Which u/water housing?

[scubadude]

Hey guys my wife just bought me a new Nikon coolpix 7600 and I have been searching the net cuz I want to get a underwater housing for it and from the info I gathered there are two different manufacturers of the housings for this camera one is Ikelite which they are very expensive and the other I dont know the name of the manufacturer but the two models I get are

WP-CP3
and
WP-CP4

the two models above are reasonable on price and I want to purchase the correct caseing for this camera but I get mixed reviews on which case goes with this camera. Does anyone know for sure? Also if you know of a place thats cheaper than $218 for this housing let me know that as well

Thanx

[fras]

the WP is manufactured (or at least licenced and sold) by Nikon. The Ikelite cases are 3rd party. Given the choice I would take the Ikelite, they're v high quality and are rated to a much deeper depth than the nikon case.

However, depending on your needs i'm sure the Nikon case would be fine.

[scubadude]

Yeah I realize the Ikelite is a higher quality caseing and I can go deeper. But I really dont plan on doing any picture taking deeper than 30' anyway. My days of deep diving are pretty much over Thanx for the reply

[kdietz]

the only thing more expensive than a good housing is buying a second camera due to a housing flood

I would go with the Ikelite

Karl

[gho]

Well, the 7600 is not all that pricy of a camera anyways.... I'd go with the cheaper housing if you're not planning on using it much.

And hey, if it floods, you have a good excuse to get a new camera.

Ikelite housings are the best on the market, but they often cost more than the camera body itself - for a reason.