DiCAPac WP-S10 Pro DSLR Camera Series Waterproof Case

I was a little apprehensive buying this, as I imagine you are too, after looking at all the negative reviews; But here's the deal. You get what you pay for. It's not a professional, underwater rig that will allow you to get a flawless shot every time. But it is also NOT a spawn-of-satan contraption designed to murder your expensive camera. DOES IT WORK? Instead of just signing myself into an insane asylum by throwing my DSLR into a modified Ziplock bag and tossing it into a pool, I did numerous tests by putting paper towel in the bag and submerging the the device in a pool for various amounts of time. After the paper towel repeatedly emerged dry, I took a deep breath and put my camera in the housing with much trepidation. Once opened and examined, all was found to be dry, safe, and in perfect working order. I have done about ten total tests of this housing using different lenses and settings and still have a working, fully functional canon T5i! So worry yourself not! If you properly test your product and follow the directions, you should have no issues with the safety of your camera. IS IT USEABLE? That's a tricky question to answer. Frankly, it is VERY difficult to operate under water. (It's difficult to operate out of water too). Your manual control is limited as there are only three finger ports in the housing and they don't really help a whole lot. The bag is also very hard to manhandle under the water. Imagine you've put your camera in an inflatable pool floaty and are trying to swim under water with it. Let's just say it's a good cardio work out. I would recommend getting some cheap wrist or ankle weights and putting them in the bag along with your camera to help even out the weight and also to help keep your camera positioned properly in the bag. WHY THE 5 STARS? Like I said: You get what you pay for. It does what it advertises. With this, you can get footage underwater without losing your $700 camera. Is it professional? No. Does it work? Yes. I'm happy with it.

Update September 14 2019. I am back in Maui and am using the same housing from my review last year. It sat for 9 months without being used and is still performing well. No leaks Last year used my Pentax KP with 17-50 tamron and this year I am using tamron 28-70 it is a bit longer than the other lens so fits a bit better I have not gone more than about 8 feet deep on this trip so far and have been out 5 times already . The last four images are from this trip Update 22 November 2018 . I have now used this in the ocean 8 times in 2 weeks and not a drop of a leak. I have dove down to 10-15 feet while snorkeling and all has been good. I have not stratched the lens viewpoint glass but I just rinse it with fresh water and keep that part covered with a cloth when storing. I received this for my birthday and told my wife today it has been one of my most useful presents. I have added additional pictures taken using this digipac I followed the instructions and first tried this in a pool then moved to the ocean. Each time I use it I am very methodical on ensuring I close it up properly. I have gone close to 16 feet but for 5-10 secs at a time We Remember your putting a 1000 dollar or more DSLR in at 70 dollaR bag. This waterproof housing is nice for snorkeling to get good quality images. I use a Tamron 17-50 lens with this on my Pentax KP. I am able to use the zoom though a bit awkward. Camera Autofocus continues to work well. If I were to point out a design areas concern it is that the finger slot for working the shutter is probably the point of waterproof failure I would be concerned about Be careful that you are not swimming putting your force through the shutter finger hole. Would have like to see that rubber area be more robust

Before purchasing, I read all the reviews, including the horror stories from people losing thousands of dollars worth of equipment. I decided to take a chance on this product for two reasons. #1) I needed something simple to protect my Canon 50D on kayaking trips. I have no intentions of completely submerging it. If I did, I would definitely save up and invest in something like the Ikelite. #2) Since I'm only looking for something to protect my camera from occasional splashing, I really didn't want to spend the money for an Ikelite or a GoPro. I hope my experience (so far) helps other consumers. The seal works sort of like a Ziploc bag meets a dry bag. Once the camera is inside, it has an old-school ziploc seal (the old, press until you feel it's locked). Next, it rolls closed like a dry bag. Last, it has two sets of velcro to keep it closed. I used this case for the first time about two weeks ago. This also happened to be my dog's first kayaking trip. Naturally, Charlie (the dog) wanted to go for a swim at the most inopportune moment. When I pulled him up out of the water, I forgot my camera was in my lap and proceeded to set Charlie in my lap on top of the camera. Thankfully, I had sealed the camera in the case before I ever got in the kayak. Water poured off of the dog and completely drenched me and the camera. My camera remained in the case untouched for another 6 hours or so. I did not open the case to check on it while in the kayak, nor after returning to the car. After finally removing the camera, I was pleased to find that it and the inside were completely dry. I have no doubt that without this case my camera would have been completely ruined. Therefore, I gave it three stars for protecting my camera from excessive "splashing". However, I do not trust it enough to submerge my camera. It appeared to have water around the internal parts of the ziploc seal, although water did not appear to have gotten passed this seal. It loses 2 stars because the lens housing is kind of difficult. There are little finger holes for adjusting the lens, which is fine, but the end of the case ended up in 90% of my shots. I felt like I was taking pictures with my phone and got my finger in the way in nearly every shot. I was using a 60mm F2.8 macro lens. I think using a longer lens with a lens hood might help keep everything lined up, but I haven't tried that yet. IMO, it should protect the camera from water while not making it harder to get good shots. If there was some sort of velcro strap on the sides of the lens housing so the length could be custom adjusted to whatever lens you use, then it would be a four-star item. I'm sure I have straps laying around from some old purses or tote bags that I could super glue on (or something). I did not have any issues with condensation. If you're interested, I got this to use with the case: Stack-On SPAD-60 Safe 'N Dry Desiccant for Stack-On Long-Gun Safes and Cabinets, 10-Pack I'm assuming this worked, since I'm in Houston, which is pretty steamy, and there was literally no condensation at all.

I used this with my canon 70d 18-135mm lense and it certainly kept the water out, it was bone dry inside the case after a whole day of mass water flights in Thailand for the Thai new year. There wasn't a great deal of reflection or unwanted light caused by using the case either. Due to the section which houses the lens being so long you could see the black circle shape on the frame unless you hold the bag back making the end run flush with the lense, in the end I just taped the thing in place. Operating the controls for instance changing mode was fairly difficult once the camera was inside the bag but using the back controls and main fail wasn't a problem... For the price I would highly recommend, it cost a fraction of the price in other waterproofing options. That said I rarely fully submerged the camera for sustained periods, the longest was a a few minutes at around 1.5m and this was fine. I felt nervous about going deeper for longer periods but there wasn't any signs it couldnt last longer I just didn't want to risk it. The weakest areas of the bag were the finger holes where the plastic felt a little thin, but so long as you're careful putting your fingers inside it should be fine.

Es de un material que am tacto se siente resistente, ya que se ve muy bien hecho. Mi cámara es un canon 7D y cabe perfectamente, de hecho otra más grande podría entrar. Es difícil de usar en la parte del lente pero también tiene espacio para que pueda manejarlo. Yo no la usaré dentro del agua sino en lugares como en el mar cuando voy a en una lancha o lugares con cascadas para evitar q se salpique mi cámara.

Ça fonctionne et c'est pas cher pour aller dans l'eau. On peut faire des reglages mais c'est difficile de tourner les molettes. Les boutons y a pas de soucis. Il faut absolument mettre du silica gel pour limiter la buée comme dans tous les caissons je pense. les images sont légèrement floues peut être que je ne suis pas encore au point avec le hublot. Mais ça permet de prendre des photos inédites de mon fils dans la piscine. je suis quand même pas ultra confiant pour l'instant sur l'épaisseur du plastique et les multiples coutures je pense que ça peut dechirer si on touche quelque chose ou se faire percer par un insecte ou devenir "poreux" après quelques années et changements de température. Du coup je vérifie de temps en temps l'étanchéité dans un évier avec du sopalin. Pour l'instant ça ressort sec donc c'est bien étanche. avec le boîtier dedans je reste à la surface.

So far so good, have used it 3 times now and had some good results. It's not the easiest thing to shoot with as visibility is difficult. But it keeps the water out. Make sure you seal it properly and check with a tissue before use to make sure it's still working.

I was skeptical but this kept my camera 100% dry while submerged and easy to use! I used it in a pool, about 1-2m deep