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Best Underwater Housing for Sony A7R IV
Choosing an underwater housing for your camera can be a daunting task. We want to make things easier for you, so we’ve created this mini-guide to help you decide what’s the best underwater housing for your Sony A7IV!
What are the options?
Nauticam NA-A7RIV Underwater Housing for Sony A7R IV
Aquatica Underwater Housing for Sony A7RIV
Ikelite 200DL Underwater Housing for Sony a7R IV / A9 II
Comparison Chart
| Nauticam NA-A7RIV | NiMAR NIA7IV | Aquatica A7rIV | Ikelite A7rIV | |
| Material | Aluminum | Polycarbonate | Aluminum | Policarbonate |
| Port Lock System | N100 Bayonet | NIM-108 Bayonet | Aquatica Bayonet | Dry Lock Push On |
| Controls | Full Controls | All Controls except – Exposure compensation dial, Control wheel, Joystick up/down/left/right (Joystick can be depressed). | Full Controls | All Controls except – Diopter adjustment, Control wheel, Joystick up/down/left/right (Joystick can be depressed). |
| Vacuum System | Available separate | Available separate | Included | Available Separate |
| Default Bulkhead (strobe connection) | 2 x fiber optic. Nikonos / Ikelite / Video out available separate | 1 x fiber optic with LED Trigger. Nikonos available separate | Specify when ordering – Nikonos / Ikelite / Dual Optical available | Ikelite manual bulkhead included. TTL converter sold separate |
| Depth Rating | 100m / 330ft | 60m / 200ft | 90m / 300ft (optional upgrade to 130m / 450ft) | 60m / 200ft |
| Grips Included | Both sides, with ball mounts | Both sides | Both sides | Left side only |
| Price (USD) | $3050 | $1435 | $2949 | $1695 |
Conclusion
When choosing a housing for your Sony A7r IV, you must first decide on a budget, which would determine whether you get an aluminum or polycarbonate housing. Read more about the differences here.
Nauticam have the advantage of a very robust port system, which can support nearly any relevant lens and many Canon lenses as well using the metabones adapter. Aquatica have a slightly more limited port system.
However, Aquatica includes the vacuum system for a slightly lower price and allows you to choose the bulkhead that will fit your choice of strobes.
Nauticam are generally more available than Aquatica and we can deliver most of their housings rather quickly, while Aquatica take a bit longer to receive, as some of their housings are made per order or in lower quantities.
If you choose to go the polycarbonate route, a big consideration is strobes – NiMAR fully supports Sea & Sea Inon strobes while with Ikelite you can only use Ikelite strobes, or S&S type on manual only. You cannot trigger strobes optically with Ikelite.
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