Nauticam NA-NEX5 housing for Sony NEX-5

Phil Rudin · Issue 57, Nov/Dec 2010 · pp. 21–24

Products mentioned: Nauticam NA-NEX5, Sony NEX-5, Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, Sony 16mm f/2.8 pancake lens, Sony VCL-ECF1 Fisheye adapter, Sony VCL-ECU1 wide angle adapter, Nikonos U/W Nikkor lens adapter, Nikonos 35mm lens, Nikonos 28mm lens, Nikonos 15mm lens, Inon Z-240 strobe, Inon S-2000 strobe, Sea & Sea DS-TTL strobe, Inon UCL165M67 close-up lens

Nauticam officially released their NA-NEX5 underwater housing during the September 2010 Photokina exhibition in Colon Germany creating quite a buzz in the underwater photo community. The NA-NEX5 housing is made for the Sony NEX-5 camera and with the optional Nikonos U/W Nikkor lens adapter can be used with the classic Nikonos manual focus lenses. Sony NEX-5 camera The Sony NEX-5 is built around the 23.4 X 15.6 mm APS HD CMOS sensor used in many of todays high-end DSLR cameras that are often twice the price, size and weight of the Sony. The 14.2 megapixel camera has a suggested MSRP of $699.99/€649.95 with the 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 “kit” zoom or the 16 mm f/2.8 pancake lens. The NEX-5 has a magnesium alloy body, records full HD Video at 1080/60i with on demand auto focus. Sony has also introduced the VCL-ECF1 Fisheye equivalent adapter at ($149.99) which attaches to the bayonet mount on the …