Ikelite 200DL Unboxing & First Impressions

In this video, I unbox an Ikelite 200DL housing for the Nikon D750, along with the 8" Ikelite DL dome port.
This housing will be used as part of a project to document the underwater world in the Adirondacks of New York. I want to thank my supporters on Patreon for pushing me to take on this project. You can learn more about Patreon and support my work as a conservation photographer by clicking the link below.
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Gear highlighted in this video:
Ikelite 200DL - amzn.to/2q6sZ8y
Ikelite 8" DL Dome Port - amzn.to/2H8Fo3P
Ikelite Vaccum Pump - amzn.to/2JkCvgU

[@ogamov]

would you go for Ikelite or aquatica rather? btw why dont you make that handle thicker? you can easily wrap something around it. something fluffy and soft, maybe double sided tape and cover it with something. Or maybe even dril an extra hole in that metal base? :)

[@thomasmichael0317]

Have you tried the shutter release extension they offer?

[@stevenwalch2739]

Good call. Here it is: www.ikelite.com/products/shutter-trigger-extension

[@BrendanWiltse]

I have since added it. Seems like it should come standard.

[@Matttbda]

What lens are you using in this vid?

[@BrendanWiltse]

Nikon 18-35 f3.5-4.5. It’s on my my favorite Nikon lenses. I’ve owned a lot of the f2.8 glass, for most shooting this lens performs just as well and is much lighter.

[@huwpenson2678]

#ikelite take heed, this man mentions the handles being too far from the shutter button

[@kenyamenza5035]

How’s it held up?

[@BrendanWiltse]

Well. I bang it around in rivers/streams, throw it in the back of my truck with other gear, and have travelled with it to Hawaii. To be honest, I don’t give it as much care as I do the rest of my gear. It still works for what I use it for which is mostly shallow water snorkeling.

[@OliMoris7]

@@BrendanWiltse I'm planning to buy a 200DL housing for my A7iii for stream/river snorkeling photo (mostly fish portrait and school), the lense I use is recommend with the 8" port. How do you like this huge dome in small streams? Would you prefer the compact dome?

[@BrendanWiltse]

@@OliMoris7 It’s cumbersome in small streams. If you can make a smaller port work I would do it. In some of the streams I work in the housing and dome barely fit under water.