I was shocked to read on www.wetpixel.com that Nikon is discontinuing the Nikonos V underwater camera. This has long been a favorite dive camera. I've owned the original Nikonos, which Nikon designed in collaboration with Jacques Cousteau, the Nikonos III (which I lost in a canoeing accident), and, for 15 years or more, the Nikonos V. Rarely have my Nikonoses been in salt water, but they have been on many a canoe and kayaking trip, and lain in water sloshing around in the footwell of a small sailboat. If you have ever wanted a Nikonos, this might be the time to buy one, before the prices go up as they become more rare. Do note, however, that I was unable to corroborate this news on the Nikon Web site, where the Nikonos is still being advertised. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Dec 11 2001 - 10:41:00 PST
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:46 PDT