Parsons
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Looking at Canon or Ikelite housing for the A570. Which would be best in cold conditions using 1/4 inch gloves up here in the Great Lakes?
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A570 housing best in cold condition?
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The Ikelite should be easier for some controls, but the directional controls on the back will be a little tricky with both. When I had an A570, I didn't really have much problem with the canon housing, but I didn't use it that much.
For Great Lakes you're going to want a wide angle adaptor. I don't remember, but I think both will accept a wide angle adaptor.
For Great Lakes you're going to want a wide angle adaptor. I don't remember, but I think both will accept a wide angle adaptor.
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I do plan to get a wide angle lens and hope to just use nateral light the first summer shooting outsde the wrecks. Then go with the strobe for the deeper looks as I will know my camera better.
Looking in previous threads Canon uses adapter and UWL-105d.
Ikelite 67mm thread w-20 or uwl-100.
It would be nice to buy items that can work with future upgrades or as items get dicontiued so to keep some of the cost down.
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DP
Looking in previous threads Canon uses adapter and UWL-105d.
Ikelite 67mm thread w-20 or uwl-100.
It would be nice to buy items that can work with future upgrades or as items get dicontiued so to keep some of the cost down.
Thanks for the replies
DP
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I have a 570 with the Canon housing and this weekend it stoped working due to cold. I was unable to make any adjustments. Water temp 43F. As soon as we surfaced, everything worked fine. This is the first time this has happened to me and it happened on both of our dives on Saturday. I was less than pleased as I missed a couple of great Octo shots!
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Man, it is more likely about the maintenance issue, not a housing itself.
What does it mean that it stoped working. You could not push any buttons on the housing? If then, you need to grease an O-ring.......
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Well, the camera worked fine before we dove because I was adjusting white balance and was going to try to use spot evaluate on the advise of a friend. This was done while in the housing. Came accross a small Octo at about 80 ft and pushed the macro button, nothing happened. Coming upslope to the safety stop I found a very small Red Octo at about 20 FSW. Now I was able to switch to Macro and adjust the white balance and get a few shots. The second dive I was taking video at the surface and everything was fine until about 5 min into the dive. This time I could make no adjustments until on the surface. I have dove this camera all winter and have had no issues. Once I opened up the housing at home, I found nothing abnormal. All buttons work properly with no sticking. I'm hoping it was just on one time thing.
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As a mid-west muck diver, an average temperature that my housing deals with is mostly 36~42 degree range all year around. I don't have any issue at all. I know even though O-ring looks OK at the surface, it was damaged or masticated with various reason. Keep on eyes on all buttons and clean the entire housing with Simple green diluted water first.
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