Underwater housing units are large cases for your camera bodies and lenses. Take your gear up to 33′ underwater for fashion shoots, capturing athletes in strong surf, snorkeling, and more. Only certain housings go with certain items and some housings are only compatible with water surfaces and not for prolonged periods underwater. These housings are not suitable for scuba diving. They are recommended for use at depths of 16.4′ or less when submerged for more than 5 minutes.
AquaTech underwater equipment is never available for same-day pickup or for overnight shipping. Lead time is always 2 days for these products. This post is a guide to help you with compatibility. Need even more help? Please contact AquaTech directly for compatibility questions. Our AquaTech rentals are not kept on-site and are kept with AquaTech for strict quality control. Therefore, we are not able to test out port/housing combinations or physically troubleshoot specific items for you. Please contact them for any of those questions prior to submitting your rental order with us.
Your lens needs its own housing unit to attach to your body housing unit. Here is a run down of the lens ports we now have and what lenses they go with. For a much more complete list, please see AquaTech’s official compatibility chart (last updated January 31st, 2020).
Special Note: Some ports have dome front elements and others have flat front elements. The difference is that dome front elements are good for deep-water clarity but often require extension rings if pairing with zoom lenses. More on extension rings below. Also, items that are marked “Above Water/At Water Surface” are not suitable for even shallower dives (16-33′). They are best for shooting near the surfaces of water, like when snorkeling or photographing surfers. Those not marked with this are fine for dives of under 5 minutes up to 33′ or 16′ for longer than 5 minutes.
EF Mount:
Canon 24mm f/2.8
Canon 24mm f/2.8 IS
Canon 28mm f/1.8
Canon 28mm f/1.8 IS
Canon 35mm f/2
Canon 35mm f/2 IS
Canon 50mm f/1.8
Canon 50mm f/1.4
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 Art for Canon
F Mount:
Nikon 20mm f/2.8 (Crop Format Sensor Only or in DX Mode)
Nikon 24mm f/2.8
Nikon 28mm f/2.8
Nikon 35mm f/1.8G (Crop Format Sensor Only or in DX Mode)
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 for Nikon (Above Water/At Water Surface)
Tokina 11-20mm f/2.8 for Nikon (Above Water/At Water Surface)
Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine for Nikon
Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine for Nikon
Micro Four Thirds Mount:
Panasonic 8-18mm f/2.8-4
Panasonic 35-100mm f/2.8
E Mount:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 for Sony E Mount
Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM
EF Mount:
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L (Above Water/At Water Surface)
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II (Above Water/At Water Surface)
Canon 16-35mm f/4 IS (Above Water/At Water Surface)
Canon 35mm f/1.4L II
Canon 135mm f/2
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG Art for Canon
F Mount:
Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8D (Above Water/At Water Surface)
Nikon 105mm f/1.4E ED
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG Art for Nikon
E Mount:
Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA
Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM
Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS (Above Water/At Water Surface)
X Mount:
Fuji 90mm f/2 R LM WR XF
Fuji 18-55mm f/2.8 OIS WR
EF Mount:
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L III (Above Water/At Water Surface)
Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC Art for Canon (Above Water/At Water Surface)
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG Art for Canon
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG Art for Canon
F Mount:
Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED (Above Water/At Water Surface)
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC Art for Nikon (Above Water/At Water Surface)
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG Art for Nikon
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG Art for Nikon
E Mount:
Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM (Above Water/At Water Surface)
Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 G
Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM
Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG Art for Sony
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG Art for Sony
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG Art for Sony
E Mount:
EF Mount:
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II (With a Full Frame Sensor Camera)
Canon 24-105 f/4L IS (With a Full Frame Sensor Camera)
Canon 24-105 f/4L IS II (With a Full Frame Sensor Camera) Note: Will not fit with a filter.
EF Mount:
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L (Original Only)
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II (With a Crop Frame Sensor Camera)
Canon 24-105 f/4L IS (With a Crop Frame Sensor Camera)
Canon 24-105 f/4L IS II (With a Crop Frame Sensor Camera)
F Mount:
Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G
Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED VR
EF Mount:
Canon 70-200mm f/4L
Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS
F Mount:
Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR
Nikon 70-200mm f/4 VR
EF Mount:
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II
F Mount:
Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR
Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II
Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR
E Mount:
Special Port Characteristics: This is a low-profile dome-style port that is designed for select fisheyes and meant to be used primarily near the surface of water, like for snorkeling and surf shooting, and not for diving far into water.
Special Port Characteristics: This is a low-profile dome-style port that is designed for select fisheyes/wide angles and meant to be used primarily near the surface of water, like for snorkeling and surf shooting, and not for diving far into water.
EF Mount:
Canon 15mm f/2.8
Canon 14mm f/2.8L II (Above Water/At Water Surface, Needs a 30mm Extension Ring)
Sigma 8mm f/3.5 for Canon
Tokina 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 for Canon (Above Water/At Water Surface, Model without Hood)
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 for Canon (Above Water/At Water Surface, Needs a 30mm Extension Ring)
Tokina 11-20mm f/2.8 for Canon (Above Water/At Water Surface, Needs a 30mm Extension Ring)
Special Port Characteristics: This is a large dome-style port with an 8″ diameter (4″ tall) front element. It is ideal for using underwater.
EF Mount:
F Mount:
E Mount:
AquaTech Zoom Gears and the Lens Ports to Rent with Them
Underwater housings have a cool, easy-to-use zoom gear wheel to zoom your lens from inside the lens port. Find out exactly what zoom gear you need to rent for your particular lens and lens port with this handy guide from AquaTech! Here are the zoom gears we offer and what ports you can use them with:
Need more help? Please contact AquaTech directly for compatibility questions. Our AquaTech rentals are not kept on-site and are kept with AquaTech for strict quality control. Therefore, we are not able to test out port/housing combinations or physically troubleshoot specific items for you. Please contact them for any of those questions prior to submitting your rental order with us.
This post has been updated to reflect recent Aquatech rentals.