Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tom, I have a Canon Sure Shot A-1 that I use for snorkling and I think it would fill the bill for your wet muddy outdoor needs. 32mm autofocus lens, simple controls with flash control. BH has it, listed as 'underwater', for $130, or with date back $150. Dennis Tom Finnegan wrote: > Nikon announced yesterday that it will cease production of all Nikonos > cameras. > > John Collier > ************************ > > I've occasionally considered getting a Nikonos for photography in the rain > (9 months of the year in Seattle), fieldwork, and wet muddy construction > sites. I don't dive, as I already have too many expensive hobbies, but my > brother does (maybe he'll go in with me), and many of my coworkers do(maybe > I could rent it out on a few of our jobs). With the above announcement I > don't know if I should seriously consider it or not. I assume that Nikon > will have to provide parts and service for the next 10 years? > > Does anybody have any thoughts or comments on the Nikonos V and the two > amphibious lenses (a bit soft wide open, decent stopped down, pleasant > bokeh, somewhat flare prone etc...). I've used a co-workers Nikons IV and > 35/2.5 in the somewhat distant past doing stream surveys, but I don't have > any of the pictures and don't really recall much about the camera or lens. > > Tom Finnegan > Seattle > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html