Gopro 3+

[Jude]

Any experience how deep new gopro u/w housing keeps water outside?
Older model is rated to 60m, but new smaller u/w housing is only rated to 40m.
Just made impulse buy from fairs and I like to take it to my next dive to 58m.
Will it be first and the last dive?

 

[Paul r s]

For the price of a 60m housing, is it worth risking a flooded camera.

My gopro black flooded during a week of 50m wrecks in Spain. Luckily travel insurance paid out and replaced it.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Sambo]

Had my hero 3 + to 55m. No leaks.

Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk 2

 

[Bubbless]

60m a few times with no leaks.

 

[Michael Thornton]

Buy an LCD screen and for a limited time they come with a completely new housing. One of the older housings that go deeper.

 

[lof]

Or get a housing that has actually been designed to go deep. Buttons and all.

http://www.golemgear.com/p-686-gopro3-deep-housing-for-hero3-camera-rated-to-1000ft.aspx
or
http://www.golemgear.com/p-692-gopro3-housing-for-gopro-hero3-camera-rated-to-500ft.aspx

 

[silentbob]

Yeah I plan to get one of the Golem housings as soon as I can.

Seen a couple of the 60M GoPro housings leak recently, both were less than 30m when they did.

 

[Michael Thornton]

Plus delrin is just cool


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Aaen]

I've taken my go pro housing down to 50-55m, was a bit worried as I think they are only rated to 30m but it worked fine. I also have a golem gear housing on the books, just need to make sure it fits my tray for the go-pro, from the dimensions I have it should easily.

 

[Aquanomad]

Not in favor of risking the cam for the cost of the replacement. Get a proper housing like the golem and bring back the footage your after.
Btw. My 2 in the backscatter housing has survived 325' and 200'+ regularly. Buttons stop working at about 200 but I was amazed that it stayed strong.

 

[jeffgerritsen]

I purchased one of the Golem gear housing rated to 500 fsw for a 200 ffw lake dive. Best thing I did, dive with peace of mind now. Last year at the same lake dive site, dive buddy had his stock GoPro housing crack at 185 ffw and ruined his GoPro. After watching that experience I started my search for a housing that was over kill without killing my wallet.

 

[Aaen]

Neither am I, which is why I have the housing in the to buy list.


QUOTE=Aquanomad;162598]Not in favor of risking the cam for the cost of the replacement. Get a proper housing like the golem and bring back the footage your after.
Btw. My 2 in the backscatter housing has survived 325' and 200'+ regularly. Buttons stop working at about 200 but I was amazed that it stayed strong.[/QUOTE]




Regards

Steve