d80 for backup in d90 ikelite housing

[tirzo13 0]

I like to have backup cameras.

in my last set up i had a d70 and d70s for my d70 ikelite rig.

 

i now have a d90 and ikelite d90 housing.

 

i have heard that the d90 fits in the d80 housing with most functions.

however my question is can i buy a used d80 camera for a backup and use it in my d90 housing?

 

minor and major floods happen, and if im out in the world and flood my d90, id like to have a back up, without having to purchase another d90.

[john70490 3]

You might like to post a question on the Ikelite Q and A forum on Scubaboard. Here is Iklite's answer to the opposite question, i.e. a D90 in the D80 housing: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ikelite/3...80-housing.html

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Yes it works well enough to be a viable back up. Photos and info here http://apnewton.blogspot.com/2009/01/d90-i...80-housing.html

[john70490 3]

Yes it works well enough to be a viable back up. Photos and info here http://apnewton.blogspot.com/2009/01/d90-i...80-housing.html

 

The question was whether he can use a D80 in his D90 housing. Your blog is about the opposite, i.e. using a D90 in a D80 housing, which we already know works fairly well.

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Oh yeah. Apologies

[tirzo13 0]

so nobody has tried a D80 as a backup in a D90 housing?

[tirzo13 0]

I suppose the price has dropped enough on the D90 that its now close to the used price of a D80.

I can find used d90's for $650 and used D80's for $450, so I suppose i should just get another D90.

[john70490 3]

I suppose the price has dropped enough on the D90 that its now close to the used price of a D80.

I can find used d90's for $650 and used D80's for $450, so I suppose i should just get another D90.

 

You're probably right but I just bought an almost unused (1000 shutter actuations) D80 as a back-up, complete with a Nikon 18-55mm lens, for $375.

[tirzo13 0]

You're probably right but I just bought an almost unused (1000 shutter actuations) D80 as a back-up, complete with a Nikon 18-55mm lens, for $375.

 

 

Good deal!

so are you saying a D80 will work in a D90 housing?

[john70490 3]

Good deal!

so are you saying a D80 will work in a D90 housing?

 

I've no idea! We only know for sure that a D90 will work passably (main functions only, see above) in a D80 housing, according to Ikelite's statement in their Q & A forum on Scubaboard.

[john70490 3]

Good deal!

so are you saying a D80 will work in a D90 housing?

 

The answer is no. http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ikelite/4...90-housing.html