Video of Nikon D3 in Artic fjords of Norway

Fair call, Drew.

 

One of the big issues of FF digital remains corner image quality (sharpness and vignetting), particularly with CFWA with rectilinear lenses. I guess I wanted to say that these first images might not best to judge it on - having looked at them and seen poor corner sharpness I wanted to check the video for clues as to why. I guess my point is don't right off the D3 just yet - as these shots were not taken with an ideal setup. I just found a geeky way to check the facts.

 

According to my friends at Ocean Optics - Tom Peschak is using a Subal D3 on the Save Our Seas trip to Aldabra at that moment. Although there is nothing about it on their blog:

http://sosfexpeditions.blogspot.com/

Sorry Alex, didn't mean to out you as a geek.

And having dived there, the conditions are not difficult, just different. Cold water diving requires a different setup routine, and those who do it regularly don't see it as difficult.

Now you want difficult, try ice diving with rebreathers on in a hole that's refreezing in the Antartic. I wish I could release pictures but that is hardcore.

Johnny,

 

Checked out your website and photos, they are awesome rating an easy 10+ in my book! Well done!

 

I dove Norway as a very young man in 1967 from Bergen to Kristiansund. Again in 1969 from Bergen

to Hardangerfjord.

 

The memories of Norway both above and below the water are forever etched in my memory! Would

absolutely love to go back...

 

Best,

 

Tom Stack

Hi Tom

Thanks, I'm glad you like the pictures.

Diving Norway in 1967 and 1969 must have been quite an experience. At that time, I presume the suits that was availeble must have been quite cold.

I have still only visited the southern part of Norway, but whitin the next couple of years hoping to go further up north.

I find myself spending more and more time above water on hiking trips, and Norway is a fantastic country for that.

Atb.

Johnny

I know that you have a different point of reference to me - but that seems a bit harsh, Johnny. Those looked pretty hardcore conditions to me.

Hi Alex

Yes topside conditions in that video looks cold. But the underwater section had plenty of ambient light and really nice viz.

There was no need to use a focus light, you can view that as proof that the new autofocus module works great - but the old ones would do just as well. No problems there, and I would be really surpriced if there was.

There looked to be all the light you need, judging from the video.

I wish we had that kind of conditions.

(Right now I'm trying to sell my D200 to get my own D3 setup, so I'm not saying the D3 is crap. Just saying there was not much of a challenge to the camera in that video.)

Atb.

Johnny

I am not doing well in this thread - geek and wimp!

Alex

For information, this requires Seacam's own TTL strobes AND S6 connectors.

So then it remains a mistery how he wired both SB800 in iTTL

P.D: Alex, if you find out, I promise I will not say anything about geekness or anything!!!!