Nexus for D200?

I'm looking to house a D200 and the Nexus looks very interesting partly due to its handling of strobes but also all the other specifications. I've just not been able to see or feel one and don't see many reviews of it. I have briefly looked at the Hugyfot, Sea&Sea, Ikelite and Aquatica. I suspect any would work OK, but my way of shooting come back to the Nexus due to the flash. Has anyone here used the Nexus and what are your thoughts?

The next question doe anyone have any comments about Oceanicfocus in Singapore ( www.oceanicfocus.com )? Their prices seem reasonable to good and my UK dealer hasn't had the housing in stock for months.

Charles Stirling

I'm looking to house a D200 and the Nexus looks very interesting partly due to its handling of strobes but also all the other specifications. I've just not been able to see or feel one and don't see many reviews of it. I have briefly looked at the Hugyfot, Sea&Sea, Ikelite and Aquatica. I suspect any would work OK, but my way of shooting come back to the Nexus due to the flash. Has anyone here used the Nexus and what are your thoughts?

 

The next question doe anyone have any comments about Oceanicfocus in Singapore ( www.oceanicfocus.com )? Their prices seem reasonable to good and my UK dealer hasn't had the housing in stock for months.

 

Charles Stirling

Hi Charles,

I have the Nexus D200, if you are up north and want to have a look at it let me know.

Simon

Hey Si...

Just a question..In Singapore the price is $3665.00 roughly converted thats around £1220..Whats the price for these babies in the U,K..?

Dive safe

DeanB

£1600

But remember you have to add import duty and VAT to the price in singapore which will make it about equal in the end.

On this subject i do have a spare manual/autofocus 105mm port if anyone's interested

I'm looking to house a D200 and the Nexus looks very interesting partly due to its handling of strobes but also all the other specifications. I've just not been able to see or feel one and don't see many reviews of it. I have briefly looked at the Hugyfot, Sea&Sea, Ikelite and Aquatica. I suspect any would work OK, but my way of shooting come back to the Nexus due to the flash. Has anyone here used the Nexus and what are your thoughts?

 

The next question doe anyone have any comments about Oceanicfocus in Singapore ( www.oceanicfocus.com )? Their prices seem reasonable to good and my UK dealer hasn't had the housing in stock for months.

 

Charles Stirling

Out of curiousity: what's special about Nexus handling of strobes?

/christian

Out of curiousity: what's special about Nexus handling of strobes?

 

/christian

I think he's referring to the fact it can be liked via fibre optic or hard wired between strobe and housing

I think he's referring to the fact it can be liked via fibre optic or hard wired between strobe and housing

Hi,

I like my Nexus housing very much. It is compact, light & easy to handle. I LOVE feeling of shutter lever.

However, I recently received my second Nexus D200 housing (that is another story) but, I don't see fiber

optic option is ready yet. If somebody is buying Nexus housing because of fiber optic option, I suggest

to see it first & make sure it is working everytime & light from internal strobe is not showup on the picture.

Sam

Hi,

I like my Nexus housing very much. It is compact, light & easy to handle. I LOVE feeling of shutter lever.

However, I recently received my second Nexus D200 housing (that is another story) but, I don't see fiber

optic option is ready yet. If somebody is buying Nexus housing because of fiber optic option, I suggest

to see it first & make sure it is working everytime & light from internal strobe is not showup on your picture.

 

Sam

Good point Sam,

I bet without some DIY inside the housing you'd get flare/reflection inside the port!

Also, imagine how much worse the D200 battery life would be if using the flash on every picture!

£1600

 

But remember you have to add import duty and VAT to the price in singapore which will make it about equal in the end.

 

On this subject i do have a spare manual/autofocus 105mm port if anyone's interested

Excuse the hijack but any details on this? Can you email me price etc?

Sorry,hijack over.

Tim

Thanks for all the responses.. The price on the Oceanicfocus website is SGD $3,665.00 but SIN$3,600 by email or about £1200, the UK price is £1700. The mulit port with focus gear is SIN$850/ (£290) for 60mm macro or £690 in the UK. But I've not been able to buy it here in the UK, constantly out of stock and needed for a trip.

The housing comes with 2 fiber optic and 2 5 pin Nikonos type bulkheads. One of the things I wanted to find out was if anyone had used the optical ports. The idea was that firing two strobes at the moment I have to use one on slave which proves very problamatic (on a D70 in Ikelite housing) so the fibre optical link sounded good.

I do worry about the battery life but at least more options might be available to have consistant flash. Supposidly the optical connection will give some semblance of TTL which I do miss from film days. OK, if you can work a subject but for quick moving subjects manual flash seems like its going back 30 years in time even if images can be checked.

Simon, I'm down in Bristol so rather a long trip to visit but thanks for the offer. It would be nice to see the housing in person before buying. So what is this other story on the second housing :-)?

Charles Stirling

Thanks for all the responses.. The price on the Oceanicfocus website is SGD $3,665.00 but SIN$3,600 by email or about £1200, the UK price is £1700. The mulit port with focus gear is SIN$850/ (£290) for 60mm macro or £690 in the UK. But I've not been able to buy it here in the UK, constantly out of stock and needed for a trip.

 

The housing comes with 2 fiber optic and 2 5 pin Nikonos type bulkheads. One of the things I wanted to find out was if anyone had used the optical ports. The idea was that firing two strobes at the moment I have to use one on slave which proves very problamatic (on a D70 in Ikelite housing) so the fibre optical link sounded good.

 

I do worry about the battery life but at least more options might be available to have consistant flash. Supposidly the optical connection will give some semblance of TTL which I do miss from film days. OK, if you can work a subject but for quick moving subjects manual flash seems like its going back 30 years in time even if images can be checked.

 

Simon, I'm down in Bristol so rather a long trip to visit but thanks for the offer. It would be nice to see the housing in person before buying. So what is this other story on the second housing :-)?

 

Charles Stirling

I'm not 100% sure I follow, but If it's TTL you want, personally I'd look into a hardwired system with a converter instead of an optical solution. Sea&Sea has one (don't know how good it is) and then you have Heinrich Weikamps, which I can vouch for. Hugyfot install them in their housings as an option from the factory, perhaps others do as well? It works very well.

/christian

Thanks for all the responses.. The price on the Oceanicfocus website is SGD $3,665.00 but SIN$3,600 by email or about £1200, the UK price is £1700. The mulit port with focus gear is SIN$850/ (£290) for 60mm macro or £690 in the UK. But I've not been able to buy it here in the UK, constantly out of stock and needed for a trip.

 

The housing comes with 2 fiber optic and 2 5 pin Nikonos type bulkheads. One of the things I wanted to find out was if anyone had used the optical ports. The idea was that firing two strobes at the moment I have to use one on slave which proves very problamatic (on a D70 in Ikelite housing) so the fibre optical link sounded good.

 

I do worry about the battery life but at least more options might be available to have consistant flash. Supposidly the optical connection will give some semblance of TTL which I do miss from film days. OK, if you can work a subject but for quick moving subjects manual flash seems like its going back 30 years in time even if images can be checked.

 

Simon, I'm down in Bristol so rather a long trip to visit but thanks for the offer. It would be nice to see the housing in person before buying. So what is this other story on the second housing :-)?

 

Charles Stirling

Hi,

Here is picture of optical connector Nexus announced earlier & as you see, it is not complete & Nexus said they will provide accessories later & accessories are not in the market as of today. What you need is a mirror inside housing+find good optical sync connector/cable and good I-TTL STROBE with OPTICAL connector (it give only option of housed SB-800 w/optical sync as Inon Z-240 will provide S-TTL (which is a semi-ttl)but, not true I-TTL).I recommand it only if you can solve above issues by DIY or has someone who can assist you.

Sam

P.S.: I am finding Nexus start supply accessories & recommanded strobe is Inon Z-240.

I'm not 100% sure I follow, but If it's TTL you want, personally I'd look into a hardwired system with a converter instead of an optical solution. ........

 

/christian

Yes, have thought of one of the converters but its yet more to carry. Have also thought of housing an SB800 (which I would carry on trip anyway) and using that with a fiber optic to fire a second strobe. The fiber optic idea seems to be reported as working well.

With my D70 system I wasn't happy with one of the stobes just working as a slave. The good old F100 was so much more advanced with its ttl and and 2 wired strobes

Charles

Yes, have thought of one of the converters but its yet more to carry. Have also thought of housing an SB800 (which I would carry on trip anyway) and using that with a fiber optic to fire a second strobe. The fiber optic idea seems to be reported as working well.

 

With my D70 system I wasn't happy with one of the stobes just working as a slave. The good old F100 was so much more advanced with its ttl and and 2 wired strobes

 

Charles

Don't know about the Se & Sea converter, but the HW is just a small curcuit, perhaps 40x20 mm, weighing a few grams. If it can be mounted inside of a Hufyfot-housing, I believe there should be room for it on the inside of most housings. Feels just like an integrated part of the system. A couple of cables would add more weight too your carry load than the HW converter.

/christian

Hi Christian,

The HW is a good option, i wasnt convinced about it until i stumbled across his site. But after looking at it i nearly bought one or my D70. For my D200 my strobes arent compatable i dont think.

I can't find the link on google, do you know it so Charles can takea look?

Simon

My Nexus D70 has 2 strobe bulkheads, so no need for converters, or optics, jusr wire both strobes.

Hi Nemo,

The Item Christian and i are referring to here is a small electronic gadget that goes inside the housing to give ttl with certain strobes.

http://www.heinrichsweikamp.net/blitz/indexe.htm

I found the link, if you search heinrich ttl converter you get wetpixel. If you search Heinrichs ttl converter, you get his site....

Hi Nemo,

 

The Item Christian and i are referring to here is a small electronic gadget that goes inside the housing to give ttl with certain strobes.

 

http://www.heinrichsweikamp.net/blitz/indexe.htm

 

I found the link, if you search heinrich ttl converter you get wetpixel. If you search Heinrichs ttl converter, you get his site....

You beat me

Well the Nexus housing arrived some days or more ago. The first observations are that it looks and feels very good. I've also tried it with the on camera flash just on land and the fiber optic cables just loosely sitting in the fiber optic port fires a strobe every time. So it looks like the comments that optical connection not being finished are now out of date.

I'll report more as I get at least into a pool with it

Charles Stirling

Hello! I have a problem when I am using my camera. Nikon d 200 in Nexus housing with Inon flashes

When I am using the 10,5 mm lens with a dome port and I want to switch of the flash ( 2 xInon z 240) to take pictures without the flash. The Nikon d 200 internal flash is still flashing inside the housing because I am using optical connection.

The internal flash causes backscatter caused by light coming from the camera’s internal strobe into the dome – and it ruins the pictures because the flashlight is reflected inside the dome port.

I have now also noticed that it is the same problem with the 60 mm lens. You get light from the internal flash there also. Of course not as much as with the dome port. Does Nexus have some way of “covering†the internal flash inside the housing so that this problem disappears?

Is there a solution to this problem? Is it made “clear film†for the internal d200 flash?

The optical connection works very well. so i would prefer to continue using it. Is there anybody here that has solved this problem?

Maybe som official from Nexus that can give a solution to this?

Best wishes

Lasse

Oslo, Norway