Customer Reviews

Sony MPKTHE Marine Pack for the DSC-T Series Digital Cameras

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I rescently purchased a Sony DSC-T200 camera and the MPKTHE Marine Pack to take on an extended trip to Belize. I am an experienced diver and wanted a visual record of some of the great sights I knew I'd see along the reefs of Belize. I had some initial concerns putting a $400 camera into a plastic case for use underwater knowing that if it leaked, I'd be out that expense.
Once I received the Marine Pack I was relieved to see engineering that went into the product and it's top quality construction. The absolute bottom line with this product is "O-Ring" maintenance. The instructions clearly stress this point and being a person with an engineering background, I followed the instructions to a tee. Septics in the dive party were all betting that I'd lose my camera to water leakage! All those doubters want copies of the dozens of photos and video I took on the dives. It worked flawlessly. I only dove to a depth of 90' (the case is certified to 130') but there is little of interest to photograph at that depth an a lack of light for quality photos (the flash is only good to about 3' underwater).
For the occational diver who has already invested in a Sony CyberShot camera, the Marine Pack will do the trick (remember to maintain the o-ring properly if you ewant to keep your camera dry)!

This is the third digital camera housing that I have purchased. I had previously used camera housings for 2 Cannon cameras I had. After using this housing for a week in the Mayan Riviera Mexico I would have to say it performed just as well if not better than the Cannon housings I used previously. The smaller number of buttons compared to my Cannon housings made using the camera underwater a bit easier than the Cannons, it however does limit your options a bit by only giving you 3 buttons to use. I was never able to figure out how to browse through the pics I had taken while it was in "Housing mode" but that was really the only thing that seamed to grab my attention. It may be a case of me not reading the directions enough to see how to do that.

Loved the smaller size! Curious what a dive light or strobe used with this camera housing would do to bring out colors while diving deeper, but didn't want to spend the extra money at this point.

I took the camera:
* Diving up to 80 ft deep and took great pics. With my other housings I frequently would have trouble with the housing "fogging" on the lens on the second dive of a 2 tank dive trip. I did not have any problems with fogging with this housing.
* While diving in caverns in complete darkness using dive lights. Pics here were not very good. After the dive I found most of the pics were blurry as I did not hold the camera still long enough for the dark exposure to take place. I would guess now that I know this I could correct the blurriness by holding still longer in darkness. Took some good video here though.
* Parasailing - Pics turned out great.
* Snorkeling - great pics.
* Around the pool - good pics as long as you have the water off of the lens.

I am so glad I bought this waterproof case for my DSC-T200. I was a little scared to take such an expensive camera underwater but the pics and video I gained from my snorkeling trip in the bahamas were excellent. The case allows you to change pic/video mode, flash on/off and macro on/off. There is also a zoom lever as well. The case allows for the flash to work pretty well also. Definitely would recommend.

this marina pack was even better than i expected, it works perfectly i dont have any complaints so far, but i do recommend the filter to enhance color, i went snorkeling and you do get nice colors but if the fish is far the blue color takes the colors away so now im going to get the filter, so if you can get it believe me its amazing. and i got a good price and arrived on time.

Quality and fit you would expect from Sony. Perfect for the average person using it for shallow diving or snorkeling. Can be used in hazardous environments also. Using it with my DSC-T200.

I also have the SPK-HCC Marine Pack from Sony with my HDR-CX7 HD-Camcorder

I am not a diver, but an occasional snorkler. This thing was great. This is my second Sony underwater case. I upgraded my T1 camera to a T200. I was worried about the video recording but because there is a "housing" setting on your camera it worked flawlessly. I got some cool video of turtles and of fish while snorkeling in Hawai'i.

I don't see any flaws...maybe just the price =)...but I think Sony is cheaper than Canon's. Buying an underwater case is a must for me now.

I must admit that the first time I put the camera in it and got near the water I was really worried that it wouldn't work, but it did. It is fantastic and everyone that saw it stopped and pointed. We were on a boat and everyone else had their digital cameras wrapped in plastic bags and my husband and I were completely carefree about going under the water with the camera and taking photos of the fish and dolphins. It is big and chunky, but I guess that inspires more faith that it will work!

If you're not a professional photographer, the MPKTHE Marine Pack is perfect for your underwater photography needs.

I have the Sony DSC T-70, and was planing to do some scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, and on a lark I decided to purchase this housing. I was stunned about how great the pictures turned out; they were straight out of National Geographic.

Be warned that if you do purchase this housing (which can be used at depths of 132 feet) you should take care to purchase the color filter which will remove much of the blue wavelength captured when diving. You will get much truer colors at depths from 6 feet to 36 feet. With the filter sand will look white, instead of light blue upon exposure. Without the filter all of your pictures will look blue.

If you're diving below 30 feet you'll need a strobe flash and that can be ridiculously expensive and usually not for recreational use.

So if you're snorkeling or diving to a depth of less than 36 feet, and dont mind spending the extra 80 bucks on the color filter, this product will be perfect for your underwater recreational photography needs.

definitivamente es un complemento perfecto para una camara tan buena y delicada como esta, sobre todo si se va mucho a la playa o la piscina

El estuche es perfecto para proteger mi camara. Es muy lindo, y tiene sus colores muy llamativos. De buena calidad. Gracias