Confessions of a Nikon Traitor: A Review of the Aquatica Canon 20D

Alex Mustard · Issue 25, Jul/Aug 2005 · pp. 21–25

Products mentioned: Aquatica A20 housing, Canon 20D, Canon 10-22mm lens, Nikon D100, Nikon D70, Nikon D1, Nikon D2x, Nikkor 10.5mm lens, Nikkor 12-24mm lens, Ikelite strobes, Sigma 105mm lens, Canon 80-400 lens

I really didn’t want to do it but I had no choice. I waited like a faithful puppy for Nikon to jump on the bandwagon and kick Canon’s rear but it never happened. I just became an old dog while everyone else was shooting bigger and faster with their Canon cameras. When Jim Watt showed up in Palau as one of the judges for the underwater photo contest this year with a 10-22mm zoom for his new Canon 20D camera, that was the last straw. The D100s were bid a fond farewell as they served me well. The wonderful 10.5mm lens found a good home as did the 12-24 Nikkor. I cleaned house and restocked with Canon 20D bodies. So, this is a story of both switching from Nikon to Canon and my first experiences with the Aquatica A20. After cleaning out my Nikon gear and getting some Canon goodies, I then called Blake at Aquatica and told him I needed to house these babies and he sent me a couple of shiny new…