jaybombs25
Contributor
Plenty of articles have been written about DIY mods for canon housings in terms of attaching Inon macro lenses to oval canon ports. Although there are plenty of attachments out there for sale as well as plenty of good tutorials on how to modify your housing to accept the lens, I've found that there is a cheap and easy way to go about doing this without messing with the integreity of your housing as well as not breaking the bank. What I did for my WP - DC 28 housing was simply add two strips of velcro across the top and bottom of the front port, and two corresponding strips on the underside of a stepper ring. This enables you to easily remove the lens above and below water as well as giving the functionality of the wet lens. Heres a little tutorial:
Items Needed:
1 62 mm - 67mm step up ring
2 small strips of velcro ( I used the velcro from the sea and sea strobe mask set)
1 tube of non water soluble super glue
1 Inon macro lens
Cut the back portion of the stepper ring and sand it so that it is completely flat on the underside.
Cut two strips of velcro and attach them to both the top and bottom of the housing port.
Cut two more corresponding strips and super glue them onto the back (now flat side) of the step up ring.
Let it dry properly, screw in the lens and attach it to the housing and thats it.
I've done many dives with this setup with absolutely no problems. The velcro holds the lens solidly in place and also allows you to quickly remove it if any interesting large subjects come by.
Heres a few pics of the final thing:
Items Needed:
1 62 mm - 67mm step up ring
2 small strips of velcro ( I used the velcro from the sea and sea strobe mask set)
1 tube of non water soluble super glue
1 Inon macro lens
Cut the back portion of the stepper ring and sand it so that it is completely flat on the underside.
Cut two strips of velcro and attach them to both the top and bottom of the housing port.
Cut two more corresponding strips and super glue them onto the back (now flat side) of the step up ring.
Let it dry properly, screw in the lens and attach it to the housing and thats it.
I've done many dives with this setup with absolutely no problems. The velcro holds the lens solidly in place and also allows you to quickly remove it if any interesting large subjects come by.
Heres a few pics of the final thing:
