Digital dilema

Staff · Issue 14, Aug/Sep 2003 · pp. 4–5

Products mentioned: Nikon AF DX Fisheye Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED, Nikon D2H, Nikon D100, Nikon D200

4 Editorial is published by PR Productions 13 Langley Avenue, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 6QN Tel & fax 00 44 (0)208 399 5709 e mail peter@uwpmag.com Underwater Photography Underwater Photography Digital dilema You’d have to have just got back from a trip to Mars to not notice how digital cameras are affecting the popularity and quality of underwater photography. The capability of both the entry level and digital SLR cameras is groundbreaking but they are creating major problems for underwater housing manufacturers. Perhaps the announcement of the new Nikon 10.5 digital fisheye lens and D2H camera will explain the situation. Details of these two new products were released in mid July but they would not be readily available until October. This delay means that potential customers, particularly for cameras, are faced with the dilema of whether to wait for the new camera or bite the bullet and pur…