
Nikonos V w/15mm
#1
Posted 19 July 2005 - 08:26 PM
One of problem with Nikons V is 15mm lens get loose from body
easily even in underwater.
Any suggestion/trick to hold it ? I 've seen some people use rubber
band.
Sam
and Nauticam D-7000 with Insect-eye lens.
#2
Posted 20 July 2005 - 07:46 PM
At depth, I doubt I could move it if I tried, which I haven't had the courage to do.
Mount the camera on a tray and hold the camera by that.
All the best, James
#3
Posted 21 July 2005 - 09:09 AM
Thanks for comment.
Sam
and Nauticam D-7000 with Insect-eye lens.
#4
Posted 21 July 2005 - 09:36 AM
Alex
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D7200 (Subal housing). Olympus EPL-5 (Nauticam housing).
#5
Posted 21 July 2005 - 11:15 AM
Nikonos III...for me, as reliable as a hockey puck.
Nikonos V...okay, perhaps a bit more maintenence-intensive, but no more floodable for me than the modern housing.
All the best, James
#6
Posted 25 July 2005 - 05:08 PM
It is good to see someone still like to discuss film shooting here & thanks.
I am finding that it has been already 7 years since last Nikonos RS came out of factory & Nikon used almost all spares in stock.hence, they are trying to wash hands. I suggest if anybody here trying to keep RS few more years, better send now for overhaul.
SB-104 & Nikonos V discontinued 2(3?)years ago & SB-105 last year and still has a lot of spares I was told. But, many people throwing Nikonos V away instead of overhaul as brand new bodies are sold at around U$250 in e-bay & MINT bodies with 35mm lens are sold even less.
Sam
and Nauticam D-7000 with Insect-eye lens.
#7
Posted 01 September 2005 - 12:12 PM
john
Nikon D100, Titan Housing, YS120's, 10.5, 17-35, 60, 105, MAGIC FILTERS!
#8
Posted 02 September 2005 - 05:22 PM
Joe
Author, Catalina Island - All you Need to Know
www.californiaunderwater.com
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#9
Posted 02 September 2005 - 05:24 PM
Joe
Author, Catalina Island - All you Need to Know
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#10
Posted 03 September 2005 - 04:01 AM
Thanks for your comment.
Sam
and Nauticam D-7000 with Insect-eye lens.
#11
Posted 11 October 2005 - 06:36 PM
believe it or not, when I have to do agressive entries like when working with whales I use Duct Tape to secure the 15 to my Nikonos body.
Ikelite and Aquatica Housings
Nikon 12-24 mm, 10.5 mm, 16 mm, 60 mm, 105 mm, 200 mm micro. Sigma 14 mm. + stacks of diopters and teleconverters
Many outdated flashy thingys with aluminum tinker toys to connect them to the cameras.
#12
Posted 20 December 2005 - 02:20 PM
I have always thought that the Nikonos is much more prone to flooding than any other underwater system. Anyone else think this too?
Alex
IMO Nik III great, though tends to flood at the synch cable port
Nik IVa and Nik V = waste of money flooded about six of those all up in six years, fives mostly through the TTL pins in the synch socket (same problem as the III) and the IVa mostly through the stupid back door seal.
I can' understand why people these days waste time with a Nikonos. About 99% of the world's gone digital haven't they? (Except me, although no more underwater photograhy for a while, not with a NIk anyway)
Cheers
#13
Posted 21 December 2005 - 05:21 AM
Sam
and Nauticam D-7000 with Insect-eye lens.
#14
Posted 21 December 2005 - 05:38 AM
I can' understand why people these days waste time with a Nikonos. About 99% of the world's gone digital haven't they? (Except me, although no more underwater photograhy for a while, not with a NIk anyway)
Cheers
Good question. I'm a big proponent of going digital. But the cost of a DSLR, housing ports... Not to mention size. What I like about the Nikonos are the optics, size and simplicity. You don't have to worry about ports, and if you need a diopter, etc.
For me the decision to keep the Nikonos was due to the price of a used 15mm lens. The other consideration was that the lab nearby is well-stocked with chemicals to make Ilfochrome prints. Direct prints made by a master printer look superb.
#15
Posted 07 January 2006 - 08:01 PM
Subal ND30- Housing
Way to many strobes to list
subal d300 setup with Ikelite 161 strobes
Still a film divasourus at heart in a digital world
#16
Posted 19 August 2014 - 08:54 AM
Resurrecting a very old thread, but have a highly related question. Would I be asking for trouble trying to do a split over/under photo with this lens (the S&S version)?
#17
Posted 09 November 2014 - 04:34 AM
Hi Bakeapple,
From years ago the opinion was that the bigger the port the better your chances of success. Lots of reasons for this and even some of them I understood. Firstly the "waterline" is MUCH easier to manage and get in the right spot with a larger dome. The consensus was that it was impossible with a 15mm type dome. I think this reason is convincing.
Second reason I understand less - something to do with focus ability of wides. The upshot was that you should use a 16mm and this is all I have tried it with.
However the other side of the coin is "How many decent shots do you want?" I assume you are not planning to make a living out of it so try a couple of rolls and see if you get lucky. The water will need to be glass flat to maximise chances.
Good luck