Canon accessories in Singapore

[Zippsy]

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement o-ring for my Canon housing (WP DC-2)? I also would like to buy the weights to make the housing neutrally buoyant.

I tried checking the Canon Singapore website but that was not much help. I tried the Canon Link store in Funan Centre and that was worse than useless. One guy had never heard of a marine housing before (I guess I used the wrong term) and the second person told me with great authority that Song Brothers or Challenger would have them. After bouncing around from one shop to another in those places or anywhere else in a dozen other shops and finding no one that had a clue where I could buy an o-ring, I went back to Canon to ask where I could order the things. Then a woman who seemed amazingly intelligent told me that Alan Photo definitely had them. Great, that was the one camera store where I could not get anyone to help me so I had left after 10 minutes of waiting. Next I go back to AP and there and three attendants are fighting to help me. Unfortunately, they don't carry o-rings but suggest I try Canon Link on the 3rd floor. It's a good thing they don't let me carry a gun here.

Any idea where I can get them? The first person that says Funan Centre gets shot.

 

[MartinS]

Fu...I mean, Adephi Shopping centre, which is next to Funan has Sea & Sea on the second floor. I recall seeing some O-ring sets for the various Olympus underwater housings so they might have for Canon as well. Worth a...shot.

 

[Zippsy]

Worth a...shot.

Good one!

Thanks, I'll try them tomorrow. After an hour in Funan, someone did suggest Sea & Sea but I was too hot and bothered from walking around.

 

[Ekia]

Good one!

Thanks, I'll try them tomorrow. After an hour in Funan, someone did suggest Sea & Sea but I was too hot and bothered from walking around.

You can get your replacement O ring at Canon Headquarters at Harbourfront. My friend just got one a few weeks ago.

 

[ratboy]

You can get your replacement O ring at Canon Headquarters at Harbourfront. My friend just got one a few weeks ago.

Look in yellow pages ( commercial guide ) under " seals "
lots of o rings at non inflated "camera accessories" price : )

unless your o-ring is not the common o-ring but some other
proprietry canon gasket ... then ignore this post

 

[scramblur11]

You can get your replacement O ring at Canon Headquarters at Harbourfront. My friend just got one a few weeks ago.

yupz u can get it from there..... but jus to be sure, u can called their first just before going down to confirm their stocks availability...

 

[stonefish35]

Zippsy ,

Have you tried garlin ? http://www.garlin-rubber.com/ ? Bring your original Canon O ring and show the staff, he will be able to find you a o ring with exact dimension. From my experience, their o ring will be slightly small/tighter as our canon o ring would had expanded by abit. Well, thats where I got some replacement o rings for canon A70,A75,A80,A95 and olympus c7070 for my friends. Personally I'm using their o ring for my canon with no problems.

 

[diediealsomustdive]

Want to find them o-rings too. Asked Cathay to order for me and two years on I am still none the wiser.

Buying third party also gives me the creeps as it is protecting my rather expensive camera... Think it's wise to buy third party?

 

[ratboy]

Want to find them o-rings too. Asked Cathay to order for me and two years on I am still none the wiser.

Buying third party also gives me the creeps as it is protecting my rather expensive camera... Think it's wise to buy third party?

I suspect that canon would have a clause somewhere that if you are not using
original canon o-rings or if you case not service by canon authorised agents
they will not be responsible for any thing due to that

Then again, i also suspect that canon do not mft their own o-rings
and that they are using some standard o-rings too.

So its just your call whether you want Canon certified o-rings : )

 

[diediealsomustdive]

So its just your call whether you want Canon certified o-rings : )

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for innovation and replacement without paying the sky high fees. But I still get the creeps, maybe I will try the stuff you guys suggested and do one dive with an empty casing, and thereafter watch for leakage at least a few times.

I've had a Nikonos V died in front of me because someone else on the boat played with it and did not put the lens back properly....

 

[WhyZzzzzz]

maybe call www.oceanicfocus.com and see if they have stock?

 

[Ekia]

Yup.. call Canon before you go down. Should cost around $20 for the o ring. I prefer buying the original o ring. What's $20 compared to your camera which cost hundreds.

 

[antacid]

oh, and do a leak-test when you do get your new o-ring...

my friend bought a new o-ring from canon and the casing leaked because the o-ring does not fit properly. we tried many times, before concluding that the o-ring is the wrong size.

lucky the camera wasn't in the housing at that time.

 

[stonefish35]

Yup.. call Canon before you go down. Should cost around $20 for the o ring. I prefer buying the original o ring. What's $20 compared to your camera which cost hundreds.

Thats a wise choice by getting the expensive original o ring if you dun mind contributing to canon's coffer.:bsmilie:

I do not want to open a can of worms here by having a original vs non original o ring thread.

For those who are thinking of getting non original o ring, I share my experience of using and testing them:

My take on them : If these o rings ( of a different dimensions ) are good enough for a US$2 million surface wellhead equipment on the oil rig in the oil field ( in the sea ), they are good enough for my US$200 digicam.


When I went to the rubber shop, the staff used a vinear clipper ( if thats how you spelt it ) to measure the diameter of my original canon o ring. he returned with an o ring of the exact diameter, except looking slightly smaller ( because its unstretched ).

After I got home, I did 2 test.

Test 1 : I used my normal silicon gel on the o ring to test if the silicon will cause this non original o ring to expand. Leave this o ring aside for 72 hrs. VERDICT : No changes to the size as i compared with the 2nd non original O ring.

Test 2 : Put o ring into empty housing with a piece of tissue paper, and put it in 1m of water. Weight it down with a piece of weight. If o ring is ill fitting, in 1m of water , leakage will occur. After 3 hrs.. no sign of leakage as tissue paper have no wet spots.

Test 3 : Test dived with empty housing and tissue paper till 20.1m. After the 45mins dive, no sign of leakage and continued 4 dives with camera in it without any incident.


For the price of a original o ring, I can get more than 20 identical ( different color ) non original o rings. A original can last like 2 -3 yrs ?

After every 2 dive days, I can afford to discard the non original o ring and change to a brand new one. And do away with cleaning the o ring and relube it. 20 O rings will give me 40 dive days. I doubt I can afford the time to dive 40 days in 2 yrs..:sticktong

Anyway, there are many factors contributing to F****ing.
Sand,hair,toothbrush bristle,cotton bud fiber,salt crystal, too much silicon etc etc.

If care is not taken ( and maintainance is not done on o ring or housing ), no matter original or not, F****ing will occur. I'm happy to discard my o rings and do away with o ring cleaning. :bsmilie: .

Dive more,
Shoot more,
And have fun.
Cheers

 

[diediealsomustdive]

[snip]
My take on them : If these o rings ( of a different dimensions ) are good enough for a US$2 million surface wellhead equipment on the oil rig in the oil field ( in the sea ), they are good enough for my US$200 digicam.

When I went to the rubber shop, the staff used a vinear clipper ( if thats how you spelt it ) to measure the diameter of my original canon o ring. he returned with an o ring of the exact diameter, except looking slightly smaller ( because its unstretched ).

After I got home, I did 2 test.

[snipped]

Dive more,
Shoot more,
And have fun.
Cheers

Bro you must be in the oil and gas business. Are you telling me that the dimension of the o-ring is dependent only on the diameter of the rubber itself and there is no second dimension, i.e. the circumference of the o-ring? I would have thought that there is the diameter of the rubber and there is diameter of the ring (or the hole).

Yea, dive more, have fun. But then saving $19 may just not be worth it. I'll give it some thoughts.

But someone else got the wrong o-ring from Canon... Why must life be so complicated?

 

[Zippsy]

Maybe I should have waited a little longer before doing what I did....

After the initial responses, I called Sea & Sea and a few other shops (I let my fingers do the walking). I could not find anyone that had them in stock although a few said they could order it for me. I never asked the price. As I wanted it before this weekend's trip, I decided to go to Canon Service Centre in Harbourfront. They were very helpful and had the o-ring but not the weights. No worries, I asked for the o-ring. It's actually S$31.50 with GST and I'm hoping that's not a special price reserved for dumb ang mohs. I was a little shocked but if they are the only one selling it, I can't get a real one elsewhere.

Regarding the real vs. other supplier debate, I'm too new to UW photography to trust anything other than the original at the moment. Later when I'm ready to upgrade, I might try the replacement. I've actually used garlin o-rings to replace the ones on my Longbow light.... with disastrous results. It's not just the thickness and diameter or the ring, it's also the compressibility. You might get all three right but the last is harder for me to measure.

I doubt Canon manufactures their own o-ring too but they have found one supplier who product works. I'm not as sure about a replacement supplier as I have not done the same testing as Canon likely has. I'm not saying it's a bad idea to use a non-original o-ring, but I'm not ready for it yet. Happy diving.

 

[ScoobaKev]

Enjoy your u/w photography experience and your trip this weekend!

 

[stonefish35]

Bro you must be in the oil and gas business. Are you telling me that the dimension of the o-ring is dependent only on the diameter of the rubber itself and there is no second dimension, i.e. the circumference of the o-ring? I would have thought that there is the diameter of the rubber and there is diameter of the ring (or the hole).

Yea, dive more, have fun. But then saving $19 may just not be worth it. I'll give it some thoughts.

But someone else got the wrong o-ring from Canon... Why must life be so complicated?

Haha.. bro, not la, only briefly in the industry., had since left.
Anyway, forgot to mention that the staff also measured the circumference of the o ring la.If sure, how to ensure its a fitting O ring.

 

[stonefish35]

Maybe I should have waited a little longer before doing what I did....

After the initial responses, I called Sea & Sea and a few other shops (I let my fingers do the walking). I could not find anyone that had them in stock although a few said they could order it for me. I never asked the price. As I wanted it before this weekend's trip, I decided to go to Canon Service Centre in Harbourfront. They were very helpful and had the o-ring but not the weights. No worries, I asked for the o-ring. It's actually S$31.50 with GST and I'm hoping that's not a special price reserved for dumb ang mohs. I was a little shocked but if they are the only one selling it, I can't get a real one elsewhere.

Regarding the real vs. other supplier debate, I'm too new to UW photography to trust anything other than the original at the moment. Later when I'm ready to upgrade, I might try the replacement. I've actually used garlin o-rings to replace the ones on my Longbow light.... with disastrous results. It's not just the thickness and diameter or the ring, it's also the compressibility. You might get all three right but the last is harder for me to measure.

I doubt Canon manufactures their own o-ring too but they have found one supplier who product works. I'm not as sure about a replacement supplier as I have not done the same testing as Canon likely has. I'm not saying it's a bad idea to use a non-original o-ring, but I'm not ready for it yet. Happy diving.

I'm glad you found your O ring. i was about to suggest HarbourFront..

cheers

 

[diediealsomustdive]

Haha.. bro, not la, only briefly in the industry., had since left.
Anyway, forgot to mention that the staff also measured the circumference of the o ring la.If sure, how to ensure its a fitting O ring.

Still, briefly is experience also. I had something like 2 weeks in it, having gone to do so inspection/certification work on a gas platform in the Thailand-Malaysia Joint Development Area. I can tell you how frustrating it was to stare into the deep blue water beneath the platform and not allowed to get even near to it!

I might try the garlin o-rings just for the heck of it. Must prepare for the day when Canon / Olympus / [insert camera maker] no longer carry the o-ring that I need. Afterall, I can always dive camera-less and see it out.