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DEMA 2006: Fantasea

Underwater housings and accessories

Posted: 15 November 2006 12:23 AM
Last Update: 16 November 2006 04:20 AM
6 comment(s)
Categories: News,  Photo News
Author: Eric Cheng ( echeng )
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Fantasea booth: Howard Rosenstein and Ran Vered

Howard Rosenstein and Ran Vered of Fantasea showed new underwater housings for the Nikon D80 and Canon Digital Rebel XTi/400D.  Fantasea specializes in housings for all Nikon Coolpix cameras.  All new models include support for full control of the camera, and housing packages containing tray, arm, flash, and fiber optic cable run under USD $400 retail (impressive).

Fantasea has also been busy producing a line of accessories, including Aquatica-like arms and ULCS-like clamps and balls.  They also have a wide-angle bayonet mount lens compatible with Fantasea coolpix housings and all other housings compatible with 46mm or 52mm screw-on threads.

A new modeling light is smart and turns off when it detects the preflash from a compact camera (to avoid hotspots in the resulting image).

For more coverage of DEMA 2006, please see the DEMA coverage index.


Howard Rosenstein of Fantasea, with Fantasea DLR housing


Howard Rosenstein with Fantasea housing


Fantasea’s new pre-flash aware modeling light


Prospective customers check out gear at the Fantasea booth

6 Comment(s):

  1. Any info on pricing and availability of this focus light? I like the idea of a focus light that shuts off during pre-flash. If its less than $100 then I’m a customer.

    Posted by UWphotoNewbie  on  11/15  at  09:06 AM

  2. Hi, you can check it our on the Fantasea Line website at http://www.fantasea.com it will be posted there soon.
    For now I can say that it will be well below $100

    Howard
    Fantasea Line

    Posted by Hman  on  11/15  at  11:34 AM

  3. Which light will it be based on? Any recommendation on how to attach it to ULCS components?

    Posted by UWphotoNewbie  on  11/15  at  03:03 PM

  4. I do not understand your question regarding which
    light it will be based on? There is a picture of it in the article. It comes with a bracket which attaches to any Sea and Sea type arm connection, or Fantasea Line Flex arm or B and J arm connection, you can see it at this link
    http://www.fantasea.com/product_details.asp?id=250

    If you need any more information please send an email to

    Thanks
    Howard

    Posted by Hman  on  11/15  at  03:15 PM

  5. Hello Howard,
    Can you give us more data on the new light, like burn time and more important the light intensity.

    Arnon

    Posted by Arnon_Ayal  on  11/16  at  01:52 AM

  6. Shalom Arnon,
    Pleaes look at page 31 in our new online PDF catalogue for the answers http://www.fantasea.com/catalogues/fantasea_customers.pdf

    If you need more help then email us at

    This is an excellent new, economical compact LED light and a very powerful accessory for underwater lighting. It will be ready by mid December just in time for the Holiday season.

    Also look at the new Nano Torch on the same page, the ultimate back up diving light.

    Howard
    Fantasea Line

    Posted by Hman  on  11/16  at  06:20 AM

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