Sea & Sea DX D100 camera housing

Charles Hood · Issue 12, Apr/May 2003 · pp. 14–17

Products mentioned: Sea & Sea DX D100, Nikon D100, Nikon Coolpix 5000, Nikon F100, Sea & Sea NX100, Sea & Sea YS50, Sea & Sea YS60, Nikon SB-80DX, Nikon SB-50DX, Nikon SB-28DX, Nikon SB-24, Nikon SB-25, Nikon SB-26, Subal, Ikelite, Hugyphot, Nexus

14 Many described the Coolpix 5000 as the birth of high quality underwater digital photography. If that is accepted then the Nikon D100 is a fully blown teenager! It’s got a few spots and throws the occasional tantrum but it’s got all the makings of a sophisticated grown up. Along with the FM2 and F801s the D100 is sure to go down in Nikon’s history as a classic. In UWP 11 Alex Mustard guided us through the adolescent. He gave us a low down on mega pixels, ISO settings and colour balance, but here I review the new Sea & Sea DX D100 underwater casing. I should maybe first start with why I chose it. The simple answer is that it was the first housing anyone could get to me. Ikelite and Hugyphot were months away, Nexus was unannounced and I think I was 14th or so in the queue for a Subal. However, I had already taken the decision to trade up from the Coolpix 5000 due mainly to shutter delay.…