Anybody have ideas for making a really cheap waterproof housing for my Canon XH-A1? The need is not even for underwater videography-- what I need is something to protect the XH-A1 while I film next to or even in a stream. I will need to do some filming standing in a stream about 1 foot deep-- using a tripod-- but if I were to slip and the camera were to fall into the water it would be toast unless it could be protected from water for just a few seconds. I was wondering if I might find a large zip-lock type freezer storage bag, super glue a circular opening around a spare UV / skylight filter, then screw that into the camera, seal up the bag, duct tape the hell out of the bag openings? Would that suffice do you think? I would be sick to my stomach if it did not work and I were to ruin my camera. But the thing is I do not plan to put the camera in water-- but I have to plan for a potential falling over of the tripod, or slippery feet in the stream, so that the camera might be in the water for a few seconds. Otherwise I see various $500 waterproof plastic bag type housings on B&H but geez $500 seems steep considering the minor protection I need. Any ideas?
cheap waterproof housing ?
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Unfortunately not very feasible here in the midwest USA, and in a smaller town on top of that. And since my shoot is going to be weather dependent I would not want to rent by mail only to be on hold from the wrong weather. Otherwise I guess renting would be a good idea.
That actually is a pretty good idea-- the net cash flow loss might be $100-200, and I could "rent" it by doing so for weeks to months, then sell it on ebay. Thank you. 
I have been stupid enough 
in the past, in my early ebay years, to actually pay more than retail for used items, especially movies. Easy to get caught up in the bidding.
in the past, in my early ebay years, to actually pay more than retail for used items, especially movies. Easy to get caught up in the bidding.Some links I discovered (well actually my friend sent them to me) on how to make one's own underwater waterproof housing. Hell it is winter, might as well waste some time making one:
http://web.media.mit.edu/~tim/pix/waterproofcamera.html
http://www.digitaldiver.net/lib_docs/ed_sauer.pdf
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/07/make_an_underwater_housing_for.html
http://www.instructables.com/id/Underwater-Housing-for-miniDV/
http://web.media.mit.edu/~tim/pix/waterproofcamera.html
http://www.digitaldiver.net/lib_docs/ed_sauer.pdf
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/07/make_an_underwater_housing_for.html
http://www.instructables.com/id/Underwater-Housing-for-miniDV/
FWIW I think I am leaning towards building the PVC housed waterproof housing. I searched and searched 
and finally found a good supplier of PVC pipe, just about any dimension, retail online purchase, here is the link for anybody interested now or in the future should you search and come upon this thread:
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pr...SPlastic&category_name=13669&product_id=16587
and finally found a good supplier of PVC pipe, just about any dimension, retail online purchase, here is the link for anybody interested now or in the future should you search and come upon this thread:http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pr...SPlastic&category_name=13669&product_id=16587
Well now I am looking at foregoing building a housing-- discovered this site that sells very affordable hard shell clear housings at under $400 
http://www.epiccam.com/
http://www.epiccam.com/
FWIW I think I am leaning towards building the PVC housed waterproof housing. I searched and searched
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pr...SPlastic&category_name=13669&product_id=16587