inside the hard front lens cover. This will also work with some longer lenses if they are standard consumer level (smaller diameter). The EF-S 17-55 2.8 fits, but just barely. So does the EF 24-105 L. But it's hard to operate the zoom (and you wouldn't want to when underwater). The 50mm lens is a bit long for underwater on a crop sensor camera, considering most everything being photographed is usually only several feet away. I shot raw, set the ISO at 400 and 800 in bright sun, and set the aperture in the 4 range (to try to get at least some depth of field). From that point on, it was pretty much point and shoot. I did forget to change the back button focus to shutter release focus (that would have been easier). If your expectation are in this range, you will probably be happy with the product. If you are planning for a camera case to protect the camera in wet and dirty environments, and still expect to use it fully as you would with no case, you won't be happy. Last tip, the camera in the case will float. For easier operations, get most of the air out so the flotation is reduced. It also makes button access easier (it's less like a balloon that way.

Krisk

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