Nikonos II spare parts (o rings)

I4m trying to use an old Nikonos II as part of an experiment on BW artistic nude underwater photography. I4m interested on ear about where to find some spare o rings for this camera. Also, someone has some advice about this camera compared to Canon A1 UW? I4m planning to take pictures in shallow waters (rivers, creeks...) using available light and maybe some homemade silver plated reflector.

I think that Nikon still stocks O-ring sets for the II, although they might only

be selling only those for the III to V by now. You might want to call up the

Nikon distributor/office for Mexico to see if they have the O-rings.<p> The

Nikonos series (save the RS) have no real focus indication -- I guess that you

just end up getting good at estimating distances (or covering it with the depth

of field), so that might be bothersome for your first roll or two. You might want to try

one of the plastic bags out on the market today -- I know that B&H sells them -- with an SLR.

For Nikonos II o-rings, try Bob Warkentin's Southern Nikonos Service Center, 9459 Kempwood, Houston, TX 77080 713-462-5436

 

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This is considered the top Nikonos service house in the US. They maintain a large inventory of parts for the entire Nikonos line.