Olympus Nauticam NA-EM5 housing

Phil Rudin · Issue 68, Sep/Oct 2012 · pp. 38–42

Products mentioned: Nauticam NA-EM5, Olympus E-M5, Nauticam NA-NEX-7, Nauticam NA-DP4, Panasonic 7-14mm, Panasonic 45mm Macro, Olympus 12-50mm, Olympus 60mm macro, Inon Z-240, Sea & Sea YS-D1, Olympus XZ-1, Canon 7D housing

The Nauticam NA-EM5 housing is the eleventh in the industry leading line of mirrorless camera housing from the Hong Kong based manufacturing company. I think the NA-EM5 is another excellent fusion of advanced engineering, innovation, pleasing style, ergonomics and compactness. Nauticam_s patented port locking system has been designed into the left side of the housing complete with a Nikonos V retro style push and twist lock/release. Above the port lock is the zoom/focus wheel which is easily reached with the left thumb while holding the left grip. The mode dial is also accessed with ease using the left thumb. The locking clasp for this clam- shell style housing is a push button rotary buckle incorporated into the ergonomic right-hand grip complete with mounting points for an adjustable wrist support strap. The wrist strap is a must during long dives or multiple diving days. When using th…