Meikon/Seafrogs Housing for A6000

[mbs]

I thought I had broken the latch on my original Meikon housing for my a6000. I had broken one a year or so ago and was cheap and easy to replace. Unfortunately When I went to replace it this time I found that the housing itself was broken and not the latch... So time to replace. From what it looks the Seafrogs Salted is my only option from them? The Meikon version is no longer offered? I watched the setup video and was kinda blown away at how many orings they had to lube!!! I'm not going to be swapping lenses so the old style housing worked great for me.

 

[Barmaglot]

You can still get the old housing through Aliexpress or Ebay; example: Meikon 40m 130ft Scuba Dving Gehäuse Wasserdichte Unterwasser Kamera Fall Schwimmen Für Sony A5000 A5100 A6000 A6300 A6400 A6500 - AliExpress 44

 

[mbs]

You can still get the old housing through Aliexpress or Ebay; example: Meikon 40m 130ft Scuba Dving Gehäuse Wasserdichte Unterwasser Kamera Fall Schwimmen Für Sony A5000 A5100 A6000 A6300 A6400 A6500 - AliExpress 44

Wow, that's really inexpensive! They even have the seafrogs non-salted version for $128! I have never ordered anything from Ali... Whats the likelihood these are really meikon/seafrogs housings and not a knock-off?
Also, other than the ability to change out ports, any reason I would be happier with the salted line?

 

[Barmaglot]

This is Tokee Store; I've bought stuff from them before, no issues that I can recall. Note that this listing is for a whole bunch of different housings and bundles - the one you need is last on the list and costs $110.

The Salted Line housing has a vacuum port, which allows you to add a vacuum valve and nearly eliminate the chances of flooding. It is, however, a significant additional investment, the housing itself being $300-ish, and Vivid Leak Sentinel V6 being about as much again.

 

[mbs]

This is Tokee Store; I've bought stuff from them before, no issues that I can recall. Note that this listing is for a whole bunch of different housings and bundles - the one you need is last on the list and costs $110.

The Salted Line housing has a vacuum port, which allows you to add a vacuum valve and nearly eliminate the chances of flooding. It is, however, a significant additional investment, the housing itself being $300-ish, and Vivid Leak Sentinel V6 being about as much again.

Thanks! I am assuming this is a new housing and not reconditioned. I appreciate the nod that Tokee is legit!

 

[Barmaglot]

It's likely old leftover stock. I doubt anyone bothers reconditioning those, it's simply not worth the labor cost.

 

[mbs]

It's likely old leftover stock. I doubt anyone bothers reconditioning those, it's simply not worth the labor cost.

Thanks again, appreciate it!