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.

The housing works as designed. I had NO water leaks whatsoever. If you're interested in this housing, I would strongly suggest searching videos on YouTube to get reviews and to see how others load cameras, etc. A few things of note for anyone shooting seriously with this. Most important is the front element. It's a polycarb so it's plastic. Images are somewhat soft. But for the portrait tests I was doing it was fine. Second important note is that front element is NOT attached to your lens. You must compress it against the front of the lens in the housing to prevent vignette. Not a big deal, but I found that I was fighting the buoyancy of the housing, my own personal buoyancy, and then having to compress the lens port. So it was cumbersome but all very doable, with practice . Third note is the Finger Ports. There are (3). Two around the lens barrel to allow you to zoom or focus. I never used them. Then (1) which is at the shutter button to allow some access to control. Personally...I'd set the controls and FOV and avoid using the finger holes too much. These are the potential failure points. It's a different grade of plastic which is attached with a heat seam. If you're mindful and respect that this is a failure point, you should have no issues. Finally, the last challenge is the above noted buoyancy of the bag. You can't get the air out (which I believe is the same across all products like this) so it will want to float to the surface. I bought some 2# sea pearls and put them in the bottom of the bag to try to achieve neutral buoyancy in the pool.Again, if you respect the process of sealing the bag each time you use it and also are mindful of the potential failure points, you'll be fine. I've since moved on to another product, but have NO hesitation in using this as a backup.Hope this helps.

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.