Here are the first images of the upcoming housing from Nauticam for the 5D MkIII.
Nauticam, an international leader in innovative underwater housing technology, is once again the first to market with their latest underwater housing for the new full frame camera from Canon. Scubapix are presenting the Australian premiere of the new underwater housings for the D800, D4 and 5D MkIII at the PMA Digital Show in Melbourne, coming up on 25-27 May 2012.
Nauticam, an international leader in innovative underwater housing technology, is once again the first to market with their latest batch of underwater housings for the new full frame cameras from Nikon and Canon. Scubapix are presenting the Australian premiere of the new underwater housings for the D800, D4 and 5D MkIII at the PMA Digital Show in Melbourne, coming up on 25-27 May 2012.
Scubapix will also be showcasing the Nauticam housing for the Phase One medium format camera and, in another Australian first, the Gates housing for Canon’s new C300 digital cinema camera.
We will also be showcasing a new GoPro housing specifically designed for scuba diving, with a custom glass lens port, for crisp underwater focus, and a custom filter mount, for capturing great colours. We will also be featuring on the stand other underwater housings for DSLR and Mirrorless systems.
Event: The Digital Show by PMA
Date: 25 – 27 May 2012 (Note: Friday is trade only)
Time: 10am – 5pm each day
Location: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Scubapix booth no: 33
More info & Register: www.pmaaustralia.com.au
It is free to register for the Expo, so don’t miss this opportunity to be one of the first to can get your hands on one of these incredible housings in Australia. Come and say hello on Booth 33 at the PMA Digital Show in Melbourne. See you there!
As the international leader in innovative underwater housing technology, Nauticam is pleased to announce the latest release in its acclaimed line of precision crafted camera housings. The NA-D800 breaks new ground in ergonomic functions, extensive control options and ease of operation while upholding the robust quality standards that have become a hallmark of the Nauticam brand. There are numerous significant advancements on this housing.
Features taken from the D7000V housing include the redesigned sub command dial control and the right thumb-operated control using a double paddle lever assembly to engage the record function (Live View on NA-D7000V) on the top lever and the dedicated AF-ON feature on the bottom lever. A similar two paddle arrangement has been placed for the left thumb to activate playback and ISO control. The multi control features a new pad arrangement rather than buttons. The housing has a port that is capable of taking the company’s HDMI bulkhead to easily add the Nauticam external monitor. The housing has two fiber optic ports as standard, although Nikonos, S6 and Ikelite bulkheads are also available. More info coming soon.
Now taking pre-orders: www.scubapix.com
Nauticam proudly announces the NA-V1 housing for Nikon’s new and revolutionary line of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. The Nikon V1 is Nikon’s first mirrorless interchangable lens camera, and positions itself to compete well with the existing mirrorless cameras, with quicker focusing and quicker shooting.
The NA-V1 features the type of innovations people have come to expect from Nauticam, including a clever switch to make using both the EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) and the LCD possible. This housing brings the image quality of an advanced DSLR into the underwater world – in a system so compact that it easily fits into your carry-on luggage.
The new 45° Viewfinder from Nauticam has the same great build quality and materials of the existing, popular 180° straight viewfinder. It provides a full view of the camera’s finder at 1:1 magnification and, like the 180° Viewfinder, has a diopter adjustment, accessible via an external knob, to allow for adjustment to suit different eyesight even during a dive.
It’s 45° angle puts you in a comfortable position for precise focusing and artistic composition. The Viewfinder also pivots through 360° against the housing to allow for different viewing angles. This offers distinct advantages when taking close-up pictures close to the sea floor or other similar situations with viewing obstacles.
The viewfinder can be installed and uninstalled in Nauticam housings without tools and can be used with Ikelite, Aquatica, Sea & Sea and Nexus housings via the use of special adaptors. We are now taking orders for the Nauticam 45° Viewfinder.
Scubapix will once again be at the OzTek Dive Conference and Exhibition coming up in Sydney. We will be showcasing all the latest underwater housings from Nauticam, Aquatica and Light and Motion as well as the full range of Sola Dive, Photo and Video lights.
“Maintaining the passion and putting the thrill-factor back into diving, the internationally acclaimed OZTeK Diving Conference and Exhibition is a clearly targeted event aimed at those whose thirst for knowledge and a better understanding of diving is matched only by their spirit of adventure.
“Offering an inspirational voyage of discovery into all of diving’s future possibilities the seventh OZTeK event, OZTeK’11, is much more than just a focal point for technical diving enthusiasts; it’s for everyone – regardless of experience and qualifications – who’s ever looked at the ocean’s surface, considered all of its possibilities ….and dreamed.“
“Featuring a meaningful exhibition showcasing the very best that the world of diving has to offer, an international cast of speakers and presenters, plus non-stop workshops and seminars, OZTeK’11 is again poised to push back the boundaries of underwater knowledge and establish a new standard of excellence for Dive Events.“
Date: 12-13 March 2011
Location: Australian Technology Park, Sydney
More info: Click here for more info and to register
Come and visit our stand to get your hands on all the latest gear in Underwater Imaging solutions.
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.
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.
Scubapix will be at the PMA Australia – Digital Life Expo & Conference this weekend. It is being held from Friday 4 – Sunday 6 June 2010 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. It is the largest and most exciting Digital Imaging Show in the Southern Hemisphere – an event not to be missed by anyone with an interest in the latest and greatest from the photo imaging industry.
You will have a chance to have a look and feel of all the latest Underwater Housings from Nauticam and Aquatica. You will find us on the Dragon Image Australia stand, Booth 334. So if you’re in Melbourne this weekend, drop by, say hello and have a play.
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