For super macro work, try our new F.I.T. PRO Super Macro wet lenses that easily screw on to the front of your macro port. Available in two versions +5 and +8 for super macro work.
+5 close up lens easily attachs with a 67mm thread, even underwater. +8 close up lens has a 46mm thread but contains a 67mm step-up thread adapter. Both lenses can be fitted to the front of Nauticam macro ports. They can also be stacked together to achieve an even greater magnification! » Click here for more details.
The much anticipated Nauticam Housing for the Nikon D7000 is now shipping and available. The Nikon D7000 has been well received by the critics, priced slightly more than the D90 but also out specs the similarly priced, and still on sale, D300s in many details. It has a 16.2 MP CMOS sensor, an ISO range of 100-6400, a 39 point AF system with 3D tracking and a 2016 pixel metering system. It shoots up to ‘full HD’ video – 1920 x 1080 resolution at 24fps and has a live view/movie switch control. Unlike the D90, the D7000 can also maintain AF during live view and movie shooting, a feature which is sure to be popular with Underwater Photographers/Videographers.
The NA-D7000 housing inherits numerous innovations from earlier Nauticam housings like the piano keys which first appeared on the NA-7D housing, an improved version of the locking latches from the NA-550D housing and the patented Nauticam port locking sys
tem. The NA-D7000 is also packed with new features including new locking latches, a new lens release lever and flash activation button, a new patented two stage shutter release and an improved rear command dial control – all in a smaller package.
With many orders already taken for this new housing, we’re sure this camera and housing combination is going to be extremely popular with many underwater photographers.
With the launch of the Nauticam housing for the new digital Sony NEX-5, Nauticam have given a new lease of life to Nikonos lenses. With the Nauticam Nikonos Lens Adapter fitted, you can now use the Nikonos lenses, arguably the sharpest lenses ever produced for underwater photography, on a state-of-the-art digital camera.
NA-Nex 5 housing is made for Sony NEX-5, the world’s smallest, lightest interchangeable lens camera so far, yet the camera has a DSLR APS-C HD image sensor, which means you can compose the same image quality as from a conventional DSLR.
The Nauticam housing design emphasizes a casual, user friendly appearance allowing logical and comfortable controls of the camera. The housing body is machined from graded aluminium and coated with corrosion resistant hard anodize.
It can be used with the Sony NEX E-mount lenses (18-55mm, 16mm and fisheye convertor) or with Nikonos lenses with the help of the Nauticam Nikonos lens adaptor.
A short history of Nikonos
Nikonos is the name of a series of 35mm film cameras specifically designed for underwater photography launched by Nikon in 1963. The Nikonos system was immensely popular with both amateur and professional underwater photographers.
Its compact design, ease of use, and excellent optical quality set the standard for several decades of underwater imaging. What truly set the Nikonos apart from other cameras were its dedicated underwater lenses; they were designed as “water-contact” optics, and are not usable in air. To this day, many consider no underwater camera system can quite match the Nikonos lenses for sharpness and saturation.
Nikon ceased development and manufacture of new Nikonos cameras in 2001, although there is still a large and active used market. With the launch of the Nauticam NEX5, it is likely to spark alot of interest from the many Nikonos users past and present.
A few recent announcements from Canon today. Firstly the long awaited Canon EOS 60D, offering high performance, a Vari-angle LCD screen and enhanced ergonomics and featuring an 18MP CMOS sensor and 1040k dot 3.0″ LCD from the EOS 550D (Rebel T2i) with the AF system from the 50D. Aimed to sit in between the 550D and the 7D, the 60D has been repositioned in the market, so isn’t a simple upgrade to its predecessor the EOS 50D. Keep an eye on this spot for the housing announcements that are sure to come soon.
Also new from Canon of interest to underwater photographers is the EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM, Canon’s first fisheye zoom lens, and the world’s first fisheye zoom lens to offer both ‘circular’ and ‘full frame’ images. Producing a 180 degree angle of view when used at its widest setting on 35mm-format cameras, is this the full frame answer to the Tokina 10-17mm Fisheye?
Aquatica have announced the release of their latest housing, for the entry level Canon 550D dSLR. This new camera, with features usually found on much higher end cameras, offers a compact and light design that is ideally suited for underwater use.
Made of High Grade aluminum, the Aquatica 550D housing will give the user unparallel access to the camera operations and every effort has been made to bring the controls and buttons within easy reach of even the smallest hand. New to this housing for Aquatica are flash up and down controls, to easily switch between flash and ambient light photography, and oversized controls for easy use in colder conditions and when wearing gloves.
This new smaller and lighter Aquatica housing is now available at an affordable price, making it a great entry level dSLR housing for a great dSLR camera. Contact Scubapix for more information.
Nauticam have just released their brand new NA-550D DSLR housing for Canon’s latest SLR, the EOS 550D. It inherits the renowned piano keys from NA-7D housing and the signature Nauticam port locking system, as well as Nauticam’s usual superb ergonomics featured in all their housings. New to the NA-550D are a new style of latch designed to be easier to use with larger hands, and a more sensitive shutter release lever which incorporates an enhanced mechanism, allowing a very responsive half-press autofocus.
The camera itself features an 18 mega pixel sensor, Canon’s latest DiG!C 4 processor, and can record full HD 1080p videos with full manual control. That’s a lot for an ‘entry level’ DSL, and is set to be a great camera for underwater use!
One other feature I’m particularly excited about is a new fingertip ISO paddle, for changing ISO speed, located on the top of the housing. With DSLR’s handling higher ISO with greater ease these days, a dedicated easy to reach control will be a big bonus.
Scubapix is the distributor for Nauticam in Australia and New Zealand. For more information, email us at info@scubapix.com.
