Ewa Marine UW Housing for Nikon Coolpix 950, 990, 4500 (rated for 10 meter depth)

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Product Details

• ASIN: B00009R8ET
• Item model number: D-N950
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Product Description
The D-N950 is manufactured from double laminated PVC and has an optical glass port. It is rated for dives of up to 10 meters depth. Perfect for snorkelling, shallow diving, sandy, dusty, humidity or foul weather conditions. This housing will give your camera the best possible protection whilst being fully operable.It has a pair of non-corrosive and seawater resistant clamping rails which fit together for perfect sealing. They tighten by means of two screw knobs. The housing was specially designed for the Nikon Coolpix 950 and Coolpix 990 digital stills cameras. It will also suit other cameras of similar size and dimensions.For a complete compatibility list please refer to the original manufacturer's web site.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is what it is, June 13, 2004

By A Customer

I have just tested my new Ewa housing in my pool and I have already gotten some good photos and can see that it will probably do what I want well.

I don't see this as a full blown underwater housing. In my opinion this is an affordable solution to tinkering with underwater photography. The most common complaint I've heard is that the buttons become impossible to handle as the housing becomes compressed at depth, and although I have not tested it deeper than 10 feet, I'll admit that they may be correct. The fact is this housing is good for use in shallow water. I wouldn't want to be banging my Nikon all over a deep wreck or such in this housing anyhow and there is no means of attaching an external flash, which would be almost mandatory for deeper and more serious underwater photography.

The knobs and dials on my Coolpix are a little difficult to operate (as if you were wearing gloves), but it's manageable (buttons are easy). It shows no signs of leakage and appears sturdy. That is about all I expected from this product and it doesn't look like it's going to let me down. I will use it for shooting photos while swimming, snorkeling and some pre-planned shots in shallow water with scuba.

If I change my opinion after using this product in the field I will post again, but considering its lack of sophistication I don't expect any surprises.