[arriflex]

I actually built a housing for my sony VX2000 once, well, make that twice... both were made out of a piece of PVC tubing that I glued a glass portal into one end (used a lathe to cut a groove so it was set in) and an o-ring sealed threaded cap on the other (again used a lathe to make certain the surfaces were flat). It worked, although I had to just put a tape in, press record and close it up, from that time I had one hour to shoot and no controls of the camera (don't forget to make sure the auto focus is on and fully zoomed out).
Anyway, I actually did get some pretty fun shots with it, but ended up purchasing a legitimate housing on ebay from Quest. Biggest improvement with the commercial housing is controls, and a clear back that enabled me to rig a little monitor so I could see what I was shooting. I don't use it anymore and would sell it if you're interested. I don't think the housing cost more than six hundred dollars, but a video camera for it is a little more expensive.

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