Sea & Sea Canon EOS R5 Underwater Housing
Includes new Leak Alarm Unit
The Sea & Sea Canon EOS R5 underwater housing is an elegant, Japanese-made aluminum housing built for any underwater conditions. Sea & Sea's engineers produce simple, streamlined products with no compromise in functionality. This EOS R5 housing is a luxurious piece of equipment built to make sure you get the shot in any situation. Our favorite feature? Glow in the dark buttons to help you see in the most limited visibility!
But there's so much more beyond the best buttons on the market that come equipped with a Sea & Sea housing. The EOS R5 housing is built from high-quality aluminum which makes it robust, durable, and built to last a lifetime. Every button, lever, and dial is avialable at your fingertips and there is absolutely no compromise in camera controls. The housing has fantastic ergonomics. All buttons, levers and dials are readily available at your fingertips and can be easily accessible even while wearing thick gloves.
Key Features:
Housing Grip
The housing includes Sea & Sea Grip Plus, comfortable handles for a more enjoyable experience when shooting. In addition in also includes SA8 Fixed Ball Bases.
Controls
Ergonomics of the housing is excellent. All important camera controls are accessible through the housing. Levers, buttons and dials are readily available at your finger tips.
Bulkhead
The housing bulkhead allows you to install Sea & Sea Leak Alarm Unit ( new leak alarm unit comes pre-fitted) or a third party vacuum sensor with an optional 16mm step down converter.
Upper Control Panel
A clear window on the hoysing is incorporated in order to view the cameras control panel.
Compatible with Both RF & EF Mount Lenses
The focus & zoom gears are adjustable to accommodate both RF & EF lenses.
Port System
The MDX-R5 is compatible with wide variety ports for various lenses a
Flash Trigger
The strobes can be triggered with manual flash trigger using electronic sync cord or you can use the Sea & Sea Optical TTL Converter with fiber optic cables.
Other Features:
- Leak alarm unit included
- The port lock prevents the port from accidental turning or loosening.
- The housing is equipped with a lens-lock release button which makes it possible to change lenses easily, without opening the housing.
- Dual fiber optic sockets
- Built in leak detector
- Glow in the dark labels
- All controls have luminescence stickers which glow in dark environment
- Depth Rating: 100m
- Dimension: 345 x 173 x 164 mm
- Weight: 2.9kg
Canon EOS R5 Underwater Photo and Video Review
Canon EOS R5 Camera Review:
Learn more about the camera features and why we love it for underwater photography in our full Canon EOS R5 Camera Review.
Camera Features:
- New 45 Megapixel Full-Frame CMOS Sensor and Digic X processor
- Canon's first 5 axis In-Body Image-Stabilization (IBIS) which works in conjunction with optical IS RF and EF lenses. Up to 8 stops of correction
- Improved Dual Pixel II Autofocus
- 5,940 AF points
- 100% of the sensor has AF coverage!
- ISO 100 - 51,200
- Animal eye AF detection (for birds, cats, and dogs) - we'll see if it works for fish!
- 12fps burst shooting with mechanical shutter
- 20 fps burst shooting with silent (electronic shutter)
- 180 shot RAW image buffer
- Dual card slots - 1x CFexpress and 1x SD UHS-II
- 8K video @ 30p, 10- bit 4:2:2 - using the full width of the sensor!
- Internal RAW and C-Log recording
- 4K oversampled video up to 120p, 10-bit 4:2:2
- 5.69 million dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder
- Dimensions: 135.8 X 97.5 X 88mm
- Weight: 738 grams (with card and battery)
Sample Underwater Images with the Canon EOS R5
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