Hi all,

recently (Christmas time!), I was given above mentioned camera. Now I’m looking for a suitable underwater casing.

Difficulty may be that the lens is not a standard lens. However, I’d rather buy a suitable casing than a standard casing + a new lens.

If there are good reasons, though, the latter is better, I would reconsider.

I’d be very happy if somebody could recommend me anything on such casing.

Thanks a lot in advance,

Reinout

Welcome to digideep

Not sure of your budget.  Ikelite and Fantasea make housings that are probably the least expensive and Fantasea, since they include a standard port, maybe the least expensive.

Next in line (dollar wise) is Aquatica

http://aquatica.ca/subpages/catalog/housings/ad40x.html

I have an Aquatica and love it, some of my general thoughts are here

http://www.digideep.com/english/info/html/aquatica-30d-housing/

Other housings are here

http://www.digideep.com/english/digital/photo/camera/Nikon/D40x/25/2888

EDIT: Ah I see the lens size in the title now. missed it before. 

Aquatica does not make a port for that lens as far as I can tell. http://aquatica.ca/subpages/catalog/lens_charts/nikon_type_2.pdf

Ikelite does have an 8” port http://www.ikelite.com/web_pages/dabigadoma.html which supports the lens.

That being said, note that Aquatica does have an 8” port in the above link and the lens may work in that even though not listed specifically. Worth checking into.  For the most part once you have the port, the gear rings are different sizes and the lenses work behind the port. 

And some lenses, though nice, may not be what you want underwater.  Overall lenses with less range, such as 10-24, 18-55 and some fixed longer range lenses (60mm, 100mm) are what people lean to due to better results.  Though at some point I may try my 18-250 Tokina (which I carry around for general above water use and it does a nice job)

One day there will be a 10mm-250mm lens that works well underwater for dSLRs (well at least I can dream )

Hi Drew Wohl,

Thanks a lot for your reply.

A lot of info and some decisions to make now, but you helped me well on the way.

Cheers,

Reinout

Hope it helps.

If you need anymore of my 2 cents, let me know I am always around unless diving

But have fun, shopping for these things can drive you nuts, but it is actually alot of fun looking and talking then getting it under the water.