Nikon D200 and Subal ND20 Field Report

Staff · Issue 32, Sep/Oct 2006 · pp. 19–24

Products mentioned: Nikon D200, Subal ND20, Inon Quad flash, Subtronic Mini TTL, Sea & Sea YS30, Sea & Sea YS50, Sea & Sea YS120, Isotecnic 33TTL, Heinrich Weikamp TTL converter, Magic Filter, UCLS buoyancy arms

The last couple of months has seen the long anticipated arrival of Nikon D200 housings from several manufacturers. Some of us have already upgraded and many more are contemplating the change from a first generation DSLR, making the jump from compact camera to DSLR or entering the digital market for the first time. As I have now had my Subal ND20 for a little while and had the opportunity to test it in temperate and tropical conditions I thought readers may be interested in how the package handles in the field. The housing follows the now ‘standard’ Subal design - a deep front section that accommodates most of the camera (see observations below) and is very compact, perhaps a little smaller than the ND10 for the D100. Loading the camera and tray is easy, you just need to remember to turn on the camera and align the on/off switch and retract the CSM switch (note the setting on the camera t…