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	Introduction
	The Nikonos discovery
	The first lesson
	The second lesson
	The third lesson
	The command dials
	The lenses
»	The lenses (more)
	DOF
	The exposure metering system
	Cancun
	More of Cancun
	Nikon School
	Still more of Cancun

Mid range and close-ups are maybe better taken care with the 35mm and the 80mm.
 

Taken with Nikonos V at the 'Cuevones' reef, Cancun

If you can only buy one Nikonos lens, probably not the one to choose would be the amphibious W-Nikkor 35mm f/2.5 wide-angle lens. This is the one I used in the beginning and finally decided the angle was not enough for the best coverage underwater, although it is recommended as an acceptable performer for mid-range subjects, in fact it is even better suited for above water pictures. For me, the 28mm is definitely better, the 20mm much better and the one I don't have, the 15mm, the very best. Others may differ of course, the argument is that if you can only get one lens, it better be amphibious.
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The other amphibious lens in the underwater lineup is the Nikkor 80mm f/4. In my experience, very good for up close shooting; plus it allows for longer distances between objective and subject in close ups. However, I only take it with me when I am alone, when I decide to concentrate on fish close-ups, not for people shots since it does not have the best angle of view for that. It is 22 degrees 45 minutes underwater and 30 degrees 20 minutes on land.