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nikonos IV
nikonos V w/strobes
digital w/twin strobes
hands down the easiest(WTF was i thinking?) is the nikonos V w/strobes. that is once you have read 16 zillion pages of instructions, and flooded it a few times, and having bob warkington of southern nikonos repair as a friend.
another tip if getting into pikker taking, is to find a "camera friendly" boat. 99.8% of divers havent a clue about diving(flatlanders) and even have less of a clue of what a GIANT PITA it is for a diver using (1) or (2) cameras getting organized on a boat.
thats why we like small boats(no cattle boats), camera friendly, less people.
i have been diving for 35 freeking years, and taking pics for quite awhile, if you want yer cameras/strobes beat on,sat on,stepped on,feeked with, bumped into while changing batteries................get on a boat with alot of people and find out 1st hand how expensive that dive was as you pick up the pieces of yer gear or forget a o-ring and flood the camera.
if it can GO BAD, it will with a camera.
always carry spare lube for o-rings, always carry spare o-rings, always carry scads of batteries in yer gear bag.
and always USE the camera lanyard at all times.
getting sucked in and thru the kona lava tubes due to swells, i was amazed my camera/strobe survived and i came out with any pics at all.
night diving IS REAL FUN WITH A CAMERA!
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