Sea & Sea MDX-D300

Berkley White · Issue 41, Mar/Apr 2008 · pp. 32–33

Products mentioned: Sea & Sea MDX-D300, Sea & Sea DX-D200, Inon Straight (180) viewfinder, Inon 45 viewfinder, Nikon D300, Nikon D3, Nikon F5 underwater housing, Subal underwater housings, Fisheye Dome Port

The Sea & Sea MDX-D300 has a very solid feel in the hand and its in water weight seems lighter than the Sea & Sea DX-D200 housing. Unlike the previous cast model, the MDX-D300 is milled from a solid block of aluminum and thus has a more rugged finish. It survived 2 weeks of very poor maintenance (fresh water rinses out of a gas can) and cleaned up easily with no signs of corrosion or fatigue. The quick lock camera tray makes camera installation easy, but when using a zoom lens, it’s best to wiggle the zoom knob prior to locking down the tray to ensure a precise install. MDX-D300 housing viewfinder options Personally I find all stock viewfinders on underwater housings to be difficult if not impossible to use for accurate composition and focus verification. The stock viewfinder on the Sea & Sea MDX-D300 is no exception. I received the housing hours before departure and was unable to instal…