Finally got a housing

[willo]

I finally got a housing for my Coolpix 5000. It's a good little camera, even if the lens is a little slow.
I picked up an Ikelite housing for a steel.

Suggestions on lighting to add? I'm on a tiny budget.

 

[dbh]

the CP 5000 is a very capable camera underwater although the shutter lag will be frustrating. I wouldn't get anything less than an Ikelite DS-50. If you can't afford it now....save! Don't "waste" your money on anything lesser (IMHO).

HTH,
Dave

 

[mxracer19]

Second that notion. been saving for my regs for 5 weeks but I know ittl be worth every penny when I take that first breath.


-Matt

 

[willo]

Well, a DS-50 is outta reach for a while.
What's the opinion on using an older substrobe 50 or 100?
It won't have preflash, but it's not unusable.

I finally got a housing for my Coolpix 5000. It's a good little camera, even if the lens is a little slow.
I picked up an Ikelite housing for a steel.

Suggestions on lighting to add? I'm on a tiny budget.

 

[alcina]

dunno about the Nikons, but I used my old Ikelite 50s with slave control with my Canon A series cameras and it worked a treat. Mine don't have any manual controls so it was a matter of changing the distance of strobe from subject, but it took surprisingly little time to get that organized.

 

[herman]

How about a Sunpak G-flash? I have no idea how good it is but the price is right and it handles preflash. Here is a link to B&H Photo.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=307876&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

 

[ssra30]

The older 50s etc should work as long as you use a sync cord connection.

 

[alcina]

The older 50s etc should work as long as you use a sync cord connection.

When I was using mine with the Canon A series, I didn't attach the strobe at all but rather let the camera's internal (set way low) trigger the remote sensor.

 

[Silverback]

The firmware upgrade that can be loaded from Nikon's website will help resolve that...

Dave