EPL2 Images Shot in Statia

[smoore]

Here are a few images shot with the above camera, the Oly housing, Zen port, the 9-18 lens and an Inon 2000 flash. currents were strong and a lot of junk in the water but for my first pictures i am pretty happy with the kit. I had a small leak with the flat port which I am still investigating so there are no macro shots. Three of the images were cropped on my tablet and the files are small.

 

[CheddarChick]

Nice shots...But OOOOOH my heart stopped for a second on the line "I had a small leak......What happened?

 

[deeper thoughts]

nice.

 

[smoore]

Not sure. After the dive there were a few drops of water inside the housing and the dessicant packs were wet. I was using the flat port for the first time and suspected that the port might be leaking I then dove the Zen port without a camera with no problems. Then I dove it with the camera without any problems I need to dive the housing with the flat port without a camera just to check it. Maybe I had a speck of dirt on one of the o rings.

 

[jetlife2]

I too have had a small leak. It came in through the zoom dial. IMHO it is not a good design. There s a plain hole and a simple o ring sitting inside that hole. If the fit is not perfect it's an easy leak path.

 

[smoore]

I too have had a small leak. It came in through the zoom dial. IMHO it is not a good design. There s a plain hole and a simple o ring sitting inside that hole. If the fit is not perfect it's an easy leak path.

I actually suspected a leak at the delete push button but that should have occurred with either port as would a leak with the zoom dial. Either the flat port is leaking or I messed up. I am taking the camera in the ocean with the flat port tomorrow. I am diving in Saba on Wednesday. Hopefully everything works OK.

 

[jghflash]

I am not that thrilled with the fit of the orings on the Oly flat port.....they a very loose and easy to "pinch" when you put it on. The Zen seems to fit a bit better. I haven't taken the time to measure them against each other to see if there is a difference. It doesn't seem like there should be but........

 

[smoore]

I am not that thrilled with the fit of the orings on the Oly flat port.....they a very loose and easy to "pinch" when you put it on. The Zen seems to fit a bit better. I haven't taken the time to measure them against each other to see if there is a difference. It doesn't seem like there should be but.......

You definitely have a point. When you separate the flat port from the body the o rings do not always stay in place but this does not happen with the Zen port. I didnt dive with the flat port in Saba but I did take it into the bottom of an 8 foot pool and it was OK. I won't get to try it again until the summer. I may try taking it in a pool again before I dive it. However, I am beginning to think I had some dirt on one of the o rings.

 

[chris196]

I dove with an epl2 in saba a couple of months ago.
First day of diving I noticed water in the housing. I have a Zen 9-18 dome on my oly housing. Seemed to be too much for condensation. Couldn't tell where it came from. Removed, cleaned, greased the o-ring. I didn't see any real problems with it as I took it off. Then dove again with no camera in the housing. No water, all looked good. Dove the rest of the week with only doing Oring maintenance 2 more times and all was well.
I still don't know where the water came from. I was actively using the zoom control on my 9-18, so that wasn't a problem for me.
Really like the ergonomics of the housing and the epl2 is great.

 

[Reefwalker]

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