Waterproof housing for Sony A6xxx series Salted Line in details

Waterproof housing A6xxx Salted Line was created for surfing photography and scuba diving/underwater photography with Sony A6500/A6300/A6000 cameras. One of the main things that sets this unit apart from all other brands is the price, which is 297$US for a basic unit with standard flat port for Sony 16-50mm & 10-18mm lenses with zoom function available. For this price you get a full access to all camera controls inside waterproof housing that can be used at maximum depth of 60 meters underwater. By adding different accessories such as detachable 2 stage pistol grip (Housing with Pistol Grip bundle 397 $US) you get yourself a unit for surfing photography. Additionally, Dry Dome Port can be added (Housing with Dry Dome Port bundle 482 $US  / Housing with Pistol Grip & Dry Dome Port bundle 582 $US ) which will give you the ability to use many different lenses including wide angle lenses. This makes the unit highly versatile in any water activity known today. 

There are 4 bundles (kits) for sale, but they all share the same body and the only difference between them are different port and whether it has a pistol grip or not. No pistol grip bundles are primarily for diving (underwater photography) and the ones with pistol grip are for surfing photography. Keep in mind that different ports and pistol grip are additional accessories. The reason for having different bundles is choice – some people need more options and instead of buying separately, they can purchase it as a bundle.

By default, waterproof housing comes with flat port. However, there are other ports available for different purposes and no matter which bundle(kit) you choose the default port will always be there.

 

DEFAULT PORT
DRY DOME PORT SMALL DOME PORT TELE-PHOTO PORT MACRO PORT


The most common question:

  1. Is the port interchangeable?
    A. Yes, it is.

LENSES

 

Standard “Default” port

  • Sony E 10-18mm f4 OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom available)
  • Sony E 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 PZ OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom available)
  • Sony E 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 OSS (Autofocus only)
  • Sony E 30mm f3.5 e-mount Macro (Autofocus only)
  • Sony FE 28mm f2 (Autofocus only)
  • Sony E 35mm f1.8 OSS (Autofocus only)
  • Sony E 50mm f1.8 OSS (Autofocus only)
  • Sigma 19mm f2.8 DN Art E mount (Autofocus only)
  • Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN E mount (Autofocus only)
  • Sigma 30mm f2.8 EX DN E mount (Autofocus only)

 

Dry dome port

  • Sony E 10-18mm f4 OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom available)
  • Sony E 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 PZ OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom available)
  • Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS (Autofocus only)
  • Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN Sony E-mount (Autofocus only)
  • Rokinon/ Samyang 8mm F3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fisheye

 

4" Dry dome port

  • Sony E 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 PZ OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom available)
  • Sony 16mm F2.8 (No manual focus)
  • Sony 16mm F2.8 + Fisheye Converter VCL-ECF2 (No manual focus)
  • Sony 16mm F2.8 + Ultra Wide Converter VLC-ECU2 (No manual focus)
  • Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC FISH EYE II (No manual focus)

 

Tele-photo port

  • Sony 55-210mm – works between 55 and 135mm – then hits the front element
  • Sony 18-200mm (the old, non-power zoom version) – Vignettes up until 35mm, then works until 70mm when it reaches the front element

 

Macro port (67mm thread for wet accessories)

  • Sony E 30mm f3.5 Macro (Autofocus only)
  • Sony E 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 PZ OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom available)