Camera housing weights

[Aussie Diver]

Can anyone give me the details on how the wieghts for the underwater housings work (specifically for A75)? What they look like, how much they weigh, whether you think it'd be possible to make them yourself? Photos would be a plus if anyone has any. Thanks.

 

[Jason B]

 

[MSP Rescue Diver]

http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/co...yAct&fcategoryid=113&keycode=underwater_photo

Scroll halfway down the page. It has a chart with the number of weights needed for each housing Canon offers.

As an FYI, I use a 4" snap bolt on my DC700 housing. It's just the right weight to make the camera ever so slightly negatively buoyant.

Marc

 

[Aussie Diver]

Thanks for that. Any idea how much 1 weight and screws and everything weighs? Or, how much the snap bolt you use weighs?

 

[d56nut]

I bought the canon weight system direct from Canon a few weeks ago. It's great! Comes with 4 weights (each housing takes a different number of weights...my WP-DC800 takes one). Item number is WW-DC1 -- Hope this helps!