Sony A100 Housings New or Used?

[Steve T]

Hi Steve,

I can definitely assist you with any questions that you may have regarding our housings. I would make sure that if you decide to go with a used housing through ebay or an alternate source that you are very clear on what the condition of the used product is that you are receiving. We have had some instances where customers have purchased a used unit and it wasn't what they wanted or their dome port was scratched beyond repair. If you have any questions you can reply to this post or drop us a line at our website.

Take Care,
Erik

Hi Erik,

Thanks for the response and information about the used housings issues. I don't know if this is the right forum thread for this as it's all about video at this point, if the moderators want to move it thats fine with me, or I can start a new thread under the video forum.

I looked at what you have to offer and do have a few questions. I'll post them here in case someone else runs across the post and has the same questions.

1) The HD6 housing appears to be the only one that will accommodate the Panasonic HDC-SD1, is that correct?

2) The controls that are listed as features, are those only the easy accessible controls or are they the ONLY controls available on the housing? IOW, will I be able to access the menu and joystick functions on the camera?

3) Is there any packages available that aren't listed on your site that include housings, lighting setups, and travel case?

4) Are the HD6 housing all the same or are they fitted for the separate model camera's. I think I know the answer but the site only shows one image for all of the cameras and there aren't any rear views of the housings available.

5) The color corrective lens that is included, what water is that best suited for, depth-clarity-etc?

6) It's not clear to me how the LCD monitor connects to the HDC-SD1. I'd like more information on that, that would seem to be an important aspect of recording.

In all, if I can get at the majority of the controls that I anticipate using, there are some specific modes like an auto macro mode that I would like to be able to engage but not set and forget, it is actually a much more economical solution when comparing to the A100 housings for my still camera.

Thanks for any info.

Steve