Underwater Housing for the FA

[leo_cavanha]

Hello ALL

 

I have a FA Nikon for my all-around use, and I'm planning to bring her

underwater, now that I'm starting to dive. So far I didn't find any

underwater housings for her, only for some newer models. It shoud

resist to deeper waters (20-30m minimum) and preferably allow the use

of flash.

 

thanks for your help!!

[wbowman]

I'm not an expert on underwater photography, but I do know that housings for any camera

can run in the hundreds of dollars. The FA in particular would seem to present two

problems. One is that is has been out of production for a very long time and it is unlikely

that any current manufacturer is going to support it. Two is that the eye releif for all of the

Nikon Fx (FM, FE, FA, etc.) is not that great. You'd need to rig up some sort of additional

viewfinder mechanism to see anything with SCUBA gear on. Additionally, you'll want a

flash at that depth and getting an underwater strobe unit hooked up to that FA will almost

certainly be problematic.

 

II would suggest looking at a used Nikonos (if you want to keep it in the Nikon family) or a

mid-range digicam with a housing (Canon has several).

[voets]

for digital camera's there's http://www.digideep.com/ an extensive database of all housings for all (digital) cams.

 

Ikelite can build a custom housing for you (see http://www.ikelite.com/web_pages/slrnikon.html) if the FA won't fit in one of the existing housings.

[leo_cavanha]

Thanks, guys, sorry for the late answer but I've been very busy at work. I will probably go with the Nikonos, when I have the opportunity. My first idea was a housing for the Hasselblad, but wow thats rare and expensive.

 

in a couple of months i will post some photos from underwater!