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Usefulness of pistol grip for underwater housing

Started Feb 14, 2018 | Questions thread
PHXAZCRAIG
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Re: Usefulness of pistol grip for underwater housing

Barmaglot_07 wrote:

kelpdiver wrote:

Aquadrone wrote:

Under no circumstances you should take pistol grip underwater!

Pistol grip is tested, but at depth of 20M.

Why would a gip have a depth rating?

It's not just a plastic handle - there is a two-stage electronic trigger and a cable that penetrates the housing and plugs into the camera's USB port, see here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BffEpkynx0u/

That seems risky, and/or weird.  Does the handle mount to a hole in the bottom of the housing, or is there some way of running that wire through a grommet?   Does sound risky for depth.

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