My Sea and Sea DX-D200 Housing Arrived Today!

Rob Barker , May 03, 2006; 01:52 p.m.

First impressions are very favourable indeed. It's a solid and beautifully finished housing. The castings are substantial and inspire confidence.

The housing is noticably smaller than the DX-D70 and has no separate tray - the handles fix to the side of the housing itself. The result is a much more compact package which will be easier to travel with.

It has a leak sensor, unlike the DX-D70, and very solid and smooth feeling buttons.

I shall get it wet over the next few days (once this ear infection clears up - grrrrrr!) and post a fuller report - I'm going to do a full review here and on my own website once I've returned from the Red Sea in early June.

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Responses

Ignacio Feito , May 03, 2006; 05:39 p.m.

Rob,

As a long time diver and longer time ear-infection sufferer (and owner of a Sea&Sea, the MX-10) I'll give you a piece of advice that cured my recurring ear infections forever.

Every night after a day of diving I put a few drops of "Merthiolate" (the white, not the coloured variety!) on each ear, let it sit for a couple of seconds and then let it run out. I've even used alcohol in a pinch, but the Merthiolate works really well.

Some doctors have told me it dries up the inside of the ear, some others have told me that it's really mild and won't affect anything.

For one thing it stopped the ear infections I used to get every single time I swam in the ocean. Of course when I took up diving I returned from my first trip with a C-Card and a fat ear. A fellow diver gave me that tip and I haven't suffered an ear infection ever since.

Other than that I can only tell you to buy the widest lens you can find for your D200 and shoot from the bottom pointing towards the surface, but I guess you knew that already.

Happy diving!

Ignacio