Sealux CD200 housing for the Nikon D200

Colin Gans · Issue 30, May/Jun 2006 · pp. 19–22

Products mentioned: Sealux CD200, Nikon D200, Sealux CD70, Nikon D70, Nikon D2X, Sealux PN94 flat port, Sealux 180F fisheye dome port, Grand Viewfinder, Ikelite

This review is written from the perspective of: a current Nikon DSLR owner with an investment in compatible glass; a current Sealux underwater housing owner with an investment in compatible ports, strobes and cables; someone with an upside down view of the world who sees the sunrise earlier than most (I live in New Zealand). The camera The Nikon D200 offers a professional quality digital SLR camera in a smaller package than the flagship Nikon D2X. I have compared its capabilities to its stable mates, the larger and costlier Nikon D2X as a ‘role model’; and the lighter and slightly smaller Nikon D70 from whence I came. While a review of the camera itself is beyond the scope of this article, it is worthwhile noting that from an underwater perspective the main differences between the D200 and the D2X are the smaller physical size of the D200 and the D200’s lower price. Where I live there is…