Back to Aluminium with the Aquatica Pro D2x

Charles Hood · Issue 27, Nov/Dec 2005 · pp. 13–15

Products mentioned: Aquatica Pro D2x housing, Nikon D2x, Nikon F801, Nikon F90x, Subal housing, Sea & Sea housing, Sea & Sea DX100, Nikon F100, Nikon Coolpix 5000, Nikon D100, Ultralight strobe arm shoes, 8 inch dome port

Back to Aluminium with the Aquatica Pro D2x by Charles Hood My first venture away from the amphibious Nikonos range of cameras led me to the high- tech industrial lands of Austria. David Nardini, a prevalent underwater snapper in the mid eighties, had discovered the small housing manufacturer, Subal. He and I had both just purchased new Nikon F801’s and decided the old screw thread Subal was the perfect casing. Indeed I think we did our research well for around a year later Ocean Optics (London, UK) decided to start importing them into the UK and the rest, they say, is history! This F801 housing served me well until, following an unfortunate capsizing incident, I was required to upgrade to a F90x in a bayonet port Subal. Several years later a competition win led me to change to a Sea & Sea housing equipped with the Nikon F100. I then had a brief flirtation with a Nikon Coolpix 5000 in a …