The King is Dead. Long Live the King!

Michael Gallagher · Issue 69, Nov/Dec 2012 · pp. 31–34

Products mentioned: Hugyfot housing, Canon 20D, Ikelite housing, Canon 50D, Subal housing, Hugy-check system, Ballistol oil, Ikelite DS125, Tokina 10-17mm lens, Canon 8-15mm lens, Canon 60mm macro lens, Canon 5D Mark III, Seacam housing

If I’m totally honest, I was determined not to leave the London International Dive Show in March 2009 without a new underwater housing, and before the show I had pretty much convinced myself that it had to be a Subal. I was getting more and more frustrated with my old rig (Canon 20D in an Ikelite housing), and to my mind Subal was the logical housing to partner with my newly acquired Canon 50D camera. After all, most top underwater photographers at the time seemed to use one, particularly those based in the UK at least, so I was fairly confident that Subal was going to be the way forward for me too. Such was my mindset as I browsed the stalls, scanning for underwater housing manufacturers. Upgrading my underwater housing was a serious decision, so prudence compelled me to investigate as many of the different candidates as possible. I must have played around with five or six different hou…