After wadding through the Nikon's D70 User Manual and Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Nikon D70, I have concluded that the following settings are the only changes that I must make to the default settings when using a Nikkor 12 - 24 lens and Ikelite DS 125 strobes.

Camera Body Settings

Set each of the following settings to the value shown. That way you will be sure the camera is set up properly. And, as a bonus you will become more familiar with your camera.

Note 1: Before setting the camera to these settings, reset all camera settings to their default values per pages 111 and 136 of the users manual. By so doing you can avoid being ambushed by an errant setting.

Note 2: A number of the following camera body settings can also be set in the rear LCD menus listed under Intermediate User Settings. But for now, to keep things simple and to avoid accidentally changing other rear LCD menu settings, use the camera body setting approach.

Mode Dial - Manual (pg. 3) NOTE
Main (rear) Command Dial - Speed 1/100 Sec. (pg. 5) NOTE
Sub (front) Command Dial - F Stop 8.0 to F 11.00 (pg. 4) NOTE
ISO - 400 (pg. 47) NOTE
Image Quality - RAW (pg. 42) NOTE
Motor Drive - Single Frame (pg. 63) NOTE
Flash Sync Mode - Front Curtain Sync (pg. 98) NOTE
Exposure Metering Mode - Center Weighted (pg. 75) NOTE
Focus Area - Central Sensor (pg. 66) NOTE
Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment Lever - Personal (pg. 27) NOTE
Focus Mode Selector Switch - AF (pg. 4) NOTE
Speedlight Lock Release Button - Tape Flash (pg. 4) NOTE

Lens Body Settings

Nikkor 12 - 24 - M/A

Ikelite Strobe Settings

No iTTL Controller With Sync Cord Attached - Set Strobe to 1/2 Power NOTE
With iTTL Controller for TTL or Manual Control - Set Strobe to TTL NOTE

INTERMEDIATE USER SETTINGS

If you are a beginner, you can safely ignore these settings if you followed all of the recommendations listed above in the section titled Beginner Settings.

The following is a list of the rear LCD menu settings available from the LCD including recommendations for optional settings to better suit the camera for underwater use.

Legend

Bold Black = Default
Bold Red = Recommended

Camera Setup Menu

Folders - Manage (Optional)
- Select Folder
- New
- Rename
- Delete
File # Sequence
- Off (Duplicate File #s)
- On
Reset
Format Card - (Optional)
CSM Menu
- Simple (Need Details)
- Detailed
Date & Time - Set
LCD Brightness
- -1 (All That's Needed)
Mirror Lock-up
- Yes
- No
Video Mode
- NTSC
- PAL
Language - Set
Image Comment - Set (Optional)
USB
- M Mass Storage
- P PTP
Dust Ref. Photo
- Yes
- No
Firmware Version Display
- A 1.01
- B 1.02
- Done
Image Rotation
- Automatic
- Off NOTE

Camera Shooting Menu

Optimize Image
- Normal NOTE
- .
- .
- Custom
Long Exposure NR
- Off
- On
Image Quality
- RAW NOTE
- JPEG - Fine
- JPEG - Normal
- JPEG - Basic
- RAW + Basic JPEG
Image Size
- N/A with RAW
White Balance NOTE
- Auto
- .
- .
- Flash
ISO
- 200
- 400 NOTE
- .
- 1600

Camera Custom Settings Menu

Simple Menu Items 0 - 9

0. Menu Reset
- No
- Reset (Just Custom Settings)
1. Beep
- On (Annoying)
- Off
2. Autofocus
- AF-Single Servo (Focus Priority) NOTE
- AF-Continuous Servo (Release Priority)
3. AF-Area Mode
- Single Area
- Dynamic Area
- Closest Subject
4. AF-Assist Light
- On (Doesn't Help)
- Off
5. ISO Auto
- Off
- On
6. No CF Card?
- Release Lock
- Enable Release
7. Image Review
- On
- Off
8. Grid Display
- Off
- On
9. EV Step
- 1/3 Step
- 1/2 Step

Detailed Menu Items 10 - 25

10. Exposure Compensation
- Off
- On
11. Center Weighted Metering
- 6 mm
- 8 mm
- .
- .
- 12 mm
12. Auto Bracketing Settings
- AE & Flash
- AE Only
- Flash Only
- WB Bracketing
13. Auto Bracketing Order
- MTR>Under>Over
- Under>MTR>Over
14. Command Dial
- No
- Yes
15. AE & AF Locks
- AE/AF Lock
- AE Lock Only
- AF Lock Only
- AE Lock & Hold
- AF-On
- FV Lock
16. AE Lock
- AE-L Button
- +Release Button
17. Focus Area
- No Wrap (Confusing)
- Wrap
18. AF Area Illumination
- Auto
- Off
- On
19. Flash Mode - Internal
- TTL
- Manual
- Comander Mode
20 Flash Needed Signal
- On - Annoying
- Off
21. Shutter Speed
- 1/60
- 1/30
- 1/15
- 1/8
- 1/4
22. Monitor Off
- 10 Sec. (Battery Life)
- 20 Sec.
- 1 Min.
- 5 Min.
- 10 Min.
23. Exposure Meter Off
- 4 sec.
- 6 sec.
- 8 Sec.
- 16 Sec.
- 30 minutes
24. Self Timer
- N/A
25. Remote
- N/A

Camera Playback Menu

Delete
- Selected
- All
Playback Folder
- Current
- All
Rotate Tall
- Yes
- No NOTE
Slide Show
- Start
- Frame Interval
Hide Image
Print
- Select/Set
- Deselect All?