Subal CP5 housing for Nikon Coolpix 5000

Peter Rowlands · Issue 8, Aug/Sep 2002 · pp. 37–44

Products mentioned: Nikon Coolpix 5000, Subal CP5 housing, FC-E8 fisheye adaptor, WC-E68 wide angle adaptor, Nikon D1, Olympus PT housing range, Nikonos TTL flashgun, Nikon SB flashgun, Pelican laptop case, Apple Mac laptop

The advent of the Nikon Coolpix 5000 digital stills camera marked a watershed change from conventional film to digital photography and now, with the arrival of the Subal CP5 housing that same watershed now applies to underwater photography. The Nikon Coolpix 5000 camera The reason why the appearance of the Coolpix 5000 is so important is that it provides a fully featured camera which can be operated totally in automatic mode with programme, shutter or aperture priorities or fully manual with control over shutter speed and aperture. This places it one step up from the “point and shoot” digital cameras such as the excellent Olympus range complimented by the PT range of underwater housings. The 5000 is not in the same league as the Nikon D1 type digital SLR cameras but, at around £850 it is a fraction of the cost of these SLR cameras which is around £4000! The final plus factor is the avail…