Wednesday, 17 June 2009

A bit more about us

Founded 1947 near Munich, Germany, our company has a long and proud history of producing accessories for photo and film-cameras. In 1970, nearly 40 years ago, we invented and started manufacturing flexible protective housings and capes for photo-, film and since 1980 also for video cameras.

These housings became known as ewa-marine housings and have been used world wide since then. After the demise of the Super-8 film industry the flexible ewa-marine housings became our core business and we have developed a large number of versions to fit almost every camera on the market.


We have a world wide reputation for high quality products and everything bearing the ewa-marine name is quality "made in Germany". All products are developed and then hand made in our factory in Geretsried, Bavaria. Each and every unit is subjected to a series of stringent tests before leaving the factory.

(picture of the factory as seen from Blumenstr.)

As mentioned above, the range of ewa-marine flexible housings offers solutions for most photo- (conventional and digital), film- and video-cameras available today (and in the past). We can offer you a product to suit your camera, whether its a simple 35mm snap shot camera or a high cost middle format photo or even a tv-camera.

Our present range covers the following products:
  • video-camcorders
  • SLR-cameras (AF and manual)
  • compact, digtal cameras
  • film- and tv-cameras
  • mobile phones
  • VFH- and UHF -radios
  • documents, maps, car keys, etc.

The flexible housings are 100% water proof and designed to cope with water (including salt or sea water), sand, dust and other nasty conditions, while allowing you to safely operate the equipment at the same time.

The range of ewa-marine capes (or as they are sometimes called: hurricane hoods) and the under water housings provide the solution to protect your valuable equipment in all sorts of nasty weather conditions. And as a bonus, the housings combined with your very own camera allow you to explore the fascinating and colourful underwater world, because they are fully submergible and absolutely watertight.

If you want to come looking for us: Our factory and office is situated aproximately 30 km / 20 miles south of Munich, Bavaria, in Germany. Close to the Alps, diving spots in Lake Starnberger and the river Isar.


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