D700 Doug Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 After the theft of a large amount of equipment I am slowly re equipping with some newer cameras and lenses, I occasionally shoot shallow underwater images using a ewa marine bag, I was wondering if anyone had used the Nikon 1 AW1 and how they found it ?I am currently using a pair of D700 s and usually shoot wide to ultra wide shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 After the theft of a large amount of equipment I am slowly re equipping with some newer cameras and lenses, I occasionally shoot shallow underwater images using a ewa marine bag, I was wondering if anyone had used the Nikon 1 AW1 and how they found it ? I am currently using a pair of D700 s and usually shoot wide to ultra wide shots. Cannot answer your question but a very sorry to hear of the theft. Hope you recover soon. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brooks Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I have a Nikon 1 AW1. It is really useful. It was waterproof for about a year but then flooded the battery chamber after a total of about 20 days in a 5 foot surf. It conked out for a couple of weeks after the flood. It seems to be OK now, except a fully charged battery will drain to nothing in about a week. Nikon specifically warns you not to hold it under a tap, so the pounding in the surf with the water pressure and the sand that I gave it, was much worse. After the wave hits the camera it pounds you into the sand and rolls you up the beach. It is like being inside a washing machine. Great zoom lens but only 29-70mm equivalent. Buy only the zoom lens and never take it off. Do not use other Nikon 1 lenses above water because you could damage the O ring and cause a leak between camera and lens. Wash off salt water with fresh, and let it dry out for at least 12 hours before opening either of the two chambers. I still use it at the waterline, and on rainy days. This will damage the camera over time. This shot taken while standing up in a lighter surf is OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D700 Doug Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Ok thanks for that Bill Pounding surf is one of the areas I do photograph in :-( Scratch that plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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