ewa-marine U-B underwater camera housing for dSLR
Sketch ewa-marine U-B

ewa-marine U-B

Underwater housing for professional dSLR cameras

order code: U-B

The U-B SLR underwater housing can be used on small boats, in the surf, while swimming, snorkeling or diving. It`s easy to operate the camera as its various components and buttons can be operated through the PVC.

The U-B is designed to fit almost all common SLR cameras on the market today, irrespective of the manufacturer or model. With this housing, a whole new world of applications opens up for your standard SLR camera: Inside the housing you can now take the camera safely canoeing, snorkeling or even diving, up to a depth of 20 m / 60 ft.

If the optional BF1 lead weight is inserted into the housing, underneath the camera, it becomes even easier to reach the maximum depth. Experienced photographers have confirmed, that the auto focus and flash both continue to function perfectly. As you descend, the air is pressed into the camera. Due to this, the pressure inside the housing will remain the same as the surrounding water pressure. (this is the reason why ewa-marine housings are so safe to use: implosions are impossible) Due to this, we have to start the dive with a suitable amount of air inside the housing. The foam pads supplied with the housing are part of this air "reservoir" to ensure that the maximum potential volume is being utilized.

This is only one of a range of underwater SLR housings by ewa-marine.

Click, if you need help to find the right housing for your camera, lens and application.

If you are using a lens with 82mm, 77mm or 72mm filter diameter, then you would have to get our U-B100. Basically the same housing, the only difference being the larger front port and adapters. [click to read more...]

The U-B is a practical, "all-round" housing that is primarily intended the be used while swimming, snorkeling and other, general water sports. While it can also be used for scuba diving, for lack of a strong, external strobe, and because the camera's small, built in flash is to close to the lens, resulting in small, suspended particles in the water showing as  "snowflakes" in the picture, i.e. can not be used in most applications, the U-B is limited to 20m / 60ft. A depth where you also can still take pictures with ambient, natural light. Since underwater photography generally requires the use of wide angle or macro lenses and thus shorter lenses, the lens tubes on the housing is kept rather short.
The U-B is also our most cost-effective dSLR underwater housing in the ewa-marine SLR range.

Depending on your application but the following products offer a better solution:

  • U-B100: For camera lens combinations where the lens diameter is too large for the U-B. i.e. filter thread 72mm, 77mm or 82mm
  • U BXP: SLR with top mounted strobe and up to to 50m / 150ft dive depth. Primarily for scuba diving.
  • U BXP100: Similar as the U-BXP but with camera lens combinations where the lens diameter is too large for the standard unit. i.e. filter thread 72mm, 77mm or 82mm
  • U-BZ100: For outdoor photography while canoeing or kayaking with long zoom lenses

Designed specifically for professional, digital dSLR cameras, the ewa-marine U-B underwater housing is manufactured from our special, double laminated PVC and has an integrated, optically neutral flat glass as a front port. With this housing you will receive a set of adapters that fit the  filter threads of the most popular lenses on the market today. By means of this adapter the camera is then docked into the housings front port, ensuring that the lens remains parallel and centered behind the front of the lens. Just as if it were a clear, neutral optical filter.

To fix the right hand near the shutter release, the housing has an adjustable wrist strap and a "Finger" to position the index finger right on the trigger.

Our SLR housings are sold with a foam padding that fits underneath the camera, inside the housing. This sponge has to be removed if you want to use your camera with a battery grip, or to make space for the tripod connector that is available as an optional extra. (Please keep in mind that, as a result, cameras like the Nikon D4 or Canon 1DX, that basically include a fixed "battery grip" as part of their design, can not be used inside the housing that has been fitted with a tripod connector.)

It has a pair of non-corrosive and seawater resistant clamping rails which fit together for perfect sealing.They tighten by means of three screw knobs. There is also the practical, adjustable carry strap on the clamping rail.

It is supplied in a handy yellow storage and carrying case.

Width 170 mm
Height 165 mm
Length inkl. lens 185 mm
Diameter Frontglass 75 mm
Max. filter thread diameter lens 67 mm
Weight 400 g

Actually, it's not in a box at all. We sell this unit in a handy, yellow, nylon carry bag. This bag is ideal to store and transport your ewa-marine housing, it also helps reduce unnecessary packaging-waste and as such is part of our amain to help the environment.

In Addition to your housing and closing rail you will get the following with your new ewa-marine:

  • CA-Adapters (for 52mm, 55mm, 58mm and 62mm filter thread*)
  • sachet of Camera-Dry silica-gel
  • foam padding (can be removed to accommodate battery grip or weights)

* These are the most common lens filter threads. If you need another size, please order the appropriate step-up-adapter or the ewa-marine C-A67 adapter separately as an accessory.

Should you require a lost or broken part, please contact us via mail:

  • 306/3 closing rail
  • set of 3 knurled nuts for closing rail
  • foam padding U-B..-Series
  • SF90 front port replacement (has to be replaced in factory)
  • puncture repair (has to be repaired in factory)
  • yellow nylon bag

Canon:
EOS 1D, EOS 1Dc, EOS 1Ds, 1D X,
EOS 1D Mark II, EOS 1D Mark II N, EOS 1Ds Mark II
EOS 1D Mark III, EOS 1Ds Mark III
EOS 1D Mark IV
EOS 5D, EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 5D Mark IV
EOS 6D, EOS 7D, EOS 7D Mark II
EOS 10D, EOS 20D, EOS 30D, EOS 40D, EOS 50D, EOS 60D, EOS 70D, EOS 80D, EOS 90D
EOS D30, EOS D60
EOS R, EOS R5
EOS Ra

Nikon
D1, D1H, D1X, D2H, D2HS, D2X, D3, D3S, D3X, D4, D4s, D5, D6
D100, D200, D300, D300S, D500, D600,
D700, D750, D780, D800, D810, D810A, D850
D5100, D7000, D7500
F5
Z6, Z7, Z50

Fuji
Finepix DS560, Finepix DS565
Finepix S1 Pro, Finepix S2 Pro, Finepix S3 Pro, Finepix S5 Pro
Fujifilm X-S1
Fujifilm GFX 50S, 50R

Hasselblad
Hasselblad HV

Konika / Minolta
Dynax 7D

Olympus
E-1, E-3, E-30, E-5
OM-D E-M1X

Panasonic Lumix
DMC-G6X
S1, S1R

Pentax
*istD, KP
K-1, K-1 Mark II
K-30, K-5, K-5 II, K-5 IIs
K-50, K-500, K-7, K30, K70

Samsung
GX-10

Sigma
SD 10, SD 14, SD 9, SD15

Sony α / Alpha
A 290, A33, A35, A390
A450, A500, A55, A550, A580
A700, A850, A900, SLT-A99

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