Nikon D3 & Aquatica Housing

Charles Hood · Issue 44, Sep/Oct 2008 · pp. 16–21

Products mentioned: Nikon D3, Aquatica Housing, Nikon D2x, Nikkor 16mm fisheye, Nikkor 20mm, Nikkor 28mm, Nikkor DX 10.5mm fisheye

One of the issues in this digital age of imaging is that there are a lot of so-called experts out there, all with different views, trying to convince us by using buzz words that their product is the best on the market. Technology per se is generally difficult for the layman to fully comprehend so the boffins rely on the marketing guys to create the spin and put this techno gobbldeegook into what I call gizmo speak, so the end user is convinced that a certain feature is crucial to producing better images than his fellow snappers. Let me give you a simple analogy. My Landcruiser has a 4.2 litre engine, a Porsche Boxer by comparison has only a mere 2.7 litre engine, both deliver around 240 horse power so which one is quicker? We all know the answer but perhaps to someone who knows nothing about cars given only the engine size as information they would probably pick the vehicle with the larg…