Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'll second the Nikonos recommendation though I favour the V myself. John Collier On 19-Mar-06, at 9:16 AM, lrzeitlin@optonline.net wrote: > > > Feli writes: > > <<I'm looking for a camera, with heavy duty environmental sealing. Of > course > the lenses should be sealed equally well. I'm excluding the Nikonos > series > for several reason.>> > > Unless the weatherproof camera is the only one you need, I would > reconsider the Nikonos, particularly the older model II and III > versions. These metal cased cameras are extremely rugged and > absolutely waterproof. The 35mm f2.8 stock Nikon lens is excellent > and the 80mm lens is also quite good. > > Twenty years ago I did a travel story about kayaking down the Grand > Canyon section of the Colorado. Rather than risk my Leicas, I used > a Nikonos II. The camera and I spent half the trip submerged in > silty river water, but, since God protects fools and idiots, both > of us emerged unscathed. True, the lens is scale focusing and there > is no camera automation but depth of field and film latitude > compensates adequately. Since then I have always kept the Nikonos > in the bottom of my camera bag for use > in really bad weather. You can pick up a good used Nikonos in any > dive shop for less than $200. > > And if you get tired of taking pictures with the camera, you can > always use it to crack walnuts.