It fits and is perfectly usable!
Dive buddy Richard bought a D90 so I mounted it in the housing to see what worked.
All my usual controls - On/Off, shutter release, front and rear control dials (shutter and aperture) and focus lock work perfectly.
AF, self timer/multi frame and exposure compensation also work.
You probably would be able to push Menu, WB, ISO and QUAL although they don't line up exactly.
The Mode dial knob just doesn't reach but a little rubber washer and some glue would fix that.
There is no access to the 4 way selector or OK button but that's no drama.
So that means this housing can outlast the D80 if disaster strikes down the track.
More photos here
I have just flooded my D80, also thinking of getting the D90, so I now need this advice! But the big new feature for the D90 is the info button - allows one to see the shutter and aperture settings on the LCD - perfect for older eyes like mine. (And you can view the pic real time on the LCD, but it apparently slows things down considerably.) So ... I will need to add at least one button to the D80 housing for the D90's info button. Can this be done? Alistair
ReplyDeleteI now need this advice! But the big new feature for the D90 is the info button - allows one to see the shutter and aperture settings on the LCD - perfect for older eyes like mine. (And you can view the pic real time on the LCD, but it apparently slows things down considerably.) So ... I will need to add at least one button to the D80 housing for the D90's info button. Can this be done? Alistair
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain Alistair. At least used D80s are real cheap now.
ReplyDeleteI'd look at making up a knob extension so that the D80 housing OK button operates the D90 info button.
As for adding a new button, it must be very easy but I don't know who would do it. Don't think Ike does alterations like that and the new housing button would almost overlap the old OK button.