Fantasea Line FD-50 Operator's Manual
Fantasea Line FD-50 Waterproof Housing
for the Nikon D-50
OPERATORS MANUAL
Introduction
pg.2
Included with housing
pg.2
Camera Model
pg.3
A Variety of Uses
pg.3
Specifications
pg.3
Housing Orientation
pg.4
Control Details
pg.5
Preparation of Housing
pg.8
Basic Shooting Techniques
pg.12
Camera Lenses and Ports
pg.15
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T able of Contents
Fantasea FD-50 Housing
Instruction Manual
Introduction
Welcome to the exciting world of underwater digital SLR photography.
Your purchase of the FD-50 housing for the Nikon D-50 digital camera
will set you apart from other photographers. With this system, you will
enjoy the best chance of capturing the widest variety of superior underwater
images. The FD-50 offers you the opportunity to use the exact Nikon
lenses for the best circumstances, including a choice of macro, wide angle,
fisheye, and zoom lenses. Y ou will find the housing to be easy and instinctive
to use and handle and will have countless dives in which to experiment
with the D-50’s advanced imaging capabilities. Fantasea Line Photo is
pleased to offer our help with any of your photographic needs.
The purpose of this manual to is to provide you with the basic introduction
to your FD-50, which should get you comfortable with the housing and
allow you to get started taking great underwater images right away. We
strongly urge you to thoroughly read the Nikon D-50 instruction manual
as well, to familiarize yourself with the most common controls and settings
that you will use for your underwater photography. The FD-50 housing
will permit access to most of the important controls on the camera. To
take full advantage of these features, it is best to have a good command
of what each option can do for you, so you will know when you should
use each specific control.
Included with housing:
The FD-50 housing consists of a front and back shell that latch together
to form the housing body.
A screw in standard flat port is included. This port will accommodate
the 18-70mm lens (without a manual zoom control). Other optional
ports are available for different lenses ( 5 inch super wide angle Dome
Port, 60 mm macro/close up port and 105 mm super macro port)
Two housing handles are attached to the camera body and the base plate.
These handles are made with the standard Fantasea strobe arm mounting
shoe on the top of each one for attaching a Fantasea (or other company)
Flex arm or Ball and Joint arm for the accessory flash and/or underwater
light.
Base plate for mounting other tray and arm systems.
Optical viewfinder eyepiece built into the back cover of the housing
to assist the photographer in viewing and focusing.
A five-pin TTL flash sync port to connect with the D-50’s hot shoe.
Removable camera mounting tray that slides into position with the D50 attached, positioning the camera in the exact location for perfect
control alignment.
Nikon is a registered trademark of the Nikon Corporation.
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Care & Maintenance
pg.11
Fantasea FD-50 Warranty
pg.15
Flood Insurance
pg.15
Fantasea Authorized Service & Repairs
pg.16
Camera model
A Variety of Uses:
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Spare gasket
Adjustment tool
Wrist lanyard
Warranty and other documents
Instruction Manual
The FD-50 is dedicated exclusively to the Nikon D-50 camera. The size
and shape of the camera, plus the location of controls for alignment with
housing controls requires this precision design. Together, the D-50 camera
and FD-50 housing offer the best combination of advanced digital
photography at an affordable price. No other camera may be used in the
FD-50 housing.
The Fantasea FD-50 housing is more than just an underwater camera
system. It protects the D-50 against damage from such environmental
conditions as rain, snow, dust, sand, and dirt. It is perfect protection for
active outdoor sports, where these elements would normally not allow an
advanced camera like the D-50 to be used without danger of damage. The
lightweight, compact housing and handles make it easy to hold and use
while sailing, fishing, kayaking, backpacking, or just for fun at the beach
or around the pool. It will also provide a valuable tool for many commercial,
industrial, and medical applications, because it is impervious to most
liquids, and sprays.
Specifications:
The FD-50 is an injection molded polycarbonate housing.
The main seal between front and back halves is a compression gasket.
The ports are sealed when mounted by a radial O-ring.
Controls use stainless steel shafts and springs
Controls are sealed by double O-rings.
Control knobs and buttons are made of molded polycarbonate
Latches are stainless steel
Handles are made of molded polycarbonate
Flash sync port is a standard five-pin Nikonos type TTL connector.
The Fantasea FD-50 has a maximum working depth rating of 200’ (60m)
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Housing Orientation
Front, Top & Left Side:
See pages 5-7 for control details
Back & Right Side:
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Handles
Light Meter/Exposure
Compensation Control
6
Exposure Mode
Control Dial
7
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Flash Sync Port
ON/OFF Control
Shutter Release
Control
4
LCD Control
Panel Illuminator
5
Delete Control
8
Playback Control
Command Dial
AE-L/AF-L Control
Four Way Multi-Control
10
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White Balance/Image Control
13
ISO Sensitivity/Menu Control
14
Auto Bracketing/Advance E-mode
Control
15
Latching Buckles
16
Interchangeable
Port and mount
2
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