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Hi Ben Ben Wiseley wrote: > Is there a DIR philosophy on photo equipment? > > I'm debating between an SLR housing (Aquatica, Nexus, > Subal) for my Nikon 6006 or a Nikonos V. Is one > better at depth than the other (I've heard Nikonos are > only good to 160'). I like the SLR housings because I > can use the light meter and auto-focus of the Nikon. > Does anyone know which housings are easier to operate > with gloves/mits? Any suggestions? I've used a > Nikonos V a few times and found it great for macro but > guessing distances for normal shots was kind of a > pain. > > -ben The best thing to do is find a photographer whose work you like and see what he or she is using. Apply the DIR principles of 'less is more' and 'think it through' to what they say. As for your specific questions: Nik 5's often jam deeper than 180 fsw. The rear door and 'preasure plate' sandwitch the film to the camera chasis so it will not advance. If you pull too hard it scratches or rips. I use a Stromm housing. Cheap, deep, and simple (DIR?). The basic model has just one control, the shutter. Its magnetic so there is no hole in the housing requiring a gland (there is a Nik 5 speedlight connector which is o ringed.) The shutter release operates the same as it does on land, depressed half way it focuses and locks AF, pushed all the way it shoots. You can then move your subject off center. And there is less of a learning curve. Tom -- The Guns and Armour of Scapa Flow Scotland 1998 Underwater Photographic Survey of Historic Wrecks http://www.gunsofscapa.demon.co.uk/ -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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