ZEN DP-170mm Dome port for Nauticam Mini

Phil Rudin · Issue 73, Jul/Aug 2013 · pp. 28–29

Gear ReviewZen Underwaterdome port170mm glass portNauticam Minimirrorless housingwide angle photographyunderwater opticsport extension

Products mentioned: Zen Underwater DP-170mm dome port, Nauticam NA-NEX-5R housing, Nauticam NA-EM5 housing, Sony 10-18mm F/4 lens, Sony 16mm lens with Fisheye adapter, Panasonic 7-14mm F/4 lens, Panasonic 8mm fisheye lens, Nauticam 20mm port extension, Inon Z-240 strobe, Inon S-2000 strobe, ThinkTank Airport roll-on bag, Nauticam 230mm glass port, Nauticam 200mm glass port, Nauticam 100mm glass port, Zen Underwater Olympus Pen line ports

Zen Underwater the high quality optical glass dome port manufacturer Located in Ft. Lauderdale Florida USA has recently introduced a new line of 170mm glass ports for Nauticam DSLR and Nauticam Mini (mirrorless camera) housings. This release follows the success of the highly regarded 230mm, 200mm, 100mm and Olympus Pen line of optical glass ports. I have used a 170mm glass port for years with several DSLR systems and found the size to be excellent for most of my wide angle lens needs. I particularly like this port size for traveling with my ThinkTank Airport roll-on bag because I can put the port in a Rubbermaid three liter square serving container, secure the top and stand the container on its side in my roll-on bag. This takes up far less of the limited packing space compared to having to lay a 200mm to 230mm port flat in the same roll-on case without the protection of the container. O…

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