Nauticam Sony FX30 Underwater Housing
The Nauticam Sony FX30 Underwater Housing is built from solid aircraft aluminum which ensures its durability and can take a beating. Nauticam is also popular to produce underwater housings that has excellent ergonomics which makes it easy to shoot and comfortable to use. Buttons, levers and dials are always readily available at your fingertips. Operation is always a breeze even while wearing thick gloves.
Key Features:
Patented Port Locking System
The locking lever has become a signature of the Nauticam brand. No twisting or threading action is required to mount a port, and it locks securely in place with this lever.
Mission Control
Nauticam has a reputation of providing excellent ergonomics on all of their housings, and the housing for the Sony A7 V lives up to their name. Buttons, levers and dials are easily accessible and very intuitively located. A dedicated lever allows quick switching between Still, Movie and S&Q (VFR Video) modes. A dual thumb lever near the right handle actuates the REC and AF-ON buttons and a single lever near the left handle is for PLAYBACK.
HDMI Connectivity
The NA-A7IV housing features the larger opening, M24 bulkhead which allows you to use Nauticam HDMI 2.0 & 1.4 cables to connect to your recorders such as Atomos Ninja V, Shinobi & SmallHD 503
Stainless Steel Handle Brackets
The steel brackets included with the housing provides stability and eliminates the flex and wobble when using big strobes or video lights. It also serves as attachment points for accessories such as lanyards.
Compatible Premium Optics
The housing has been designed around the N100 Port System which supports various optics. When using an E-Mount to EF-mount lens adapter and an N100 to N120 adapter more lenses and ports are compatible with the housing. Wet lenses such as WACP, WACP-1 or WWL-1B for wide angle and SMC-1 or SMC-2 for macro/super-macro are also supported.
Recommended Lenses & Ports:
1. Sony 28mm + Sony 16mm fisheye conversion lens - Ultra-wide angle for wrecks, reefscapes, close-focus wide angle.
Recommended Port:
N100 to N120 adapter + N120 Extension Ring 30 II + 140mm Optical Glass Wide Angle Port
2. Sony 12-24mm f2.8 lens - Ultra-wide zoom for whales, mantas, whale sharks, reefscapes
Recommended Port:
Zoom Gear + N100 to N120 adapter + N120 Extension Ring 55 II + 230mm Optical Glass Wide Angle Port
3. Sony 16-35mm F4 lens - Wide-angle for sharks, pelagics, video
Recommended Port:
Zoom Gear + N100 to N120 adapter + N120 Extension Ring 70 II + 230mm Optical Glass Wide Angle Port)
1. Sony 90mm f2.8 macro lens - For macro, supermacro, fish
Recommended Port:
Focus Gear + N100 Flat Port 105
2. Sony 50mm f2.8 macro lens - For fish portraits and larger macro subjects
Recommended Port:
N100 Extension ring 40 + N100 Flat Port 32)
Sony FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6 - Combined with the below Wet Lenses:
Option A: Zoom Gear + N100 to N120 adapter + N120 Extension Ring 30 II + WACP-1 (or WACP-C)
Option B: Zoom Gear + N100 to N120 adapter + N120 Extension Ring 30 II + 180mm Optical Glass Wide Angle Port
Other Recommended Wet Lenses:
WWL-1B Wide Angle Conversion Lens - Wide-angle for sharks, pelagics, video
WACP-C - Smaller & more compact, ultra-wide 130º fields-of-view for whales, mantas, whale sharks, reefscapes
WACP-1 - Ultra-wide 130º fields-of-view for whales, mantas, whale sharks, reefscapes
CMC-1 - For fish portraits and larger macro subjects
CMC-2 - For macro, smaller critters, fish
For more Comprehensive details with regards lens and port combinations for the Sony A7R V, please reference our Nauticam Sony E-Mount N100 port chart.
Read our guide to the best Sony full frame lenses for underwater
Recommended Video Lights:
- Light & Motion Sola 2500F Video Light - Bluewater Exclusive!
- Big Blue VTL3500P Video Light
- Kraken Sports Hydra 4000 WRGBU Video Light
- Kraken Sports hydra 6000 WRGBU Video Light
- Kraken Sports hydra 8000 WRGBU Video Light
- Light & Motion Sola Pro 12,000 Video Light with Dome Port
- Light & Motion Sola Video Pro 15,000 Video Light
- Keldan Video 8XR Ambient 18,000 Lumen Light
For other options, see our other recommended strobes see our list of best underwater video lights.
Read our review for the Sony FX30 Camera
Recommended Accessories:
- Nauticam Vacuum Valve M14
- Nauticam 45 Degree Viewfinder
- Nauticam 180 Viewfinder
- Nauticam Compact Macro Converter CMC-2
- Nauticam Wet Wide Lens WWL-1 130°
- Nauticam Flash Trigger (26302)
- Nauticam Flip Diopter Holder for M67 Macro Port
- Nauticam Double Flip Diopter Holder for M67 Macro Port
- Nauticam Universal Fiber Optic Cable
- Nauticam Universal Sync Cord Bulkhead
- Nauticam Standard HDMI Bulkhead with M16 Thread
- Snap-clip lanyard for easy carrying of the housing
- Spare Housing O-Ring
- Nauticam O-Ring for N100 Ports
- Nauticam M16 USB-C bulkhead
Related Underwater Gear Categories:
- Nauticam Housings, Ports and Optics
- Underwater Strobes
- Underwater Photo Gear
- Underwater Camera Rental
- Dimension: 320mm(W) x 170mm(H) x 115mm(D)
- Weight on Land: 1.97kg
- Weight Underwater: 0.33kg (incl. camera and battery)
- Depth Rating: 100m / 330ft
- Port System: N100
- NA-FX3 Housing
- 90139 Spare main O-ring, O-ring remover and lubricant
- 2x Handles with mounting balls
- Panasonic CR-2032 Battery
- Set of Allen Keys
- Manual instruction card
- Padded housing bag and shoulder strap
