DazedAndConfuzed
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I bought a Sony MPK-URX100A housing to replace an old Meikon plastic housing that I initially bought as a temporary unit because back then, nobody made a non-aluminum housing, which was giving me issues with shutter button not returning in its last few years. But after using the Sony housing for 1 trip (with maybe 32 dives), I noticed on my next trip, my Inon UWL-100 dome wet lens falling out in the rinse tank. Along with the lens hood going more and more out of vertical alignment, I eventually realized the 67mm lens port's thread is starting to strip. I stopped using the lens for fear it might fall out right on a dive. I noticed the thread is plastic instead of metal, which I didn't think an OEM housing would ever do.
Just wondering if there are any fix for this kind of thing, which I presume is somewhat common given that there are housings with non-metal lens port threads. I see some solution of removing a UV lens off a filter and epoxying it. Not sure if all those filters rings are corrosion resistant. Others talk of teflon tape or strip of cloth to make a tighter fit, which might sound impractical as I have to burp the lens. Do Sony have replacement thread lens port?
Just wondering if there are any fix for this kind of thing, which I presume is somewhat common given that there are housings with non-metal lens port threads. I see some solution of removing a UV lens off a filter and epoxying it. Not sure if all those filters rings are corrosion resistant. Others talk of teflon tape or strip of cloth to make a tighter fit, which might sound impractical as I have to burp the lens. Do Sony have replacement thread lens port?