Digital SLR underwater

Peter Rowlands · Issue 19, Jun/Jul 2004 · pp. 48–51

Products mentioned: Nikon D100, Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens, Nikon 12-24mm zoom lens, Olympus C40, Subal housing, Inon Z-220, Fuji DSLR

48 Digital SLR (single lens reflex) cameras are now becoming much more popular as their prices fall, specifications increase and accessory lenses become available to make them perform like a traditional SLR film camera. They offer several distinct advantages over the entry level digital cameras which were discussed in the last issue of UwP and now that housings are becoming readily available these digital SLR cameras (DSLR from now on to save my typing finger) are offering a real alternative to film cameras. The main advantage is that there is no significant shutter delay. That means when you press the shutter you get the shot immediately. With entry level cameras the shutter delay can be at least a second although this can be reduced by half pressing the shutter release button to let the camera perform most of its function and, when you finally fully press, the shutter the delay is much…