"Welcome to the Essex Family"
Every Essex customer hears this from us and it is because the Essex family consists of photographers from all corners of the globe and from the shores of the Seven Seas.
Hawaii | Nova Scotia | California | Peru | Costa Rica | Ireland | Israel
British Columbia | Russia | Australia | New Zealand
Essex surfhousings are being used by photographers of all skill levels around the world. From the surf industries top surf photographers to commercial photographers to the serious amateur, Essex can build a housing to meet every need.
Our customer service is considered by many to be the best in the business as we treat our customers like family and without our customers, we don't have a family business.
But enough of the sales talk... Let's get down to business.
Twenty-Five plus years of professional photography and water housing manufacturing experience goes into every Essex housing and the use of 3D CAD technology has enabled us to design a housing unlike any other. Our break through Canon 7D housing was the first housing to incorporate glands and controls built in to the wall of the housing shell. And why not? The space is there, available for use, and we've figured out ways to use this space in order to give our controls as low a profile as possible. A perfect example of this is our pushbutton controls. Push buttons are a common feature on today's DSLR cameras and Essex has engineered the lowest profile push button controls to be found on a waterhousing. In fact, they have such a low profile that they rise above the housing shell only eight-one-thousandths of an inch. When compared with pushbutton controls on other housings, well.... There is no comparison. Where there must be a control knob on the outside of the housing, Essex again has utilized the space inside the wall of the housing to hide the control glands in order to keep the control as low profile as possible. Essex designed and engineered our knobs to be low profile, face-friendly™, and easy to grasp even in cold water while wearing gloves. This is achieved by having a solid design, using a soft durometer rubber and we manufacture each and every knob in-house to our exacting specifications.
Our Two-stage™ Pistol grip has been time tested and has proven itself to be reliable and the tactile feel of our switch mimics the cameras shutter release that you are already familiar with. Action sports photography is all about timing and with our Two-stage™ switch, you'll be ready to capture the action when it happens. The Essex Pistol Grip also features an all rubber, actual pistol grip for ergonomic comfort in your hand, at the base of the pistol grip is a spot to tie off a wrist leash and we only use genuine OEM connecting cords from Canon and Nikon. No third party cords are used which may cause headaches for you on down the road.
Our Front ports are crafted from laser cut Plexiglas and feature field replaceable front lens elements. We create and maintain a library of lenses on our CAD program based upon the specifications provided to us by the lens manufacturer and by designing each port around it's corresponding lens, you're guaranteed a port that fits the lens perfectly. Our zoom ports features the smoothest zooming system you'll ever feel which is important when you are trying to compose that perfect picture.
