MEIKON SONY A7 II Underwater housing Modification

jimjimjimmy

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• Feb 10, 2017

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The original Meikon housing has limitation, so I start to think of modification! Here is what I do...mix GoPro dome port and Meikon housing together! So I can use Sony 16-35, Voigtländer10mm, Voigtländer12mm and Sony 50mm macro lens.

 

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Voigtländer12mm

 

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• Feb 13, 2017

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Successfully pass the water test

 

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• Feb 17, 2017

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Can you give more details on the mod?

1) what components did you obtain to do it

2) what was the sequence of steps to remove the "stock" bayonet (if you did) and attach the dome?

3) How did you seal? o-ring?

4) pictures of mod underway?

I understand if the mod wasn't fully documented. Would love to see how you did it and more pictures!

Thanks

 

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• Mar 1, 2017

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Interesting post, congrats. Lets see some actual photos !!

best regards

 

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The front part the original housing was cut.







Then extended Centre hole of GoPro dome port



Put an one mm thick silicon film in between the extension ring and the GoPro dome



Connected the extension ring and the GoPro dome by screws



Then put dome on it





Water resistant test



Done!

 

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• Mar 7, 2017

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Thz! I have updated process of modification

 

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• Mar 7, 2017

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jjj - awesome! I wonder if Meikon would sell a replacement bayonet so that one might switch back and forth... Looks like I'll be spending some time in the garage! Thanks.

 

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• May 1, 2017

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Good job, but do you trust of the silicon film? Without an o-ring? And with the 16-35 have you got some problem? I mean the nodal point of the lens.

 

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• May 29, 2017

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Great work on your housing mod!

To use the 16-35 f4, are you required to remove the entire port and attach the lens to the e-mount after camera is already installed in the housing... finally re-installing the twist-mount, gasket sealed port back onto the housing?

Can you share some photos taken with the 16-35 (@16mm) inside the dome even if they are above water? Which dome is this? I see a few variants for sale on Amazon that would work, but the optical quality is questionable.