Nikonos V 35mm Film Camera

Pros: Tough, dependable, solidly built
Cons: Awkward when attached to a strobe, expensive annual maintenance

Other reviewers have suggested that users either love or hate this camera. I fall in the middle ground because I love and hate it. However, I don't dislike it for the same reasons as the other reviewers.

I like it because it's tough!...

Pros: Sharp images, wide lens & lighting options
Cons: Manual everything, fool-prone

Update Thu, Nov 15, 2001:
Nikon has discontinued the Nikonos-V underwater camera and all related accessories. Nikon apparently has no plans to manufacture a Nikonos-VI, or any other film-based underwater camera. It is unclear if Nikon's Nikonos...

Pros: Great quality, reliable, solid.
Cons: Not user friendly, difficult to aim through the viewfinder.

There are people who love it, and people who hate it. But everyone still has to agree that the quality of the pictures taken with this camera are hard to beat. The image is always very sharp and it enables to take the best possible pictures, under the...

Pros: QUALITY!!! Small compared to housed cameras
Cons: Difficult to use without practice

The Nikonos V is probably the most in the successful line of Nikon's underwater division. Superior to all the preceeding Nikonos' and more rugged and realistic than the Nikonos RS (that lasted 2 years), the Nikonos is one of a kind. Other underwater...