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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
