MEIKON Underwater Waterproof Camera housing for Sony A6000 with 16-50mm Lens

I bought this as a gopro alternative hoping to get some better low light exposures with the bigger a6000 sensor. I bought is specifically to pair with the 20mm f2.8 (30mm/f4.2 full frame equivalent) pancake lens because; 1. It lets is a good amount of light 2. has a reasonable angle to compromise for underwater landscapes and subjects 3. I always travel with that lens for when I just want the a6000 in my pocket without my other gear/bag.Cons/issues/fixes/workarounds:1. Fogging. I fought this continually even with packets because there is a lot of room in the case and the camera gets heated. Fix: Get the camera prepped and get it hot in the sun to get the air inside the case warm and to aggressively hold available moisture. Put the housing in a freezer and open the housingfor 10 seconds to let in the colder/drier air of the freezer and expel the moisture in the housing. Quickly close again. I stopped having fogging after this. One battery should last at least two dives so no need to re-open.2. Flash popped open ruining a full dive of pics as it flashed in the housing. Fix: I bumped something obviously so tape the flash down to prevent this. Opening between dives will negate the defogging trick above so tape the flash down.3. Light passing from the back of the housing and bouncing off the glass in front of the lens giving glare. The pancake lens sits far back from the glass so this was a constant issue, especially when shooting down, with the sun behind me. Fixes: Pad around the lens but this is hard with my fog fix. I may paint the backing black except where it shows the LCD. Manufacturer, it would be inice if the whole back wasn't clear and letting sun pass forward. Also if you could snug up the camera front to the lens port. Or include a foam collar, which is what I think I will make.4. Bulky/bouyant but meh, they kind of always are. It would be nice if it could be a little tighter.5. Lens port is cropping into the photos with this lens. I realize it is trying to accomodate a few lenses but be warned, you will have some black rim in your pics from the lens port on the 20mmlens. Easily fixed in many cases with adobe content-aware fill but could suck for casual jpeg shooters that want to go from camera to posting.Pros1. Simple; it's $160 and lets you take a good sensor under water to take better pics that you can ever get on a tiny goPro sensor. One less camera I need to take on trips with chargers, mounts, etc (though this is bulkier than taking the gopro and charger) This matters to us carry on only travelers.How I used it with the best success...1. Shutter priority mode at at least 1/60th second. (double rule for the effective lens length)2. Continuous shooting at Medium speed. Lets you keep shooting with one press and the initial shot often has a little camera shake from the stiff button. Subsequent fotos will have no shake.3. Continuous Auto Focus since continual shoot mode and as you shoot you may be drifting nearer/farther from the subject4. Auto ISO (it will almost always pick the widest aperture with the fixed shutter speed and then take the lowest needed ISO to get the exposure)Overall, I'm very happy for the price. Enjoy your shooting.

A really do like this dive casing. You can use all the functions of your Sony A6000 flawlessly, and protects the camera well.You MUST clean the O ring and the 'O-ring tunnel' (where the O-ring fits, and can be easly cleaned with a q-tip) every time before you use it and you will not have any leakage.I've tested it on over 30 dives already on depths of 120 ft (28m) and works perfectly.Please note, that it is positively buoyant, so if you are like me and take pictures in a 'shoot and drop' way, it will smack you in the face :) So be certain that you tuck it away.Didn't had any problems with fogging up, though I use it in waters around 70-75F (21C)Considering the price, you can't beat it and the customer care is 5 start!Update (11/06/15).If you are having problems with the flash bumping up too easily, just use scotch tape on it :) It will fix the problem and can remove the tape on dry land.As for lenses that fit:The Sigma 30mm (new) Art lens fits in the case, even with a +10 diopter lens addition. You will lose infinity focus this way (so no underwater landscape pictures!) but you can do close-up (almost macro) photography with it with great results. But please do note the tradeoff! You won't be able to take pictures of anything that is more, than 3 meters away (but you can of things that are as close as 6 centimeters)!Also, this lens does not have share reduction so movies will be way more wobbly.Update 06/13/16Nope. It is not compatible with the 6300. You can force it in, the on off switch will work, but the shooting and video start buttons will not.Do not take it underwater with a 6300

I have about 12 dives on this case, down to a maximum of about 80 FSW and it seems to perform well, especially for the price. All the controls performed flawlessly and I did not experience any leaks. In addition to the case, the box contains a neck strap, wrist strap, cleaning cloth, and a small tube of o-ring grease. The "leak detection system" uses a coin cell battery which is shrink wrapped to the circuit board - the battery is probably not very easy to replace, but the system does seem to work as long as the case is upright (I tested with a drop of water near the sensor). I did not experience any of the problems with stuck buttons that some of the older Meikon cases are known for.There are a few minor issues though:-The instruction book has some typos and iffy English - it took me a little while to figure out that the "waterproof seal" (o-ring) is shipped in a ziplock bag in the box (mine was wrapped in the cleaning cloth), rather than installed on the case. This makes sense but you have to know to look for the o-ring in the box.-Probably more the camera's fault, but I also notice that it is a bit easy to bump the flash button, and that there's no easy way to disable the flash once it's been turned on (without opening the case).-Without a tray and using only natural lights, the case+camera is quite positively buoyant.-The included neck strap buckles can slip when wet - make sure that you leave some extra strap outside the buckle in case the buckle slips.My kit did not come with a red filter, but it's simple enough to fix colors in software (shoot RAW).