Aquatica’s booth: Blake Stoughton, Norma Alonzo, and Peter Mooney

Exciting news!  Accessory viewfinders are being more and more popular!  Aquatica was proudly displaying a pro-production model of their new AquaView viewfinder, which featured a large, bright, clear picture.  Also on display was the A30D housing for Canon’s EOS 30D digital SLR.  I am impressed that the A30D’s ergonomic improvements over Aquatica’s earlier housings for Canon SLRs.

AquaView Viewfinder notes:

- design doesn’t block the camera’s LCD
- very easy to install and remove, even in the field
- uses retaining o-ring to hold the finder in
- works with all current housings: D200, 5D, D2X
- good placement for splits. Mauricio Handler says eyes and nose are above water.
- available 2nd week of December
- cost: USD $1149

Aquatica A30D underwater housing for Canon EOS 30D digital SLR:

- newest housing
- has redesigned ergonomics, placing both dials under fingertips!
- interchangeable saddle
- rock solid camera mounting. i couldn’t move the camera.

The A30D’s ergonomics are a vast improvement over earlier models!  Kudos to Aquatica for listening to her users.

Also, rumors circulate of a pending announcement of a 9.5” glass “UltraDome”.

For more coverage of DEMA 2006, please see the DEMA coverage index.

Aquatica’s new AquaView viewfinder—easy to install and remove

Aquatica’s new AquaView viewfinder attached to a D2X housing

Aquatica A30D housing for Canon EOS 30D

Aquatica A30D housing for Canon EOS 30D

Aquatica A30D housing for Canon EOS 30D. Note use of springs to maintain good contact with camera at any depth.

Aquatica A30D housing for Canon EOS 30D. Hooray for pulleys and the flexibility in control placement they afford!

Photographer Clay Wiseman checks out Aquatica’s new viewfinder

Clay Wiseman and Mauricio Handler

Peter Mooney of Scubapix helps out at the Aquatica booth