Aquapac Waterproof Mirrorless System Camera Case (451)

Would have been good for my Panasonic GX8 but leaked through 2 tiny holes on the first test so returned.

So It kept my camera clean and dry... but it was very hard to operate the lens by hand and the INSIDE of the plastic lens viewing area was easily scratched. I bought this to use with my Panasonic Gx85, on a trip to photograph Holi, in India. (The event where you are constantly pelted with colored powder and water.) I was happy that my camera felt safe, but when you operate the lens, if your lens even slightly touches the inside of the hard plastic lens viewing disc, it is so easily scratched that it can ruin your photos. After only 2 hours of use, all my photos had arched lines/blurs going through them. Strangely enough though, the OUTSIDE of the plastic lens viewing disc is pretty scratch proof and didn't receive any. Just the inside. *Note- In the pics, I placed some duck tape around the outside, to help prevent any powder from getting inside, just incase.

I personally don't understand the belly-aching about the 'limitations' of this case (the 458 is the bigger, older version and you can check some of those complaints online). It's cheaper than the alternatives, which cost a lot of money and likely there is no enclosure for your model of camera anyway. I find this to be the best alternative for what I intend to use it for, simple landscapes, simple video, simple snapshots under water or where it’s possible that too much might get in my camera. It’s not for deep sea diving with a super telephoto lens. I also find that many people are really looking for a rain-sleeve and not this when they complain, then they complain that the rain sleeve doesn’t allow you to go underwater. Go figure. Primarily, I use this with a Sony A6000 and Sony Nex-5 camera, with various lenses, because this case is really great for the smaller cameras that are out today (mirrorless). You likely already thought about your lens choice when deciding on getting the enclosure in the first place, but the camera body is what you need to be concerned with here, because the opening to the case does not have any ‘give’, so your camera body better fit the opening. Talk to Aquapac or properly measure before buying. Once it’s inside, there is plenty of room though. As for the lens section of the case, my wide angle and prime lenses work fine with this, but obviously telephoto and super zooms are not what this is designed for because you can't zoom out far with this. Fish eye, wide angle, fixed distances with prime lenses, are nice with this! The live view is clearly visible through the case no obstruction with the way I use this. People complain about how they can't manipulate the cycle 'wheel' functions (which normally cycle through options) of the cameras though the plastic. That's true for many cameras, while the rest of the buttons are press-in buttons. My A6000's mode wheel is very tight, hard to turn without the case on, while the topside dial wheel (immediately to the right of that mode wheel) is easy to manipulate even through this case, as are the press-in buttons on the back panel. There is only thing I can’t do well, which is the selection-cycle wheel on the back panel, which requires isolated, pinpoint pressure on that wheel, and freedom of circular motion to manipulate properly, which you can’t achieve through any strict, protective barrier! It’s a tough plastic/rubberized case, it’s not going to rotate fluidly with your finger, so you can’t easily physically rotate a tiny press-wheel, simple science. So you use the press-in buttons of your camera to achieve the same thing, if you can’t rotate that wheel. My Advice: * If you have a lens that has too much free space in the lens portion of the case, and you find you have to use your hands to hold the case still when shooting, simply place a lens hood on the lens (turned backward or forward to your liking), scrunch (shorten) the case’s lens portion as you push the lens closer to the plastic glass protector. The lens hood widens the lens, holds it still in the case’s lens section, so the protective plastic ring of the case is not going to be angled off at a bad angle. I do this with lenses that have 49mm and 62mm rims. Keeps the case itself from getting in the shot, which is going to happen if your lens can’t fill the lens portion of the case! * Your camera allows you to re-program or pre-program buttons, so use them! If you complain about not being able to manipulate the features of your camera through the case, well consider the press-in button functions of the camera and assign special features to your camera. Either use Memory Recall to pre-program complete settings (scene, iso, aperture, shutterspeed, etc) for the scenes you will be taking shots of (highly recommended), learn how to use the press-in button menu options to cycle through change of settings as opposed to rotating that back panel wheel to select features, or re-program button functions (C1, C2, C#...) so you can change them on the fly with a simple press through the case. I find these methods eliminate the groans about how people can't manipulate features of the cameras when inside of the case. Use your imagination here and master your camera’s features. * You will likely build moisture while storing this for long periods of time, so you should buy some extra silica packs to throw in the bag to absorb moisture.

The case was effective on keeping my Olympus epm1 dry. It will take some time to adjust to taking photos with the camera inside of the bag. My camera is a bit small inside of it and taking photos with the lens aligned requires two hands. Overall the aquapac is a cost effective option to keep my camera dry.

Not practical. The time and effort it takes to place the camera in the packet, followed by the lack of control that one loses in handling the camera controls renders the product useless. And the plastic clamps that keep the back sealed broke on second use. Buy a water proof bag (like the ones used when kayaking) and keep it there. When you need to take a picture, reach for it, take the picture, and put it back,

Works fine, water seal is good, Fujifilm body and lens fit inside properly. However, there is an insane amount of extra lens snout. Who's going to be using a telephoto lens underwater?