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DEMA 2009: Video Housings
By Matt J. Weiss, November 11, 2009 @ 11:57 PM (EST)
DEMA 2009: Video Housings
Video housings ranged from consumer camcorders to cinematic quality at DEMA 2009. All the usual players were there and Aquatica even had their own video booth. this year Here is DPG's coverage of what's new in the world of underwater videography at DEMA 2009.
Gates
Gates was back at DEMA with their impressive line of video housings. The Gates DEEP RED 4K housing was back for an encore, but Gates also had another big boy at the show - the brand new HPX-3700 housing for the broadcast quality Varicam from Panasonic. The housing fits the HPX-3700 and also the Panasonic HPX-2700 and HPX-3000.
Also shown with the housing was massive 8 inch video monitor for the Panasonic BT-LH80WU. This is a big screen, but must be nice for framing scenes underwater. In fact, this entire cinematic quality housing is pretty massive, coming in at 75 lbs (in air, with the camera in it). It’s pretty hard not to have gear envy when in close range to this housing. The housing also borrowed a few features from the DEEP RED housing, including a removable back bell set up that can be broken down for travel, and trim weights for neutral buoyancy.
On the pro-sumer end of the spectrum was a the Gates HF-S11 for the Canon HF-S11, HF-S10 and HF-S100. While Gates is well recognized for their higher end models, this housing for a consumer camcorder looked like it had all the same qualities as its more expensive brethren. What was really unique about the housing was the clever placement of the camera’s remote inside the housing, which allows for access to all of the important features of the camcorder.
Light & Motion
The Light & Motion booth always tempts me to take the plunge into video. This year, they were featuring some new appealing upgrades to products that Paul Barnett was very excited to tell us about.
The Stingray+ housings have been upgraded to include electronic controls. It features a Sony LCD screen and electronic one touch white balance. The housing is somehat universal in that it fits 25 different cameras.
The Light & Motion booth always tempts me to take the plunge into video. This year, they were featuring some new appealing upgrades to products that Paul Barnett was very excited to tell us about.
The Stingray+ housings have been upgraded to include electronic controls. It features a Sony LCD screen and electronic one touch white balance. The housing is somehat universal in that it fits 25 different cameras.
Also getting a upgrade were the Sunray LED video lights. The underwater video lights market has been shifting to LED from the HID's recently, and we are hearing great things about the Sunrays. The new Sunray lights are now smaller but give off 12000 lumens of light.
Equinox was once again displaying their very distinct looking line of video housings. One of their new products was the HD6 for the Sony CX-500/520. This is a reasonably priced housing for a quality consumer camcorder that can go down to 250 feet.
Across the aisle from their photography booth, Joe Bendahan manned Aquatica’s video booth, which featured a prototype of a new housing for the Canon HF S10/100. The housing looks similar to Aquatica’s HD Wave housing for the Sony HDR-XR500V, and is made out of marine grade solid aluminum.
- DEMA 2009 Main Page
- DEMA 2009: Entry Level Products
- DEMA 2009: DSLR Housings
- DEMA 2009: Compact Housings and Beyond
- DEMA 2009: Photo Accessories
- DEMA 2009: Video Lights and Unique Video Systems
- DEMA 2009: Video Housings
- DEMA 2009: The DPG Booth and the Showfloor
- DEMA 2009: Award Party and DPG / Wetpixel Cocktail Party
- DEMA 2009: Closing Remarks
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