I purchased the G12 Recsea housing approximately 9 months ago and so far I’m really pleased with the housing and its performance. I’m relatively new to underwater photography (2.5 years) but quickly found the limitations with my original Cannon housing. After speaking the with Bluewater team they recommended the Recsea housing and S&S YS-01 Strobe. I’ve had the opportunity to have my new kit in the water on 3 dive trips, and the results are improving on each trip as I become more familiar with all the functionality of the housing and getting the strobe in the right position. The quality of the housing is top notch; functionally everything is well placed, and easy to maintain. Each trip I’ve made some minor upgrades including the Dyron wide-angle lenses and the Macro lenses and adapter. I’ll comment on them in separate postings.

Aside for the great customer support, Scott’s UWphotographyguide site is an amazing resource which has provided great tips on getting awesome shots. Before each trip I review the information as a refresher and usually come back with a few great shots as a result.

First off I have to praise the folks at Bluewater Photo after I set them the challenge of getting my new Recsea G12 shipped to my holiday destination – Curacao in the Caribbean whilst I was jetting in from London via Amsterdam. It was a first for them and they came through with flying colours as it arrived in time for me to enjoy two weeks snapping away underwater. Thanks guys for all your help. Scott took the challenge and Kelli delivered.

Now my review of the Recsea G12 Housing. I used the Canon housing last year to support my new Camera acquisition. The greatest frustration was not having the full manual functionality with access to ALL buttons. I looked around for a long time before deciding that the Recsea gave me all the functionality I needed with a solid casing and neat closing mechanism. It handles well underwater and after a very short time I mastered the ability to work the camera with one hand. I have not taken any of the lens extras (yet) as I wanted to see the fruits of my labour from Curacao and then Bonaire before venturing towards the ‘extras’. Here is just one of many shots with the G12 and Recsea housing.

I decided to bite the bullet and upgrade to a "real" housing for my new G12, after shooting with Canon's own plastic housing for years with a G11. While the plastic housing provided the opportunity to shoot decent photos, I was constantly frustrated by not being able to use the full functionality of the camera. In comes the RecSea housing which is nearly bulletproof, sleek and fully functional. It allows one to take full advantage of all dials, wheels and buttons on the G12, and I'm back to feeling like I'm shooting with a DSLR on land. So far, I've been pleased with the quality of the photos and have only good things to say about Bluewater's customer service. Added an ultralight tray and arm for my strobe, and built a spotting light arm myself, and I've got a sweet compact package that has caught the attention of pros and amateurs alike.