Sealife Sportdiver Lenses

Sealife Sportdiver housing for smartphones has been a huge hit since it was released only a few years ago. Taking advantage of the powerful camera systems that accompany most cell phones, divers can finally take decent underwater photos and videos with their smartphones. But the one thing missing is the ability to add external lenses. Until now! Sealife recently introduced two external wet lenses that can be easily snapped on to the Sportdiver Housing. 

SL053 - 6" Wide Angle Dome Lens (more info)

• Snaps on directly to the housing's lens port, fits the Sportdiver and Sportdiver ULTRA
• Increases the field of view by 40% so you can get closer to your subject and still fit everything in the image frame
• Getting close to the subject and having a wide field of view is an advantage for shooting wrecks and other large subjects because less water (and particles) between your camera lens and subject means less backscatter in your image and better lighting if using external video lights
• Particularly good for doing split shots that split the topside view with the undersea view
• Works great with the ultra-wide phone lens by widening the field of view compared with no lens
• Also performs well with the telephoto phone lens by zooming in without having to get closer
• Made of high-grade acrylic optics arranged in a 2-element/2-group array for crisp edge-to-edge sharpness
• The sun shield rotates to accommodate the Sportdiver and Sportdiver ULTRA housings
• Has aproximately 15.6mm film-equivalent effective focal length 
• Waterproof to 130ft/40m and is positively buoyant

Within 12 inches of the subject, the telephoto setting is better at focusing on small objects (good for up close & macro) compared to having no lens. With the ultra wide setting, the lens brings the subject closer while widening the field of view with more of the subject in the shot (good for large wrecks or other large marine life).

All Photos taken 12 inches from the subject using an iPhone 14 Pro

SL054 + SL081 -  52mm Wide Angle Dome Lens with Housing Adapter (more info)

• The lens has 52mm thread mount fits a variety of cameras and housings with a 52mm thread mount and will fit on the Sportdiver and Sportdiver ULTRA housings with the Sealife Sportdiver Lens Adapter
• Increases the field of view by 43% so you can get 2x closer to your subject and still fit everything in the image frame
• Great for getting up close to wrecks or other large subjects and not cutting off the subject because you are too close
• Performs well with the wide angle phone setting when doing macro and other small subjects by focusing on the subject
• Made of high-grade optics arranged in a 4-element/4-group array that delivers crisp edge-to-edge sharpness
• The internal elements are multi-coated optical glass and the dome lens is polycarbonate with hard, anti-scratch coating
• Has approximatley 18.2mm film-equivalent effective focal length
• Waterproof to 200ft/60m and is negatively buoyant

Within 6 inches, subjects appear closer and more in focus with the lens (good for macro). Further away, the lens brings the subject closer while widening the field of view with more of the subject in the shot (good for large wrecks or other large marine life). Very high grade quality of lens and optics.

All Photos taken 16-2 inches from the subject using an iPhone 14 Pro