d.i.y underwater housing for video camera part1

[mysikj]

youtube.com/watch?v=zrkD3gWsXA­A

[suicide5389]

im america we call the clear plastice plexi glass

[bosbcn]

did you consider making it out of metallic pipe so it would sink?

[yachtnick05]

Great vid saved me alot of money. cheers

[NikLagua]

my housing has to be a big ass pvc pipe!!! im serious my camera is huge!

[boofy081965]

Hey drob973, can you post a video of your improvement please?

[boofy081965]

Hi drob973, can you put p a video of your housing with improvements please?

[boofy081965]

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Hi drob973 , do you have a video showing how you made your housing with improvements?

[boofy081965]

Hey drob973 , do you you have a video made with improvements?

Can you show me please?

[drob973]

Dude,

Just built 'your' same housing but with improvements...let me know if you want to see...50m water test tomorrow....

[cyonics]

love to see some vid about your housing, post it as a reply to my first vid on housing

[boofy081965]

Hey drob973, can you post a video with improvements please?

[boofy081965]

Please show us!

[colorgrinder]

Cool. Can't wait to see how it works in your follow on videos. I was interested in fliming the kids snorkelling so I made a much more rudimentary housing using a sandwich box (the type with an o-ring seal) and the lid of a pringles tube. It looked horrible and I was afraid to take it deeper than about half a meter but.... it did the job. My first video using a Kodak Zx1 Camera in on the EyesOnMalta channel. Check it out if you are interested by searching for yUrK7b-SDiQ

[TheIceDragon]

And is that the inner or outer measurments?

[TheIceDragon]

With "100 mm PVC pipe", do you mean 100 mm i the radius or the diameter?

[cyonics]

100 mm diameter PVC pipe

[hunterhalo2]

Lmao love the opening line!!!

[superafterburner]

How in the world did you get the paper off the inside? Or did you take it off before you put the end on the pipe?

[murklesh]

your a fucken good bloke

[geordie1990]

haha more swearing

[leodalion3]

Great video.

Did u use pvc primer before using the cement to glue the pvc?

I found a slightly curved endcap, would that work anyway?

Is there anyway to make the back with perplex so that i can see what i'm recording?

thanks

[cyonics]

i justed used the glue but i did clean the parts first quickly with metho. slightly curved endcap will be fine.

yes you proberly could. let me have a think about it

[cman14]

how deep?

[cyonics]

i had it down to 30meters with no problem

[windsurf7772]

i am going to use it for windsurfing thanks dude for the idea

[windsurf7772]

cool dude

[exibyte]

Dude i have just seen your camcorder housing a few months ago and have now made my own one, almost the same as yours but mine has a rear-viewing lens and a waterproof switch (mechanical) to operate the Pause/Record button and it works great at 15 meters deep.

[murklesh]

how did you put a switch to control the record/pause button? thanks

[cyonics]

i just leave it recording cos i use 75min tapes, thats long enuff to get the whole dive, and just edit it later on the computer

[murklesh]

how'd you put a record/pause switch on yours? i would love to know...

thankyou

[cyonics]

you could all ways use some type of reed switch / magnentic setup

[roammuay]

in brazil i cant find that Perspex plastic but its easy to find Acrylic...

is it the same thing or diferent things???

what glue did you use to glue the plastic and the pvc???

how deep can u dive with it???

thanks

[cyonics]

acrylic is ok

same same

plumbing pipe glue

same shit plumbers use

i have had it to 30m no problem

[brentk4]

Perspexs is the same thing as plexiglass righ?

[cyonics]

yes

[cwk1417]

the only thing I would change about this video is the amount of times that you frickin breath on the mic! ugh it's so annoying but good vid other than that, I like the idea but why a two piece housing? why not make it one piece

[gking08]

ive watch all the parts and youve got the best design i think on youtube but where do you get perspex?

[cyonics]

i got it from a boat window place that make windshields for boats out of it

[Wreckee]

Hi Nick here from NZ again. Tested the housing to 35 metres yesterday. No problems. BUT I'll need to make sure that there is no dust on the inside of the screen as the auto focus will focus on the dust rather than your subject !! Keep up the good work , Nick.

[cyonics]

cool man you will have to make a video give us a look at it and it in action.

yep make shaw it is clean and dry inside. before you use it

[HotDina810]

some1 nice.

[cyonics]

yeah my brain was fried that day, when i did the audio i was so tired , i did even know what i was saying. cronic fatuge does the to you

[PaulTarlevs]

holy crap i dont even understand what you are saying "cup of tea sire?"

[Alfa011]

This is fantastic! Please continue with the series! I would like to know how you solve the controls (glands) issue and the back plate! What camera are you going to use? Regards from the caribbean!

[cyonics]

i use a samsung mini dv tape i will have another part soon

as more testing and work is done