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Nikonos II
Chip Chipowski:
Just picked up a Nikonos II - very clever design! I've never owned a Nikonos before. First thought: I want another! I am thinking Nikonos V is a better candidate for use in the field.
Birna Rørslett:
I have had - and used - all models of the Nikonos. You are right in assuming the Nikonos V to be the pinnacle in this line. Give it the minimum of maintenance it requires, such as lubricate or change the O-rings when required, and the camera is almost indestructible. I prefer the orange-red version as it is less easy to misplace in the field :)
If you go underwater with an analogue camera, no better companion than a 15mm f/2.8 on a Nikonos can be found.
paul hofseth:
the early nikonos are reputed to be liable to body cracks if not opened correctly. My experience with the version V is very positive: the ideal camera to operate in driving rain or heavy snow with gloves on and no worries about the device conking out.
Do observe that the lenses made for underwater use are unusable in air (except for the 35mm) - which if you perform some surgery to remove the watertight fittings so as to use it on a "V-nex" is amazingly small-
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Jacques Pochoy:
I used a Nikonos V for a long time, mostly as an all-weather camera while riding my motorbike. I had a 28mm terrestrial lens on it. Had to sell it, but still regret it :-X
It's a great learning tool to estimates distances, as the viewfinder is pure Galilléan !
Kenneth Rich:
I have an early Nikonos, purchased in West Germany in the late 1970s and labeled "Calypso", probably A Nikonos 1 or 11 in North America. It came with a 28mm lens intended for underwater use only, but it faithfully recorded pre-dive, dive and pos-dive activities in Europe and North America in the form of colour transparencies.
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