DIY Acrylic Water housing
Here is my newest water housing. It is the fourth one I've built and the third made of acrylic.
The main reason I build this one was to see how small I could get it. It fits the camera much tighter that the previous ones that were just rectangular prisms. You can see that at points the camera is practically touching the acrylic.
The main body is made of 3/8 and 1/2 inch acrylic (plexiglass) and the lens port is 1/4 inch PVC. That is why it has the blue tint to it. The latches and trigger hardware was ordered from Ikelite, a housing manufacturer. The screws and such came from Ace hardware.
To build this I used a router, a radial saw, a dremel tool and a belt sander. The pieces were first glued with acrylic cement that is very thin and then all the joints were later glued again with a thicker cement that made more of a solid joint.
As you can see the lens port is removable. This one is for my Nikkor 50mm f/1.8. Next I will make one for my Tokina 12-24mm. That is the lens I use for wakeboarding.
Cost: ~$120. The latches were really expensive and the acrylic very cheap.
Comments and faves
© KristoforG (29 months ago | reply)
Clean Build! i tried building a flash housing out of acrylic tube and heat forming it. but when i finished it tipped over and cracked down the length of it...
© KristoforG and me_on_flickr added this photo to their favorites.
Paul Topp Photography (26 months ago | reply)
Thats awesome. How did you make the O-ring/Gasket seal for the body? It looks like it fits perfectly.
BBurnie82 (26 months ago | reply)
I used a router to make the groove for the o-ring. The ring had to stretch just a bit to fit on the groove and stays there snugly.
mcuravic, coastalcreature, El flicker de alguien, Stoil Vatev, and marutitajeje added this photo to their favorites.
edcornell (16 months ago | reply)
You're my f*ckin hero... I'm doing research to make a housing for my Nikon F5 to do surf shooting. Do you mind if I pick your brain?
MargieLou.com, yannik.helmig.photography, Gustavo Vasquez Photography, mcuzic2002, and 2 other people added this photo to their favorites.