Homemade Underwater Camera Housing

Here's a poorly shot and explained video showing my homemade underwater camera housing. I took several ideas from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0FT2Bmb8l8. Sorry about the irritating sound my camera makes here. It's been doing that a lot lately and I'm not sure why. Click here to see some underwater videos shot with this housing: http://vimeo.com/11737345
http://vimeo.com/11745135

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[gilboman26]

I got it from a buddy who fixes pools and spas. Those stores have more options in that regard than hardware stores. I think it's a 4" ring (?). Make sure you lube the o ring so it doesn't bunch up when you tighten down on it. 

[gilboman26]

It's the auto-focus on the camera. Took me a while to figure that out. It's not a very high quality camera and it's been doing that since the lens on the first housing broke at about 30'. I put the camera in a bowl of dry rice for a week and it came back to life. I've since made the lens out of 1/4" lexon and turned the auto-focus off.

[abzde]

Where'd you find that o ring? And what size is it?

[mandragoramaldita]

what is that sound in the background?

[ANODEIFY]

cool i made one too but i must ask do you only dive with yours or also make unmanned vids by lowering it in the water with a line nice concept though