100d + Ikelite Box

[Qasar]

Dear all
I have used a gopro since years and unfortunately I drowned it during last dive (don't try to assemble a kit in the dark not to wake up your beloved).
So it's a good opportunity to move towards something better, I mean with more controls (screen to see what I capture, better quality, better ease of use, zoom...). I'm doing almost movies, but would like also to have photo possibility with a very versatile thing (push a button to switch from one to the other).
After a first look around some trends: I want a DSLR, I don't want to spend 5000E/$ for the whole kit. Then I saw the canon 100D with ikelite case for less than 2000$ and it seems a pretty good deal.
What is your advice on this choice? Could I have with that a strobe for photo and a video light on the other side?
Thank you for your advice
Qasar

 

[Qasar]

By the way, with my gopro I was using a red filter, but I never saw such device with DSLR. How it works?

 

[oly5050user]

Used new ikelite kit last week, canon sl1 ike housing, ike ds125 strobe, kit lens
Learning curve on use was very short for myself. Shot all on manual. Not the most ergonomic housing to use, but for the price point worth it.

 

[oly5050user]

A few more here,

 

[Jim Lapenta]

It's a great rig. I got mine last fall and have been practicing regularly in the pool with it. This coming weekend will be in open water at an Ohio quarry. I have a pair of DS51's on mine with ultralight control arms. I have a pair of HOG morph video back up lights on the arms using loc line extensions and mounts. I recently added some buoyancy tubes made from PVC and wanted a less distracting look so I covered them with 3mm leopard print neoprene. In the pool my models are limited to drowned bugs and toys but it does a nice job for getting familiar with the settings.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

A few more of my "drowned denizens of the deep" and a couple selfies. These are with the 18-55 kit lens.

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[Jim Lapenta]

Tokina 10-17 . I have not yet tried it with the 60mm macro and flat port that I have for it also
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[Qasar]

Thank you Oly5050 and Jim for your answers. It seems a very good result. I point out again my question for video: do I have and how can I use a red filter? Is there a possibility to have a wet filter (I mean put it on when video, then removing for photo?)

 

[oly5050user]

I do not shoot video as of yet with this system. If I did I would use a video light for color correction and not bother with a filter, or color correct with white balance adjustments.
No wet lens or filter use due to dome port. You can put a flat port on, but then the kit lens may not fit into the housing.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

There are some filters available but as oly said you are likely not going to be able to use them with the dome port. You'd be limited to the flat port used with the 60mm macro lens. I do know that with the kit lens a uv filter on it still works with the dome port. So maybe a red filter on the lens itself? Also not doing real video. Plan to start recording students but not worried about color correction for that.