White Colour Nexus D700 housing (Special Edition)

Sam,

 

Not really.

All what you need to do is just buy an ADAPTER between different size of ports, e.g. ring, same as if you may have let say UV filter 72mm and want to use with 62mm lens

Unlis,

Are you saying from your experiance ? or just from a catalog ?? You MAY able to use adapter for Macro ports

but, you cannot use adpter for Dome port. it just does not work. Pls, do not tell me it is like using adapter on UV

filter & it is not. I have M4,M5 & M6 myself & learn it hard way.

Sam

Unlis,

Are you saying from your experiance ? or just from a catalog ?? You MAY able to use adapter for Macro ports

but, you cannot use adpter for Dome port. it just does not work. Pls, do not tell me it is like using adapter on UV

filter & it is not. I have M4,M5 & M6 myself & learn it hard way.

Sam

Sam,

Nop, not from "catalogue knowledge"

To my memory we supplied one ND300 with adapter from M6 to M5 for 105 port same as for tokina 10-17mm.

Dont know, may be I missed something here. But adapters are really works

Also, we cant fight with law of physics right? so, if 14-24 lens has large size not suitable for M5 or M6, what we can do? Squeeze it in?

Please dont take me wrong.. I do not support any stupid things or charges related to that things, but in this case nothing much we can do right?

cheers

Sam,

 

Nop, not from "catalogue knowledge"

To my memory we supplied one ND300 with adapter from M6 to M5 for 105 port same as for tokina 10-17mm.

Dont know, may be I missed something here. But adapters are really works

Also, we cant fight with law of physics right? so, if 14-24 lens has large size not suitable for M5 or M6, what we can do? Squeeze it in?

Please dont take me wrong.. I do not support any stupid things or charges related to that things, but in this case nothing much we can do right?

 

cheers

Unlis,

I purchased M6/M5 adpater hoping I can use with my M5-FP160 dome port & found it cannot be used with adapter. I had to buy new M6 dome port.

and You mentioned new 14-24 lens not suitable with M6 ? & it works fine with M6 multi port + FRP16020. My point is recent changes of port size makes

royal Nexus users(F90,F100,D100,D70,D200,D2/D2X) to look other option when they consider next housing.

Sam

I upgraded from Nexus D70 to D300 in Aug. The new housing shipped with adapter ring. Using all my D70 ports with no problem (60 macro, FP170, Custom 12-24, extension rings). The 105VR works with the older 60 macro port if you add an additional 20mm to extension. Just got the Tokina 10-17. Using FP170 port with 20mm ext vs spending $$$ on custom 10-17 port.

I upgraded from Nexus D70 to D300 in Aug. The new housing shipped with adapter ring. Using all my D70 ports with no problem (60 macro, FP170, Custom 12-24, extension rings). The 105VR works with the older 60 macro port if you add an additional 20mm to extension. Just got the Tokina 10-17. Using FP170 port with 20mm ext vs spending $$$ on custom 10-17 port.

It is interesting that you are using FP170 with M6/M5 adapter. I will post a picture showing why I could not use it with adapter.

Sam

It is interesting that you are using FP170 with M6/M5 adapter. I will post a picture showing why I could not use it with adapter.

 

Sam

First picture shows M6/M5 adapter surface where o-ring of dome port meets. As you can see it is tappered.

Second picture shows surface of FP160 which is flat. it does not match. If adapter I have is old/wrong one

than, please, somebody tell me so.

Sam

First picture shows M6/M5 adapter surface where o-ring of dome port meets. As you can see it is tappered.

Second picture shows surface of FP160 which is flat. it does not match. If adapter I have is old/wrong one

than, please, somebody tell me so.

 

Sam

Perhaps it us FP160 port specific.

I will check with manufacturer tomorrow and comeback.

We sold few ND300 housings used same adapter with Tokina 10-17 port and it was all ok.

cheers

Real quick because I have no time now but I had the exact same problem than Sam with FP 170.

Bought the D300 M6 housing, no M6 port were available at the time, they sent me the adapter and an M5 170, I received 2 days before leaving for Cocos, once in Cocos when I put it together (as no time before departure), it was not a leak but a flood, thank god in the fresh water tank with no camera (I have learned a few things from reading wetpixel, LOL :-)). Was told by Marine Camera that Nexus had not told them about the problem.

Do they have a new adaptor now? or does it depend of the M5 serie port? or something else?

It would be nice if there is a new adaptor now because I would love to put on a bigger diameter glass port. We shall see.

I feel your pain Sam :-)

Sylvie

Perhaps it us FP160 port specific.

I will check with manufacturer tomorrow and comeback.

We sold few ND300 housings used same adapter with Tokina 10-17 port and it was all ok.

 

cheers

Unlis,

Tokina port is different. It is made with small diameter & I do not expect the problem.

Problem is with FP160,170 or 230.

Sam

Unlis,

 

Tokina port is different. It is made with small diameter & I do not expect the problem.

Problem is with FP160,170 or 230.

 

Sam

Ya ya Sam,

I see you guys like acrylic stuff

I will talk to Japan by next week.

best

Unlis,

FP160 is glass dome & not acrylic and I already got confirmation from Japan.

Sam

Unlis,

FP160 is glass dome & not acrylic and I already got confirmation from Japan.

 

Sam

Yes Sam,

But among that three what you mentioned, only 160 is glass

It gave me reason to guess.. I presume, wrongly

Sorry about that.

best

First picture shows M6/M5 adapter surface where o-ring of dome port meets. As you can see it is tappered.

Second picture shows surface of FP160 which is flat. it does not match. If adapter I have is old/wrong one

than, please, somebody tell me so.

 

Sam

Hi Sam,

I do "feel your pain" with all these various Nexus port sizes. I sold my F4 master housing and ports when telecom and my job when south in '01. I now have a D80-M5 housing and fitting the "flat tire" HSM lenses is a pain. I have the new 170 dome port. The newer port has an offset on the mount. I'll scope it out when I get home this evening and compare it to your 160 port shot.

Bob

Sam:

I purchased a Nexus D 300 M6 housing over a year ago along with a FP 160 M5 dome port. It came with the M5/M6 adaptor because there were no M6 ports available at that time. The only way to use a FP 160- M5 dome port with this setup was to use at least a 10mm port extension. By the time that the M6 ports came out Nexus was aware of the problem with the FP 160 M5 dome port and the M5/M6 adaptor so they exchanged my FP 160 M5 for a FP 160 M6 free of charge.

Regards;

GWB

Hi,

I think using 10mm extension can be a good option & you are lucky

that your dome as exchanged.

Sam

Sam - sorry if I mislead you, but it looks like I failed to mention the I always use the FP170 port with an extension ring. Not direct attachment to adapter ring. With ring all is ok. (40mm for 12-24mm zoom & 20mm for 10-17 zoom). Not sure that I've ever tried to mate the 170 directly since I don't use that configuration. As you correctly point out the port mating flange contacts the taper on the adapter, & the o-ring doesn't contact anything. Not good.

Apparently Nexus Japan has obliged an exclusive dealer in Asia (www.fun-in.com.tw) a run of only 8 white colour (gasp!) housing for the Nikon D700. Other runs is the original champagne silver. Guess the Japs are fascinated with white wetsuits, white fins and white mask and everything white.

 

I will post the pictures once I get my hands on them.

 

And before anyone label me as a mouthpiece for a commercial shop, let me state officially that I'm not. Just happened to stumble onto the news when I purchased a fisheye port from the dealer for me D90 housing.

Finally, first Nexus for D700 arrived to Singapore.

Standard color, Only 2 opto bulkheads were ordered, but 2 more in option.

Yes, it is M4 size.

Nice, compact, lightweight.. I am thinking to move from D200 to D700