I have a Canon ZR-40 and am considering an Ewa-Marine housing for it (model VDS. Price: ~$259). Cross reference fit chart here
Also considering getting the Ewa-Marine W66 58mm 0.6x Wide-Angle Lens Attachment (~$144) .
BTW, what happens if you buy a bigger Video housing (than what your camera needs? For instance, if I get a decent price on another model that is bigger what's the potential problem? I don't think there is a problem since (even in the W66 link above) Ewa-Marine says that the optional WAL is small enough to fit within the housing. Just to be sure: These Ewa-Marine housings don't lock onto the camcorder's lens' do they?
Do WALs need to be made for underwater? Or will any do as long as it fits in the housing? Canon's WAL link: here or good price here. Any of these 30.5mm thread sizes should work. I wonder if I got a 28mm to 30.5mm step-up ring whether I could use my Nikon WC-63 (x.63) with the video camera? It's considered "low distortion" at x.63. For underwater I wonder if it would be just better to buy a $25 inexpensive WAL (SIMA SLS-05 0.5X) or a $35 (Raynox 0.3x qc-303; forum discussion), since distortion probably isn't as big of a deal, right? Not bad price compared to a high end .3x product (Century DS-FEWA-37)
P.S. I'd like to know soon, I'll be using it for snorkling in Maui, HI.
Also considering getting the Ewa-Marine W66 58mm 0.6x Wide-Angle Lens Attachment (~$144) .
BTW, what happens if you buy a bigger Video housing (than what your camera needs? For instance, if I get a decent price on another model that is bigger what's the potential problem? I don't think there is a problem since (even in the W66 link above) Ewa-Marine says that the optional WAL is small enough to fit within the housing. Just to be sure: These Ewa-Marine housings don't lock onto the camcorder's lens' do they?
Do WALs need to be made for underwater? Or will any do as long as it fits in the housing? Canon's WAL link: here or good price here. Any of these 30.5mm thread sizes should work. I wonder if I got a 28mm to 30.5mm step-up ring whether I could use my Nikon WC-63 (x.63) with the video camera? It's considered "low distortion" at x.63. For underwater I wonder if it would be just better to buy a $25 inexpensive WAL (SIMA SLS-05 0.5X) or a $35 (Raynox 0.3x qc-303; forum discussion), since distortion probably isn't as big of a deal, right? Not bad price compared to a high end .3x product (Century DS-FEWA-37)
P.S. I'd like to know soon, I'll be using it for snorkling in Maui, HI.
