Universal housings - welcome to the XXI century finally?

[tamas970]

Does anyone has extensive experience with the Easydive housings? I am eying at the Sony A7II to enter the full-frame world but I definitely want to avoid the costly housing change at every camera update. Even the first round would spare me ~1k$ over any available a7II housings on the market. Besides I'd have an opportunity to test my IR-converted (~3x red sensitivity) nikon D5100 underwater which I never wanted to buy a housing for, just curious about the benefits of removing the ICF.



From the specs I see one drawback: the smaller model weighs 3kg (obviously it has to be larger than a model-specific housing). Anyway, my baggage fees won't make up the price difference of this housing vs the depreciation of 2-3 specific ones...

 

[KeithG]

this is new to me, but the electronic control concept seems similar to what video cameras used (Sony Lanc) 20ish years ago.

i have always wondered why the still camera did not provide electronic control.

 

[tamas970]

It is business: by forcing people to switch housings with every camera upgrade housing manufacturers can boost their orders. Of course there are drawbacks of an e-housing (heavier, still needs bits and pieces for a new camera), but using it for 10 years, one can save thousands.