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Sony A7ii (A7rII) Meikon underwater housing + Rokinon (Samyang) 14mm f2.8 AF

Started Oct 1, 2018 | Discussions thread
daveco2
daveco2 Contributing Member • Posts: 953
Re: Sony A7ii (A7rII) Meikon underwater housing + Rokinon (Samyang) 14mm f2.8 AF
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plasticsdoc wrote:

Yes, quite a tedious process. It would be best to do USB charging since the camera needs to be taken out to change the battery.

Need to see is IQ is worth the hassle, but this is the lens I am using for astrophotography. I wanted to see if I could get away without buying a new WA lens.

Very interesting. I tried it with my Batis 18 mm, but of course it wouldn't even fit into the dome, which I should have tried first. Getting the lens off was tricky, but got it done reaching in to depress the lens release with a thin screwdriver.

Yes, battery life for scuba can be a problem. I'm hoping the solution is the external box with 7x capacity battery that I built a couple of weeks ago.

I also made a box that fits under the camera and connects via a Case Relay battery adaptor for astrophotography on a scope or on a tripod for timelapse.  Box plus battery weighs 1 lb.

Tripod attaches at same X-Y position as camera.

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