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dbh:I use a D70 in a Nexus housing with 2 Inon Z220 strobes. The following photos were shot with this system:
North Sulawesi
I am very happy with this sysytem. As far as DSLR's go, it is a very compact system. Also, the Inon's pack alot of punch for there size.
If you have any specific questions.....ask away.
Dave
camerabugged:Hey everyone,
I am new to this forum, new to diving and know very little about photography. My husband is the photographer and he just got a Nikon D70. Since we are taking a diving course, I thought I could get him a housing for his camera, I may look better under water...
I read these specs about this new housing from Fantasea. It seems like a good deal since it includes free insurance for the first year.
Here's the link, I'd be interested in some comments from "experts":
Fantasea Housing Review
Thanks.
Shaff:Can anyone help me out? Thinking of getting a Nikon D70 and a Nexus housing for it. What light system should I get with that? Any suggestions?
f3nikon:Good work on the Indo-Pacific trip. Were you diving around Manado, and how many dives total? Any problems with the diving or travelling there?
Dive Safe
ssra30:My dive buddy uses the Nexus housing which is pretty nice. Probably the most compact D70 housing on the market currently. The only downside of Nexus is that once the camera sits in the housing, it does not come off so easily unlike Sea and Sea where the camera slide in and out in a second. So if you need to get your camera in a hurry (say, a whale swims by the boat...), Nexus is not going to be your friend for that. For wide angle, Nexus has dedicated port for each lens so you will need to carry quite a few ports if you have the 18-70, 12-24mm and 10.5mm. Theoretically it sounds good but a bit of a pain to have to carry all of those.
Strobewise, personally I prefer Ikelite DS125 with manual controller. It has a strong modeling light that is good enough to use as lightsource for night dive. The light is warmer than Inon but it is bulkier and heavier also.
dbh:Actually the 18-70 and 12-24 use the same port. You need a +4 diopter on the 18-70. I have 2 D70 bodies so a quick shot is not a problem. I would rather have a compact housing for the other 99.99999999999999999999999999% of the time when you don't see that whale swim by .
ssra30:I would forget fantasea at least currently. From the website, looks like Fantasea only support the 60mm, 105mm, 18-70mm and sigma 15mm/Nikon 16mm wide angle lenses.
I would spend a bit more money on a housing that will support wider range of lenses so that in the future, you will not be stuck with an inflexible system.