Subal ND70 housing for the Nikon D70 digital SLR camera

Peter Rowlands · Issue 21, Oct/Nov 2004 · pp. 19–20

Products mentioned: Subal ND70, Nikon D70, Subal D10, GS viewfinder magnifier

In the fast moving world of digital SLR cameras it is becoming more and more difficult for underwater housing manufacturers to produce quality housings before the model is either discontinued or devalued by rumours of a higher specification replacement. Fortunately computer technology with laptop CAD design software right through to hugely expensive computer controlled mills has allowed those manufacturers who have invested in the technology to get their housings to market first. The Subal ND70 is one such example. The Nikon D70 digital SLR camera became available in about April 2004 and Subal were able to get their first batch of housings into the market by August. This is a quite remarkable achievement by any standards but to produce a housing of such quality, design and finish is a credit to the team at Subal in Austria and especially Arnold Stepanek, their founder and designed. The S…