Buy the Nikon D200 here

The Sea & Sea DX-D200 Housing was made for the Nikon D200 Digital Camera

Digideep.com now have photos and a very favorable review by J P Trenque, of the Sea and Sea DX-D200 Underwater Housing J. P. Trenque’s conclusion for the Sea and Sea DX-D200 Housing is…

Conclusion
In all, I am extremely happy with my purchase. The Sea & Sea DX-D200 is not the perfect housing yet because of its viewfinder, lack of some controls and occasionally fiddly dial commands. However, it is extremely competitively priced compared to other metal housings and handles beautifully underwater. Oh, and it looks rather good and serious too!

WetPixel have a review of the Sea and Sea DX D200 Housing The author of the review, Craig Ruaux states at the end of the review…

“Overall, this is a very solid, high quality housing. I expect to get many years of good use from this housing, and I am happy with the purchase. There are some things missing from this housing that may or may not represent a problem for individual users, but for photographers like myself with a reasonable investment in Sea & Sea ports, the decision to purchase this housing is basically a no-brainer.”

Reviews of the Nikon Coolpix 7900

Steves Digicams review the Nikon Coolpix 7900 Digital Camera
and state that

“These Coolpix cameras use intelligent technology to help ensure a balanced exposure and sharpness. Nikon’s exclusive new D-Lighting function is another new addition that can literally turn throwaway shots into frame-able memories. The D-Lighting feature can be selected in Playback mode — automatically compensating for insufficient flash or excessive back lighting in order to obtain balanced exposure throughout the frame. Both cameras are also equipped with Blur Warning, another feature unique to Nikon which alerts the user when a shot is compromised by camera or hand shake, allowing another shot to be taken before leaving the scene.”

The Reviews are continued here….

Read the reviews of the Nikon D200 Digital SLR Camera

Buy the Nikon D50 Digital Camera

Product Description From the Manufacturer “Nikon’s D50 interchangeable-lens digital SLR camera is designed to make it easier than ever to enjoy the thrill of outstanding digital SLR picture quality easily and instantly. Combining the outstanding response of Nikon’s patented digital and photographic performance with optical performance available only from renowned Nikkor interchangeable lenses and expanded shooting options only available in a quality digital SLR camera, the Nikon D50 makes exceptional digital SLR photography a reality for everyone.”

Read the Reviews of the Nikon D50

I saw a post by a Scuba Diver the other day, saying how much he loves the Nikonos series of cameras, so I did a bit of research on them. Nikon have ceased production of this series. They “may” still be found on E-bay or in private sales. I couldn’t find any on Amazon.

Read about the history of the Nikonos Series Underwater Camera

The Nikon D70 digital SLR is used by both novice and experienced photographers. It has 6.1 Effective Megapixels: For exceptional resolution that can produce very high definition 3008 x 2000-pixel images for printing 11 x 14-inch photos.

It has Continuous shooting mode: With 3 frames per second and a dynamic buffer that lets you capture up to 144 pictures in sequence with no buffer stall using selected CF cards. Top Shutter Speed: Featuring a 1/8000 second shutter speed.

There are many different Underwater Housings for the Nikon D70 – see some reviews below.

Buy the Nikon D70

Read more about the Nikon D70 Digital SLR Camera and Underwater Housings

Darren Rowse over at Digital Camera Reviews posted about an article named 10 Things You Should Know About The Nikon D70.

The article is by Dan Richards an it’s published in the Photography Magazine.

There’s nothing in the article mentioned about Scuba Diving. However, there are quite a few housings which support the Nikon D70:

• Zillion ZAP-D70,
• Zillion ZAP-D70 Custom,
• BS Kinetics Dahna Digital,
• Fantasea Line FD70,
• Hugyfot HFN-D70,
• Bruder BUW1 ND70,
• 10bar Nikon D70/D70S,
• Seacam silver Nikon D70,
• UK-GERMANY UK-D-D70

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More about 10 Things You Should Know About the Nikon D70

Review of the Nikon D70

Divernet Diver Magazine tried out, then reviewed and compared 8 different Scuba Diving Cameras

• NIKON COOLPIX 4600,
• OLYMPUS mju500,
• FUJI FINEPIX F10,
• SONY CYBERSHOT DCS T33,
• SONY CYBERSHOT DSC W7
• NIKON COOLPIX 7900,
• CANON IXUS 700,
• SANYO XACTI C4

The author also discussed the different things to look at when purchasing a digital camera for Underwater Photography. Over the next few days, I’ll do a more detailed review of some of those cameras.

It looks like Digital cameras are really starting to take over from Film cameras. Nikon has announce that they will focus most of their resources in the digital area. Nikon has announced that they will no longer sell most of their film cameras. The only film cameras that will continue to be manufactured are the F6 and the FM10. The F6 will be the only one sold in Europe. All large format lenses, and many manual focus lenses are as of now discontinued too.

NIKON D70S SLR Digital Camera Kit with Nikon Zoom Lens 25226

Good news for digital photographers are that now “Nikon Corporation has made the decision to focus management resources on digital cameras in place of film cameras”.

“Following the success of our digital line-up over the last seven years, which has resulted in more than 95% of Nikon’s UK business being within the digital area, Nikon Corporation has made the decision to focus management resources on digital cameras in place of film cameras. This decision will allow Nikon to continue to develop products that match the demands of an increasingly competitive market place.”

Nikon Press Release