Sea & Sea Sony MDX-a6300 & a6500 Housing

Name: Sea & Sea Sony MDX-a6300 & a6500 Underwater Housing
Brand: Sea & Sea
SKU: SS-06182
Price: 1799.95 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Also compatible with the Sony a6000

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Part #: SS-06182A

The Sea & Sea offers a machined, corrosion-resistant alluminum alloy housing with full camera control for Sony a6300.

A6500 Review

Learn more about the A6500 features and why we love it for underwater photography in our full Sony A6500 Camera Review.

Sea & Sea Sony a6300 & a6500 Housing Features:

Two (2) Accessory Port/Bulkhead - can be used for vacuum leak, sync cable or video monitor
External Port Lock and Lens Release - Quick lens swap without removing back cover
LCD Tilt and Monitor Hood - camera’s LCD display monitor can be tilted 10^o for easier viewing.
Luminescent Buttons - easily view controls in low light conditions.
Accessory Compatibility - camera tray and grip for a compact system is compatible
Depth Rating: 75m / 330ft
Dim. (WxHxD): 195 x 125 x 100mm
Weight: Approx. 1,265g / 44.6oz (housing only, w/ grip)
DLSR Ports can be used with this housing via ML-NX Conversion Ring 30

Notes when using the Sony a6500 Camera:

When the housing accommodates the α6500, the camera's C1/C2 buttons cannot be used.
MDX-α6300 housings with the following serial numbers (last four digit numbers) are compatible with all the aforementioned cameras;
- Black: 0020 - 0028 and above 0037
- Orange: 0004, 0005, 0009 and 0010
- Light Blue: Above 0004
MDX-α6300 housings with serial numbers other than those listed above are only compatible with α6000 and α6300 cameras.

Sea & Sea ML Ports:

Sea and Sea designed new ports for their mirrorless housings, compatible with MDX-a6000 and MDX-a6300.

ML Dome Port - 6 inch dome port
ML Flat Port - flat port with 67mm screw mount in front

Recommended Lenses

Sony 16mm F2.8 pancake lens + Sony fisheye conversion lens for reefs, mantas, whale sharks, whales
Sony 16-50mm Lens for wide-angle and medium sized subjects
Sony 90mm macro lens for great macro, small fish, supermacro

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Sony a6500 Camera Specs:

24.2-megapixel APS-C Exmor CMOS sensor
425-point phase detection autofocus points
4D Focus picks up both space and time to capture moving subjects quickly with new clarity
BIONZ X™ image-processing engine delivers blazing speed and performance, combined with new front-end LSi
ISO 100 - 25,600 (expandable to 51,200)
5-axis in-body image stabilization
2.95" wide-angle LCD monitor with brightness control for sharp vivid color in any light
Touch screen focusing
Electronic XGA OLED Tru-Finder™
4K video recording with no pixel binning (sampling from full sensor for increased detail)
11 FPS burst
Built-in WiFi for easy sharing
Battery life approximately 350 shots using LCD screen