ikelite housing for 7070

[jbilicska]

Does anyone know where you can get the best prices on an Ikelite housing for a 7070. After reading some of the posts I would not trust the Olympus housing.
Thanks
Joe B.

 

[discrepancy]

Joe,

I've just ordered an Ikelite housing for my new C-7070. I went with Adorama.com

List price was US$499.95 see http://www.adorama.com/IK613061.html

I will pay UPS overseas shipping rates, but no customs duty since US-Australia Free Trade Agreement signed earlier this year. Housing should arrive this week.

If you find the Ikelite housing cheaper somewhere else, please let me know. I might have a quiet blubber to myself for a bit, but I'll get over it and I'll know where to go next time.

Cheers.

 

[DrSteve]

I've just bought the Oly housing for the c7070 (not the 5060 housing). I couldn't find anything bad on this board about it...what have you heard?

 

[JDog]

A friend of mine has the 5060 housing, the "ring" that you clip the camara off to broke off on both sides of hers. They really could improove that part of the housing. We are trying to figure out another way of attaching the lanyard, anyone have any good ideas. We are just kind of half@$$'ing it right now.

 

[jbilicska]

I've just bought the Oly housing for the c7070 (not the 5060 housing). I couldn't find anything bad on this board about it...what have you heard?

Check out the first" similar thread at the bottom of this page. This is one of the few examples I saw a few months back. Olympus might have fixed the problem but I'm not taking any chances.
Good luck
Joe B