UWphotoNewbie

A few years ago when the D700 and 14-24mm were announced, I was pretty excited about the possibility of using this lens underwater on FX. At the time there were sevral technical issues that prevented most from using it UW.

I've been out of the dive community for a while but now I finallly have both an FX camera (D600) and the 14-24mm and am really enjoying using it topside. I'm trying to work out weather to house this combination or the D7000/11-16mm underwater. I understand that Ikelite does not currently have a solution for the 14-24mm.

What are your experiences? What FX lenses are people using underwater? Has anyone mastered the 14-24mm on FX underwater? On the DX D70 with Ikelite housing and 8" dome I found the Sigma 14mm, Nikon 10.5 mm and 12-24mm worked pretty well. I have since pitched the 12-24mm in favor of the 11-16mm and have a D7000 with no housing.

Should I Adorama the D7000 and 11-16 and just house the D600? Or am I better off with DX and a smaller WA zoom that takes filters too?

Finally I get the FX I want but still confused.

I just bought a D600 which of course (unfortunately) means updating software too if I want access to RAW files.

I've always been a photoshop user although I did use Nikon Capture for a while along with CS1 when there was some sort of integration. I currently use CS5 with my D7000. Now I'm stuck with upgrading to CS6 if I want to open NEF files for the new camera. Adobe released the new version of Camera Raw today with support for the D600.

So what is the difference between Lightroom and photoshop? Should I be using lightroom instead of photoshop? I'm really a beginner to PS and mainly use it for RAW control and things like exposure, WB, color adjustments etc. I do go to black and white and HDR in PS. I don't really ever do any image manipulation so I don't need the "graphic arts" features in PS.

So, which product is better and for what? Which one do I want and if Adobe has Elements, why do they also have Lightroom?

This is the perfect setup to get you started in DSLR UW photography.

Ikelite Nikon D70 housing in excellent condition. I have less than 20 dives on this housing. The housing works perfectly and allows full control over every camera function.

The housing has several upgrades over the standard D70 housing:
Upgraded to support iTTL control with flash exposure compensation for one or two Ikelite strobes. Simply switch to manual control for full control of flash exposure. Flash could not be any easier!
Upgraded to accomidate Ikelite 8" dome ports including the Fisheye dome port.
Upgraded to the right angle strobe sync port connector to reduce stress on the sync port.

Nikon D70 camera is in good working condition with some wear. Includes all ascessories and original box including:
D70 Camera
Body Cap
Original battery + 3 extra Nikon brand battery packs
Battery charger and cord
Product manual
Strap
Origional box.

Also includes: 4x high speed 2 and 4 GB CF memory cards.