Wet lense qtn from newbie

Hi All

a few years ago I bought a Nikon Coolpix 5000 and DX-5000 housing for a dive trip. I have used it a reasonable amount, but I am really a point and shoot photographer. I have 2 very cool dive trips this year (one with the great whites in South Australia - second time) and Ningaloo Reef, north-western Australia. As you can imagine I am chasing both a wide-angle lens and some macros.

From digging around on the net, I know my camera can use a 0.68x Wide Angle Lens WC-E68 with a Adapter Ring UR-E5.

Now for the dumb newb qtn: I am assuming that the wide angle lens and adaptor is for land use only? or is this somehow able to be attached to the housing? I feel silly asking what seems to be a simple qtn. I don't even know where to start on the macro lenses, what I need, and how to attach etc.

Ideally it would be good if I can use the lenses for both wet and dry - but not liking the chances of that

I hope someone can please help, as this seems to have been a difficult exercise - this looks like a great forum.

In anticipation, thanks very much!

Maybe a mod could help out and move this to the consumer digicams forum where she might get more responses...

But I'll stake a stab at answering your question... That wide angle lens would probably only work on land as it connects directly to you camera. Is that housing a Sea and Sea? maybe check with a Sea and Sea dealer to see if they make a wet wide-angle lens that can be attached to the housing.

Maybe a mod could help out and move this to the consumer digicams forum where she might get more responses...

 

But I'll stake a stab at answering your question... That wide angle lens would probably only work on land as it connects directly to you camera. Is that housing a Sea and Sea? maybe check with a Sea and Sea dealer to see if they make a wet wide-angle lens that can be attached to the housing.

Hi Pakman

thanks very much - i thought this was the right spot Never mind Will cut and paste to a more appropriate site. I had checked Sea&Sea and its now unsupported, with next to no info for me on this housing. Currently tearing my hair out as I go on hols in 3 weeks!

Cheers

Hi All

Apparently I had this in the wrong part of the forums, so have repasted back into here (thx Pakman ). I now confess, that after reading posts in this forum, to being even more confused than before I started ;( . The Sea&Sea site says that my housing is now unsupported and gives me no information of any use what so ever. I found something that indicates maybe the DX-5000 is compatible with MMIII stuff. Any comments?

Going bald with this!

Thx for help

Hi All

a few years ago I bought a Nikon Coolpix 5000 and DX-5000 housing for a dive trip. I have used it a reasonable amount, but I am really a point and shoot photographer. I have 2 very cool dive trips this year (one with the great whites in South Australia - second time) and Ningaloo Reef, north-western Australia. As you can imagine I am chasing both a wide-angle lens and some macros.

From digging around on the net, I know my camera can use a 0.68x Wide Angle Lens WC-E68 with a Adapter Ring UR-E5.

Now for the dumb newb qtn: I am assuming that the wide angle lens and adaptor is for land use only? or is this somehow able to be attached to the housing? I feel silly asking what seems to be a simple qtn. I don't even know where to start on the macro lenses, what I need, and how to attach etc.

Ideally it would be good if I can use the lenses for both wet and dry - but not liking the chances of that

I hope someone can please help, as this seems to have been a difficult exercise - this looks like a great forum.

In anticipation, thanks very much!

Hi Fishgirl and welcome to Wetpixel. We're here to help you - hopefully not confuse you!

Sea and Sea made a special port for wideangle and fisheye lenses with this housing. It's the glass part of the housing that actually comes off and is replaces with a bubble looking glass instead. I'm sorry but I don't know the Sea and Sea part numbef for this port. Perhaps one of the Wetpixel sponsors can help you.

The Coolpix 5000 with the .68 lens is a really really great combo for underwater photography. Have fun.

James

I don't know if this is exactly what you want of if it will fot your camera housing, but Inon makes a product called an "AD Mount Base" that will attach to the bottom of your housing and extends around the port. To this you can purchase wide or macro add-on's. Check it out and see if it will fit your housing?

http://inonamerica.com/

Oops, I replied to your original post. Check it out.

Heres a photo from Digideep:

http://www.digideep.com/imgdb/housing/sea_...0_domeport_.jpg

www.digideep.com

Cheers

James

Second what James said. I use to shoot the 5000 with the wide angle converter in an Ike housing. They made a dedicated dome for it. It's the only way to shoot this camera. Sea and Sea also made a dome I remember seeing it at a dive show.

Maybe a mod could help out and move this to the consumer digicams forum where she might get more responses...

Done.

Hi All

thanks very much for the hints - this has most def got me running more in the right direction. The photo certainly helped! I have been scouring the web and the globe for a dome port to attach to the DX5000 (not much joy yet, but at least the great white trip is not until Aug so I have some time. The inon thing is also an option from the quick look.

Can I assume then, that this dome port is used for macros as well? or is that something else again?

Thanks so very much, I feel less frustrated about this now!

Cheers

Check this link out Nikon Coolpix 5000 review - I'm sure you will find it very useful.

It might be worth looking for the Sea & Sea wet-mount lens - it was shared with the Motor Marine 111 and may be a little easier to find than the Sea & Sea Coolpix Dome Port.

There are some macro attachments at the Sea & Sea Factory close outs - they are very reasonable priced.

Goodluck with your journey .......