Latest and greatest GoPro 9,10,11,12 housings?

[broncobowsher]

The other month did a trip to Truk with a GoPro 10 on a tray and a couple big blue lights. Was getting pretty good results. Had a Hero 4 before with a couple jungle lights before. The newer camera, multiple generations newer sure helped. And some lights with power behind them added up to a massive upgrade.

But I was having an issue. Below 160 feet the buttons would lock up. The standard GoPro waterproof housing stayed dry down to 200' just fine. I ended up going to time lapse and just take a photo every 2 seconds. If I changed modes to actual photo I would often find myself locked out and would have to bounce shallow to get the camera functional again. Next step, new housing.

I have a Golem for the Hero 4. It has worked just fine, never an issue. I could very well order up one for my 10. But I know times have changed and there are other options out there. What's good (and what to avoid) for deeper stuff. Isotta come up as an option. Thought I saw others as well. Figured it was worth asking about before I just order up another IqSub/Golem.

 

[broncobowsher]

OK then...
Doesn't look like anyone has anything to add. Guess I'll be ordering up another Golem housing for the 10.
Was hoping someone had some modern input into other choices. Guess not

 

[Chris H]

Isotta GoPro HERO9, HERO10, HERO11, & HERO12 Underwater Housing GP12

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[Wibble]

As I understand it, there's the following options for GoPro Hero 10 through 12:

• GoPro clear plastic housing works down to 60m/200ft. Cheap, circa $50.
• Could say about the cheap far-eastern GoPro housing ripoffs from Amazon for $20; it's your camera!
• Carbonarm metal case down to 250m/800ft. €320 + tax from Italy made by EasyDive.it.
• T-Housing Action Cam Underwater Video Housing For GoPro Hero 12 / 11 / 10 / 9. This appears to be the same as the Carbonarm housing, maybe an OEM version?
• IQsub housings. Delrin down to 150m/500ft ($390) or aluminium down to 250m/800ft ($465)
• ISotta housings down to 200m/650ft. €540+tax
• Hugyfot Vision housing housing. very much in its own category at €1800

Would be interested in hearing from people's experience of any of these housings and with any other that need to be included in that list.

Edits: added others to the list

 

[broncobowsher]

Didn't know there was one from carbonarm. I'll have to look at that one in detail when I have more time. I see some dome options that might be appealing. Is anyone running one of these?

I just know I need something better than the clear GoPro housing. While dry, the button lockup isn't going to cut it.

 

[Wibble]

Hopefully I'll have a GoPro on Monday and need to find a suitable housing for it.

I had a Hero 3 a long while back and flooded it with the GoPro housing -- user error, not checking the housing was properly closed before jumping in.


Since then I've had a Paralenz which has been great in that it's never flooded to 77m/250ft and hundreds of dives. Alas, the quality isn't great and I'm really looking forward to the electronic image stabilisation and artificial horizon, plus vastly improved methods of file transfer.

I am very interested in the performance of the current GoPro housing as it's so cheap. As the GoPro now has intrinsic water resistance to 10m/33ft, it should mean that if the housing leak a bit, it's likely that the GoPro would survive. I know of a guy who uses his GoPro a lot in a GoPro housing and even below 60m/200ft. He's had some success with it.

Am interested in the Carbonarm housing for deeper diving. I know of at least one person who has one and it appears to have worked OK.

The ISotta is very nice and I've seen a few of them around -- their lever button-pressing feature looks great. Bit pricy though.

 

[Sevenrider860]

As I understand it, there's the following options for GoPro Hero 10 through 12:

• GoPro clear plastic housing works down to 60m/200ft. Cheap, circa $50
• Carbonarm metal case down to 250m/800ft. €320 + tax from Italy.
• IQsub housings. Delrin down to 150m/500ft ($390) or aluminium down to 250m/800ft ($465)
• ISotta housings down to 200m/650ft. €540+tax

Would be interested in hearing from people's experience of any of these housings and with any other that need to be included in that list.

I have the Isotta Housing, I have not had it to 200m yet, but it worked without issue at 65. I love the color too!

 

[Whitrzac]

If your handy you can change the springs in the gopro housing using parts from menards/etc.

Tbh we should all write gopro and make them fix it. But they might just change it to 160ft max too

 

[rhwestfall]

Isota.... My 7 has loved it's years in it...

 

[broncobowsher]

I was looking at backscatter and found 2 more.
Anglerfish with only a 50M / 164' rating. Aluminum housing for $850! That one is out.
Recsea is aluminum with a 300M / 984' rating. Comes in at a slightly more affordable $750

We are up to 7 options now?

What I am considering is between the IQSub (does what I need, good experience with the Hero4) and the Carbonarm. The carbonarm has a youtube video that ends with a link to easydive.com, but I get a security warning trying to go there.

I still have a month until I get serious about which one to get.