EDGE Base Water Housing for Sony Alpha Series Cameras vs UV Haze 010 Filter: which is safer?
B+W UV Haze 010 Filter is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Aquatech
EDGE Base Water Housing for Sony Alpha Series Cameras
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Poor 49/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Polycarbonate housing, waterproof gaskets/seals
Confidence
35%
LikelyPFAS in waterproof gasket coatings
PossiblePolycarbonate stress cracking and microplastic shedding
ReportedGasket degradation and seal failure
Our pick
B+W
UV Haze 010 Filter
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 85/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
none flagged
Material
Optical glass lens with multi-coated optical surfaces
Confidence
82%
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in waterproof gasket coatings, Polycarbonate stress cracking and microplastic shedding, Gasket degradation and seal failure and Mold and bacterial growth in stored housings on the Aquatech and not on the B+W.
- The Aquatech is Polycarbonate housing, waterproof gaskets/seals where the B+W is Optical glass lens with multi-coated optical surfaces, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
- We are less certain about the Aquatech grade, at 35% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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