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Seacam Nikon D2x Housing Field Report and Review
Dennis Liberson has written a comprehensive field journal and user review of a Seacam housing for the Nikon D2x digital SLR.
“I have been using housed cameras for underwater photography since the early 1990s. I’ve shot with the Nikon 8008s, F5, D1x, and now, with the D2x. After using the Nikon D2x and Seacam underwater housing for a few days I can honestly say that this is the best camera and underwater housing combination I have ever used.”
Epoque/PATIMA 7070 Housing for Olympus C-7070/5060
Epoque/Patima has announced a new all-aluminum housing for Olympus C-7070 and C-5060 digital cameras. The housing features patented controls, 67mm-threaded front port, solid tray-mounting, hotshoe-sync for direct strobe connection, and dual handles for strobe-arm mounting. Continue for photos and full feature list.
SILVERFISH underwater housing for camcorders
The SILVERFISH is a new underwater housing for camcorders having LANC-control. The housing fits over 100 different camcorders, is manufactured by RWE Mechatronics and will be delivered by AVD Videoproduktion GmbH.
Continue reading for full press release.
Sea and Sea DX8000G Review
The Sea and Sea DX8000G is an 8-megapixel compact, underwater photography system, made up of the camera, the compact polycarbonate case, a bayonet mount .6x wideangle lens, and a lens caddy made to mount onto the strobe arm. The camera uses the same 8 megapixel sensor used in the larger prosumer cameras like the Sony 828 and the Olympus 8080, however this unit is considerably smaller.
Amphibico Phenom FX1 Video Samples
Wetpixel user wagsy has posted some sample videos of his first dive with the Sony FX1 HD camcorder in an Amphibico Phenom FX1 underwater housing. Videos range from a few megabytes to one that is nearly 200 megabytes! Grab ‘em before his host shuts him down for excessive bandwidth usage. :)
Also on his website are images showing the resolution difference between HD and miniDV.
Seacam D2x spotted in the forums
In North America, Kasey Canton was the first person to take delivery of a Seacam Nikon D2x housing.
“The description of a “transparent” housing couldn’t be more accurate. If you are comfortable with the D2 camera, you’ll be shooting this housing with comfort in no time. The wheels an buttons are exactly where you’d expect them to be, and you never need to take your hands from the handles.”
Join us in the forums to see photos and a first impression.
Adding USB Connectivity to your U/W Housing
It took only a couple liveaboard trips to convince me that there had to be an easier solution to downloading photos from the camera. Opening the housing after each dive, and either swapping out the memory card, or plugging in a USB cable to the side of the camera, was not only an inconvenience, but exposed the housing to an increased chance that a small hair or other contaminant might land on the main o-ring, leading to a flood. With the long battery life of the majority of dSLR cameras, the size of the memory card becomes the limiting factor, and with RAW files on some cameras breaking 15mb, one can only shoot so many pictures before the card fills up. Determined, I set about trying to find a way to transfer files over USB through the housing. This article describes the author’s design (Matt Segal), which makes USB downloading of photos THROUGH the housing a reality.
Aquatica D2x Prototype Housing Photos
We have received 2 photos of the prototype Aquatica D2x housing. As you can see from this photos, this unit is machined from solid, much like units from Subal and UK-Germany. The photos show the unit after machining and assembly, but it is not painted yet. The housing is designed to work with all of the available Aquatica bayonet mount ports and other accessories. MSRP is reported to be $2,999