Does anyone have experience, good or bad , with the Kraken smart phone housing? It looks like a fun piece of gear to have when the big rig is more than I want to deal with but I can't find much review material available.
Experience with Kraken Smart phone housing?
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2ndjetty
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I used one quite a bit a few years ago. Really solid housing. The in-phone camera was controlled and the images were processed by the WeeFine app then. You can now use the Dive+ app, which has really solid reviews. I can't comment on how that app processes the files (image quality, etc.). You can get great lighting using video lights as constant light on close subjects.
Here's a review I wrote in early 2017: Shooting a Smart Phone Underwater
Also check out this tutorial video on strobes vs. constant light: Underwater Camera Lights 101
Here's a review I wrote in early 2017: Shooting a Smart Phone Underwater
Also check out this tutorial video on strobes vs. constant light: Underwater Camera Lights 101
A friend of mine uses that housing with a Galaxy S10 and gets great pictures; he seems pretty happy with it overall. Personally I wouldn't be able to relax with my phone underwater for fear I'd screw up on the seal or I'd just drop and lose the whole thing.
Like wise here, I have a friend that uses one and likes it.
No way I'm taking my phone underwater.
Update: it appears my friend, mentioned above, has lost his phone in the ocean. I hope someone finds it and returns it to him, but this solidifies my opinion on the matter. Meanwhile my Olympus TG-5 in the Kraken housing has been serving me well. It's about the same size and weight as his setup, it takes good pictures despite my utter lack of photographic knowledge/skill, and though I'd also be bummed to lose it I'd much rather that than my phone.
My wife has one. We’ve only used it 4-5 dives so far with no issue. Her mentality is she has insurance on her phone so she’s ok with the risk of a leak etc. I don’t have phone insurance so I’d get an older phone to use.
davecampbell
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my wife loves hers...
ps444mike
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used it at a dive shop I use to teach at.. worked good was kind of scared putting my phone in there the first few times.. but no prob.. works good I used the dive+ app.. then I bought a TG5 also a great camera
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