Nikon FD-50N User Manual
Fantasea FD-50N
Housing
User's Manual
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. 2
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 3
INCLUDED WITH HOUSING....................................................................................... 4
CAMERA MODEL .......................................................................................................... 4
A VARIETY OF USES..................................................................................................... 5
SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................... 5
CONTROLS ORIENTATION........................................................................................ 6
CONTROL DETAILS...................................................................................................... 8
PREPARATION OF HOUSING BEFORE THE DIVE............................................. 12
USING EXTERNAL STROBES:.................................................................................. 15
CARE & MAINTENANCE........................................................................................... 16
BASIC SHOOTING TECHNIQUES............................................................................ 18
CAMERA LENSES AND PORTS ................................................................................21
FANTASEA FD-50N WARRANTY ............................................................................. 22
FLOOD INSURANCE:.................................................................................................. 22
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Introduction
Fantasea has upgraded the housing for the Nikon D-50 and the FD-50N is the result.
Improved features include, embedded optical view finder, enhanced trigger/shutter
control system, new port mounting system, zoom lens capability and separate button for
On-Off control.
Welcome to the exciting world of underwater digital SLR photography. Your purchase of
the FD-50N 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-50N 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. You 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 FD50N, 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-50N
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.
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Included With Housing
• The FD-50N 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.
• Zoom Control Guide Band that is attached to the camera lens.
• 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 D-50
attached, positioning the camera in the exact location for perfect control
alignment.
• Spare gasket
• Adjustment tool
• Wrist lanyard
• Warranty and other documents
• Instruction Manual
Camera Model
The FD-50N 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-50N housing offer the best
combination of advanced digital photography at an affordable price. No other camera
may be used in the FD-50N housing.
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A Variety of Uses
The Fantasea FD-50N 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-50N 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-50N has a maximum working depth rating of 200’ (60m)
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Controls Orientation
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Top and Front of Housing:
• Flash Sync Port 1
• Zoom Port Control 2
• Handles 3
• Trigger Release Control 4
• LCD Control Panel Illuminator 5
• Light Meter/Exposure Compensation Control 6
• On-Off Control 7
• Exposure Mode Control Dial 8
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Back & Right Side of Housing:
• Command Dial 9
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• AE-L/AF-L Control 10
• Four Way Multi-Control 11
• Delete Control 12
• Playback Control 13
• White Balance/Image Control 14
• ISO Sensitivity/Menu Control 15
• Auto Bracketing/Advance E-mode Control 16
• Latching Buckles 17
• Viewfinder 18
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