SeaFrogs® Underwater housing for Sony A6500

Barmaglot_07 wrote:

stefpix wrote:

I have the Seafrogs for the RX100 i-v. I also did purchase a Salted Line kit with the 4" dome port. I ended up returning it, as the small dome port was really hard to install. It had to be mounted at an angle and required forcing, which for me prevented peace of mind.

It takes a bit of force to install because it's so small - the larger domes give you a lot more leverage for twisting them into place, while on the 4" dome, the edge that you grip is right over the o-ring - and it doesn't provide much area to hold on to. Still, I don't find it to be a big deal.

I had to return the whole kit, but I would have kept the housing.

Now I am considering whether buying the regular Seafrogs (very similar to the one for RX100 i-v) or the Salted Line.

I'm open to selling mine; not using it since I upgraded to the Salted Line

Thanks for the reply, send me a PM with an offer. The Seafrogs standard goes for 200 new.

How much used did yours have?

I believe the 4" dome I received was defective. I sent a video to someone I know who uses Salted Line etc for work, and he thought it required too much forcing compared to the 6" dome. Seafrogs wrote me that the bayonet mount is slightly different as it is for 2 different housing (why would they make 2 slightly different port mounts??).

The vacuum kit adds $120 to the overall cost. Then it is another O ring to maintain there.

There are not many wide fast lenses that fit in the Seafrogs housing. Maybe the Sigma 19mm 2.8, that I sold to finance the 16mm 1.4 which is too larger. 19mm not very wide anyway.

The 1 inch sensor means that the RX100 series has more depth of field than the A6x00 series.

Although a A6000 with 16-50mm is cheaper to replace than a RX100 M3 and up.

I imagine the IQ would be similar, with A6000 a little more resolution for cropping a shot, and easier to access zoom.

I am still considering the Salted Line with flat port, the black one is on sale and there are 5% coupon codes, but at the end the Seafrogs may just be more portable.