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Staff · Issue 16, Dec/Jan 2003 · pp. 6–7

Products mentioned: Aquatica S2 housing, Aquatica 80, 165mm Super Angulon lens, 20mm Nikkor lens, Nikonos lenses, Sinar

6 UK Aquatica woe I read the test of the new Aquatica S2 housing in issue 14 with interest. As a Mechanical Design Engineer working in the opto-electronics industry, I have long admired the quality of Aquatica's aluminium housings and the design philosophy built into sealing the controls, ports, etc,. I have owned an Aquatica 80 for some few years and built up a sizeable portfolio of images from various locations, at home and overseas. I wonder, however, how many of your U.K. readers and potential Aquatica owners are aware that Aquatica are not represented in this country. When I purchased my housings and ancillary ports, strobes, arms etc., from The Image Centre in London, spares were easily available, usually off the shelf. However, since Aquatica were acquired by Nikon USA, spares for Aquatica housings in the U.K. have become extremely hard to come by. The nearest retail outlet for sp…