Two new DC lenses (cover only the APS sensor size) were announced: 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 and 55-200mm f/4-5.6. The primary feature is light weight and compactness, as both together barely weigh a pound.
January 2005Low Cost Underwater (or Waterproof)
Normally, underwater housings cost more than the camera they protect. Fantasea Line bucks that trend with their new FD-70 housing, which at US$999 comes close to matching the price of the camera it protects. Rated to 200 feet, the FD-70 comes with a lens port for the standard D70 kit lens (18-70mm), and sports external controls for most of the D70's buttons and dials. It also includes a flash hot shoe socket. The main casing is injection mold clear polycarbonate, and the whole thing is relatively light for a feature-packed UW housing at 2.5kg. (Fantasea Line also makes housing for Coolpix bodies.)