DavidG 1 Posted March 11, 2005 Hi everyone, I have been doing a lots of research about the Subal D10 housing. I thought about getting a new Subal housing for my Nikon D100 but I got an offer for a second hand D10 , about two years old for 2000$ ( No ports ) I am asking for sugestions because I don,t have any experience with subal housings but I know that there are very strong. My thought if you think that it will be safer to get a new one that there are about 3150$ and you getting 2 years warranty I find quite hard to buy things on the internet and more when you are in the Turks & Caicos and far from and photo store. Can you guys give me some advice B) Thanks David Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kasey 0 Posted March 11, 2005 These housings are rugged! Assuming that the electricals are in good shape (no unsserviced flood) I think you have little to worry about. Maybe have Dave overhaul it prior to buying and you should be good to go. I bought my Seacam with HEAVY use on it - I've had a few minor issues with wear on specific controls but I was able to make the repairs/adjustments and it was well worth the savings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UWPhotoTech 0 Posted March 11, 2005 This housing is being sold by one of my customers. I serviced this housing last fall and it has not been used since, it's in pristine conditon. It was taken on their recent trip to indonesia but only as a backup. So it's well travelled but not heavily used. They use Light & Motion Titan D100's as their main housings. I would not worry about not getting a two year warranty. We are the USA Warranty Service Center for Subal. The only warranty issues we've seen have been for minor design changes on newly released housings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cor 0 Posted March 12, 2005 Hi David, I have a Subal D10 and have been doing about 200 dives a year with it. They are extremely rugged. Inside the housing, there is very little that can be a problem. Something could be broken inside, or the bulkhead (strobe connector) could have flooded. Reading UWPhotoTech's response though, none of that is the case, so you'll be getting a housing for $2000 thats just as good as a brand new one. My wife recently bought a several years old Subal N10 (very similar housing) and besides some scratches it was fine. Cor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
