Nikon 1 J2 and Housing

Steve Brown · Issue 72, May/Jun 2013 · pp. 30–33

Products mentioned: Nikon 1 J2, Nikon 1 J1, Nikon 10-30mm lens, Nikon J2 housing

My name is Steve Brown, I’ve been a keen photographer since I was a boy so when I became interested in diving it seemed only natural to take pictures of the underwater environment too! I first was bitten by the ‘diving bug’ in 2003 when I did a try dive whilst on holiday in Kuredu Maldives and the rest is history! Since qualifying as a PADI open water diver I’ve always had a camera as part of my diving kit, and I’m now a PADI Underwater Digital Photography Speciality Instructor. I started out with an Olympus Mju 700 compact camera & housing, which actually produced some great results, to a bridge camera, and then an SLR with strobes plus a bit of underwater movie, and most recently the Nikon 1 J2 with the new housing. Sounds like a lot of equipment, but I do have the advantage of owning a Photographic & Hifi business with my wife Amanda, on the Isle of Wight. We’ve got 2 shops on the Isl…