GH3, GH4 DSLR Underwater Waterproof Camera Housing by Ikelite 6860.03
$1,312.10
Last updated on October 24, 2024 4:38 am Details
- 200 ft (60m) depth rating
- All important camera functions are accessible
- Controls are not provided for Diopter Adjustment Control, Rear Control Dial, or Mode Dial Lock (GH4 only). Mode Dial must be un-locked prior to installation for use underwater (GH4 only).
- Ikelite bulkhead connector with built-in TTL circuitry
- Slightly negative buoyancy in fresh water
| Product Dimensions | 9.84 x 6.69 x 6.3 inches |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 5.29 pounds |
| Item model number | 6860.03 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | May 27, 2013 |
| Manufacturer | Ikelite |
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2 reviews for GH3, GH4 DSLR Underwater Waterproof Camera Housing by Ikelite 6860.03
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Chico Reader –
Ikelite has never been known for high end equipment, but in the rush to get this to market, Ikelite has set the underwater housing bar to a new low.
Some of the design is just plain stupid/lazy. The hotshoe cable comes off the shoe on the right side when the strobe connections are on the left side of the housing. This means the cable has to cross over the viewfinder or get woven between the push controls. By putting the cable on the left side of the shoe it would have simply dropped straight down, out of the way, and made its connection. BOTH the front and top GH3 control dials are “controlled” by push buttons. There isn’t much you can do by pushing straight against a rotary control. The “mode” dial control doesn’t reach the mode dial and I had to wrap electrical tape around the end to make it long enough. I seriously have to wonder if Ikelite ever actually tested their housing with a real live camera inside?
The zoom gears are of cheap, brittle, very thin plastic that don’t seem much stronger than a plastic spoon. To fit the gears to the lens Ikelite includes a couple of sticky backed strips of rubber (looks like generic weather striping) to use as shims. After a few days the stickiness has dried up and the shims are useless. I’ve been forced to stack several thick rubber bands around the lens collar for the zoom gear to work. I hope they retool this thing in a hurry. Until then: CHEAP. CHEAP. CHEAP.
Amazon Customer –
I had my hesitations about buying this housing after reading the above review, but I wanted a camera housing which had true TTL which I could use with DS-161 subsrobes (the only combo focus light,flashlight, video light, and true TTL strobe on the market right now), a camera housing which could accomodate a wide variety of wide angle and macro lenses, and a camera housing which could accomodate the Panasonic GH-4 camera which is capable of the best (4k) video currently available. So this camera/housing/substrobe is one very powerful system as designed. I have been using Ikelite housings for about fifteen years, and this housing is very representative of other DSLR Ikelite housings, which have many recieved quite nice reviews elsewhere. This particular housing is not some piece of unique substandard Ikelite engineering as one may think after reading the earlier review. The buttons on the housing seem to all work just fine for me, and I really don’t mind how the strobes hook up, it’s all quite functional. Regarding the “poor quality shims” for the lens, they seem to work just fine. Yes they are made from flexible foam rubber with a glue strip on one side, but this seems to me to be a quite inexpensive way to assure a good grip on the lens whatever it’s diameter happens to be. And the fact that they are inexpensive seems to me to be an advantage, for if they ever malfunction or start to slip, new strips and extra strips can be ordered from Ikelite for very little cost, and with very easy replacement. But really, to me it seems there is little likelihood of failure, and a very minor and cheaply fixable issue if it ever did happen. Plus, you get the flexibility of using a wide variety of wide angle and macro lenses with this simple manner of adjustability (the foam strips come in different thicknesses depending on the particlar width of the lens you choose to pair it with). To me, the housing itself seems very robust, and as mentioned, quite typical of the Ikelite range, which housings have satisfied many underwater photographers just fine over the years. I am really exited I got all the features which were important to me in one package! My first photos and videos do look very nice indeed!