Underwater Housing Review for the Sea & Sea Canon EOS R Camera Model
The Sea & Sea EOS R Underwater Housing, designed for Canon's full-frame mirrorless camera, offers a robust solution for professional underwater photography. This housing, one of the first to be released for the EOS R, boasts a depth rating of 100m/328 ft and is constructed from durable materials such as polycarbonate, ABS plastic, optical glass, and stainless steel.
The housing features an interchangeable port system with multi-coated glass lens ports, enabling it to accommodate various lenses and maintain optical clarity underwater. Precise aperture and focus adjustment controls remain fully operable, preserving camera functionality.
Additional features include internal frame stability to secure the camera firmly inside the housing, leak detection sensors to alert about water intrusion, and a vacuum pump system for creating a reliable underwater seal. The housing is also equipped with a 1/4" thread for mounting accessories, dual fiber optical ports for external strobe connectivity, and stainless steel mounting plates and a reinforced metallic bottom plate for strength and durability.
Customising the EOS R for underwater use involves setting accessible buttons for one shot AF <> servo AF, AF point selection, useful underwater settings, and ISO change if necessary. The Sea & Sea housing works with Sea & Sea's MDX-series ports and gears as well as the EF-RF lens adapters.
The Sea & Sea EOS R Underwater Housing is available now at Bluewater Photo with a U.S. MSRP of $3,495.95. An optional vacuum valve can be added for additional protection against floods. The focus/zoom dial is designed for RF lenses and EF lenses with the EF-EOS R adapter, and changing ports and lenses is easy due to the port lock mechanism and the lens-lock release button.
The Sea & Sea housing is compatible with Sea & Sea's optical YS converter for TTL signal conversion to LED for use with fiber optic cables and strobes, including the YS-D1, YS-01, and YS-110a strobes. Sea & Sea also offers magnified 45 degree and 180 degree viewfinders for use with their housings, which help to see settings and playback images in rough water or with bad eyesight.
The Sea & Sea EOS R Underwater Housing, with its best-in-class underwater ergonomics, quickest and most accurate autofocus, and high customisability, sets a new standard for full-frame mirrorless cameras in underwater photography. For those seeking a more budget-friendly option, the EDGE Pro Water Housing for the Canon EOS R5 offers a lightweight and compact design with comprehensive camera control access, although the Sea & Sea housing noted here offers a deeper depth rating and some additional specialized underwater safety features.
- The Sea & Sea EOS R Underwater Housing, designed for Canon's full-frame mirrorless camera, offers a robust solution for professional underwater photography.
- This housing, one of the first to be released for the EOS R, boasts a depth rating of 100m/328 ft and is constructed from durable materials such as polycarbonate, ABS plastic, optical glass, and stainless steel.
- The housing features an interchangeable port system with multi-coated glass lens ports, enabling it to accommodate various lenses and maintain optical clarity underwater.
- Precise aperture and focus adjustment controls remain fully operable, preserving camera functionality.
- Additional features include internal frame stability to secure the camera firmly inside the housing, leak detection sensors to alert about water intrusion, and a vacuum pump system for creating a reliable underwater seal.
- The housing is also equipped with a 1/4" thread for mounting accessories, dual fiber optical ports for external strobe connectivity, and stainless steel mounting plates and a reinforced metallic bottom plate for strength and durability.
- Customizing the EOS R for underwater use involves setting accessible buttons for one shot AF <> servo AF, AF point selection, useful underwater settings, and ISO change if necessary.
- The Sea & Sea housing works with Sea & Sea's MDX-series ports and gears as well as the EF-RF lens adapters.
- The Sea & Sea EOS R Underwater Housing, with its best-in-class underwater ergonomics, quickest and most accurate autofocus, and high customisability, sets a new standard for full-frame mirrorless cameras in underwater photography.
