[Leica] Underwater in the Galapagos

[lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin)]

Alastair,
If you really intend to take a number of photos underwater, get yourself a
used Nikonos II or Nikonos III. You can find them on e-Bay or in most dive
shops for well under $200. I paid $189 for mine a few years back. They are
designed for underwater photography without a housing and are unarguably the
most rugged cameras ever made. The 35mm Nikkor lens is extremely sharp and
can be used in air as well as water. After you take pictures you can use it
to crack walnuts or drive nails. Or even sell it on e-Bay pretty close to
the price you paid for it. There is a small but remarkably steady demand for
these cameras from divers and sailors.
Larry Z
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On Oct 14, 2010, at 2:02, afirkin at afirkin.com wrote:


I'm hoping to go to the galapagos next year: how does it do underwater ;-)