Welcome to Waterproof Media Ltd
Waterproof Media offer an efficient and bespoke rental service across a wide range of underwater camera housings for many popular brands such as Arri Alexa, Sony, Red, Panasonic, Nikon, Canon, Black Magic URSA immersive and Z cam.
Our underwater housings are professionally manufactured equipment maintained to the highest standard by experienced underwater camera operators and photographers.
The company is managed by owner – operators and the gear we hire to you is the same gear we use on our own underwater filming productions, we are much more than a dry-hire facilities house.
Our focus is to support productions engaged in underwater filming within the TV, Film, Media and commercial industries. We are committed to making sure you get the best advice, best equipment and the best support for your underwater filming requirements, our attention to detail is second to none.
Waterproof Media have a long track record of supporting major networks and their production companies and are proud to be listed as a BBC preferred supplier for broadcast equipment.
To find the underwater housing you’re looking for simply click on any of the manufacturers icons below which will take you to the products we have to support that particular brand. You can also use the drop down menu at the top of this page to navigate through the different underwater housing options or click on the camera housing image underneath the camera manufacturer icons.
Click here to read how we make underwater equipment hire straightforward for you
To download our current underwater equipment hire list please click here
DSLR Underwater Housings
Panasonic GH5, GH6 and S1H. Sony A7S3, FX3 and A7R3. Canon 5D3, 5D4 and R5. Nikon D850, Z8 and BMPCC 6k
Cinema Camera Housings
Red DSMC2 and DSMC3, Komodo X. Alexa Mini and Mini LF, Alexa 35, Sony Venice 1/2, Phantom Veo and 4K Flex
Broadcast Camera Housings
Panasonic EVA1, GH5/S and S1H. Red DSMC2/3 and Komodo X. ARRI Alexa Mini and Mini LF, Z Cam E2, S6 and F6
SCUBACAM Bags
Scubacam fits all cameras including Red DSMC 2/3, Alexa, Sony, Panasonic, Canon and Phantom 4k Flex plus many more
Our @gates.underwater RCH camera housing is now available in Malta through @divemed
The housing takes all the ARRI cameras plus Sony Venice and Red DSMC3 bodies. Camera control is from the surface down 30m long cables for power, lens / camera control and picture to surface
Please contact @abigail_dive or @richstevenson.uk for more information or drop us a message on here
#underwatercamerahire
#maltafilmstudios
#underwatercameraoperator
Available from June 2026, our @gates.underwater housings for the @blackmagicnewsofficial immersive cameras
We will be running wet and dry workshops on these housings from July onwards, please register your interest if you’d like to come along and see this incredible technology at work.
For more information please email kitroom@waterproofmedia.co.uk
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Thanks to @robtaylor.tv for sending over this photo of our surface mega dome split rig from his shoot in PNG.
The shoot was for Will Smiths Pole to Pole series produced by @nutopiatv
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Next up are our tried and tested @angenieuxlenses EZ1 and 2 compact cine T2 zooms. These lenses work with both S35 and Full Frame sensors between 15-40 and 30-90 when in S35 mode. Converting to full frame makes them T3 and 22-60 and 45-135mm, a very versatile set up
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We rarely talk about lenses for underwater shoots so over the next few weeks I’m going to share some of the lenses available to hire for underwater filming.
Let’s start with the new full frame T2.1 @leitzcine Hector prime lenses which work with Z, RF and E mount cameras. Available in 18mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 73mm and 100mm, drop me a line if you’d like to see these beauties in the flesh
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2 handset control wirelessly to our @gates.underwater Remote Cinema Housing via a single cable to surface - #nomorecables
Demo of how our @reddigitalcinema Komodo X works when underwater through hard wired app and monitor control to surface
#waterproofmedia
#underwaterfilming
#underwatercamerahire
Productive day at ARRI HQ checking the new @arri_rental Alexa 265 camera fits and works inside one of our @gates.underwater remote cinema housings - thanks @glenncoulman for the assist today
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#righttoolsforthejob
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@francesca.caterina
@jbentleyofwembley
@glenncoulman
@gates.underwater
3 lovely human beings keeping the underwater filming dream alive this summer #underwaterfilming
Great to see our @reddigitalcinema DSMC2 Gemini on the bench today being prepped for a TV show shooting next week which we are shooting and supporting - #notdeadyet @gates.underwater
Remote focus and camera control from the surface to our @gates.underwater housing for @arri_rental Alexa 35 camera systems via our WCU4 handsets - thanks to @filmsat59 for the support during our time in Wales
Underwater camera assistant @francesca.caterina with one of our @gates.underwater housings with @arri_rental Alexa 35 cameras on a recent shoot at Warner Brothers studios in Leavesdon
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