PT-020 Underwater Housing for Olympus C5060
This is one of two housings for the Olympus 5060 camera. In my opinion is a very cost-effective couple.
Infact the camera offers both the macro and supermacro focusing position (3 cm....) , a good definition (5 mega pixel) and manual exposure method. The PT020 housing has'nt small dimension, but underwater is easy to manage and offers a good hand position and stability. If you are able to find a good price for the housing and the camera (out of production...) i think that is a very nice choice moreover for the beginners....
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Nice Flood
This housing has gained some notoriety due to its tendency to have the lower o-ring pop out if not aligned perfectly, which, due to its odd shape, is quite easy to do.
Chalk me up as one of the people this has happened to, and it was awful. Fortunately, my camera was insured, but sure enough, one of the overpriced o-rings in this camera came completely out at the corner, flooding the housing COMPLETELY full of water.
This was a year ago. I switched to Ikelite's housing for the 5060/7070 and have had NO troubles, and the customer service is far preferable to Olympus'. The Ike housings are more expensive, but not as expensive as having to replace a camera!
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