U-B Series Housings In Stock

The U-B housing series is back in stock and shipping today!

If you've been looking for one and finding them unavailable, then grab yours today. These are very hot housings for most of the DSLR cameras and they're a real bargain when compared to the more cumbersome hard enclosures.

Act now before they're out of stock again. Have a great day all of you shutterbugs!

Ewa-Marine VEX-3 Available!

In an earlier post we mentioned that the VEX-3 housing was being released.

You can now purchase this housing, specifically designed for the SONY PMW-EX3 digital XDCAM camcorder.

The VEX-3 is available at a significant mark down from MSRP, at Keep It Dry Case.com

You can find all of the details on this new housing there, place your order and have it shipped out the next business day.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Ewa-Marine housings!

Ewa-Marine VC-EX3 Rain Cape

On January 30th 2009, Ewa-Marine introduced the new VEX3 underwater housing for the SONY PMW-EX3 digital camcorder. This has been a popular housing and has been difficult to obtain in the USA since the demand for this case has far exceeded the supply.

The Ewa company also launched another product to offer Sony PMW-EX3 owners more options in protecting their valuable video cameras. So they designed a special rain cape / hurricane hood which is designated as the VC-EX3 and has been added to their line-up of camcorder rain capes.

The VC-EX3 rain cape is manufactured from Ewa-Marine's patented triple laminated PVC and has an integrated, optically neutral, flat glass lens port.

You fix the camcorder in the rain cape by attaching the CAF adapter to the lens. The camcorder is then fitted into the front port. This system mates the rain cape to the camcorder and keeps the front port in front of the lens, like having an optional clear filter.

Your video camcorder can be used on a tripod while it is under the rain cape and allows the use of your hands to make any needed adjustments.

You can be close the bottom of VC-EX3 rain cape with snaps / press-studs which are located along the bottom.

The VC-EX3 rain cape's dimensions are as follows:

Length: 40 cm (15.8 inches)

Width: 12 cm (4.7 inches)

Height: 28 cm (11 inches)

Position of View Finder: Left Side

Front Glass Diameter: 95 mm / (3.7 inches)

Weight: 300 grams / (0.66 lbs)

Ewa-Marine SplashiX Housing

There's a new housing range called the Ewa-Marine SplashiX. Now you can have Ewa quality at a lot less money than ever before.

For only about $45 you can own an Ewa-Marine housing. It will be protected your camera from sand, dust and water. You can even take it underwater!

SplashiX comes in a selection of sizes to fit all compact, digital cameras. Just measure the depth and height of your camera to check which one will fit.

Naturally, all SplashiX housings are made by Ewa-Marine in Germany and only come with an HD-quality, optical glass front port, to ensure that you can get perfect quality pictures. Tested and rated to 6m / 20ft depth!

There are 3 different sizes of the SplashiX housing, each size with two different front ports:

2D - 1S (small housing with short front port)

2D - 2S (small housing with long front port)

2D - 1M (medium housing with short front port)

2D - 2M (medium housing with long front port)

2D - 1L (large housing with short front port)

2D - 2L (large housing with long front port)

The SplashiX housing comes with a choice of one of two front ports:

Short: for lenses that extend up to 15 mm (3/8 inch)

Long: for lenses that extend up to 32 mm (1 1/8 inch)

With the SplashiX Zoom you can extend the length for another 10 mm (3/8 inch). It's a "must have" for very long lenses or for lenses with a very wide range from wide angle to zoom. It enables you to adjust the length of the front port to insure you don't get any vignetting when using max. wide angle and still have max. zoom when you need it.

Like all Ewa-Marine products, there's zero compromise with regard to quality and all SplashiX housings are made with an optical grade, glass front port!

Ewa-Marine Housings - Half and Half Shots

Using the Ewa-Marine waterproof digital camera housing for taking half and half shots can be tricky since the camera and case are exposed to the warmth of the sun and the lower half of the camera body is in cooler water. This can cause some aggravating condensation conditions.

Here's a link to some information that may help you solve that problem and help you to keep that $1000 + in your wallet without dropping it on a high end solution that you really don't need. Check out the info in the FAQ section at Keep It Dry Case and try it out!

"WATER DROPLETS ON THE FRONT PORT: Whenever you wish to take a half & half photo; 1/2 of the picture under the water and 1/2 of the picture over the water level, you will find some drops of water sticking to the front port above the water level. To avoid this, rub the outside of the front port with a slice of apple. The fruit acid in the apple will break the surface tension of the water and stop the drops from forming. Depending on the water, salt or fresh, the application must be repeated after 3 to 5 minutes." Dont forget to use the silica moisture muncher packet in the housing as well.

Also, in the customer gallery, the stunning pic of the trout picking up a fly was shot by a professional photographer in a trout stream and he mentioned that "putting the air right out of your scuba regulator hose takes out any condensation."

I wanted to share this info for those who are looking for that perfect half and half shot or video clip!