Divevolk SeaTouch 4 review

Peter Rowlands · Issue 137, Mar/Apr 2024 · pp. 47–50

Products mentioned: Divevolk SeaTouch 4 Max, Divevolk SeaTouch Pro 3, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max, OM System TG6, Divevolk dome port, Divevolk red filter

Avid readers who are still awake will know that I am a great fan of Smartphones for underwater photography and the iPhone in particular. Way back in Issue UwP112 Christian Baki reviewed the Divevolk SeaTouch Pro 3 and I have one which I have used on a regular basis here in the UK. I was delighted, therefore, to meet up with the nice folk at Divevolk again in New Orleans in November at the DEMA Show and came away with a SeaTouch 4 Max to review. The form factor and size are very similar but there is a more sensitive gel screen and the construction incorporates much more aluminium to give it an even more reassuring feel. I use the word ‘reassuring’ intentionally because I think that is what is needed if you are to entrust your iPhone within this housing. Personally I kind of organise my world around mine and the thought of losing it doesn’t bear thinking about. Underwater photographically …