Canon WP-DC800 Underwater Housing (For IXUS 400) - Advice/Opinions Please

Hi All,

Well I have just bought myself a nice new shiny IXUS 400 which I was kinda
hoping to take underwater. Looking online at the housings available, the
Canon housing seems to retail around £150, but doesn't look as solid as the
offerings from Ikelight and Light & Motion (which are several times the
price). Obviously I don't want to take chances with a £450 camera, so what's
peoples opinions on housings for this camera (whatever housing I buy does
however need to have a tripod mount). I'm going to be spending a bit of time
as a sports diver, so as long as it's rated to 30/35m that should be
sufficient.
Many thanks in advance

Dan Ricketts

"Dan Ricketts" <Someone@Somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> Well I have just bought myself a nice new shiny IXUS 400 which I was kinda
> hoping to take underwater. Looking online at the housings available, the
> Canon housing seems to retail around £150, but doesn't look as solid as
the
> offerings from Ikelight and Light & Motion (which are several times the
> price). Obviously I don't want to take chances with a £450 camera, so
what's
> peoples opinions on housings for this camera (whatever housing I buy does
> however need to have a tripod mount). I'm going to be spending a bit of
time
> as a sports diver, so as long as it's rated to 30/35m that should be
> sufficient.
> Many thanks in advance

IIRC the WPC-DC800 is rated to 30 metres.
I don't know anybody who has flooded a Canon housing, but there may be
somebody here who does (or has done so themselves).
I know of people who flood Ikelight regularly.

I guess Canon can afford to spend a lot on their housings, as they'll sell
them not only to divers but also to anybody who wants to take a digital
camera on the beach or whatever.
Lets face it - it's the research that costs the money - the case itself is a
bit of plastic with a few springs and O-rings in it.

Alun Harford

"Dan Ricketts" <Someone@Somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> Well I have just bought myself a nice new shiny IXUS 400 which I was kinda
> hoping to take underwater. Looking online at the housings available, the
> Canon housing seems to retail around £150, but doesn't look as solid as
the
> offerings from Ikelight and Light & Motion (which are several times the
> price). Obviously I don't want to take chances with a £450 camera, so
what's
> peoples opinions on housings for this camera (whatever housing I buy does
> however need to have a tripod mount). I'm going to be spending a bit of
time
> as a sports diver, so as long as it's rated to 30/35m that should be
> sufficient.
> Many thanks in advance
>
> Dan Ricketts
>
>

I got back yesterday from Bora Bora, Tonga and Vanuatu (plus a few other
places, but my brain is still on Pacific time!). I had my IXUS 400 and the
canon case (I can't recall the model number) with me and it performed
faultlessly.

The case is rated to 40m, and has a tripod mount. I didn't use it on the
Coolidge in Vanuatu as it's a little deep, but I did take down to 35m in
other places

I have a few hundred photos (and a couple of hours of UW video) which I may
try and get up on a website soon. Let me know if you want me to send you any
though.

Cheers

Simon