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Only a couple of months since Canon announced the highly-anticipated successor to the EOS 7D, Aquatica has joined the small but growing band of manufacturers to give the new DSLR an underwater housing.

Aquatica’s A7D Mk II housing, which is slated to appear in early 2015, isn’t a radical redesign of the A7D, but offering several important improvements, the Mk II housing looks set to become a great choice for pro and serious enthusiast shooters. Among the A7D Mk II’s features: new ergonomic design with bigger, clearer controls, especially for video; anodized and power-coasted aluminum construction; depth rating of up to 300 feet but with a free upgrade to 425 feet rating upon request.

The new housing will retail for $2,799 USD (MSRP).

Below is the press release from Aquatica with more images.
 

PRESS RELEASE

Upcoming Aquatica housing for the Canon 7D Mk II

Five years since its introduction, the venerable and cutting-edge Canon 7D finally gets a facelift, and what a face lift it is!

Much like it did with the initial 7D, Canon implemented autofocus technology usually reserved to its pro level cameras. The 7D Mk II picks up the strength of its predecessor and improves on them.

In its role as a still camera, the 7D Mk II benefits from a 65 points, all cross-type, AF module and a 150,000 Pixels RGB+IR metering sensor, giving it the iTR (intelligent Tracking & recognition) capability of the flag ship Canon EOS 1Dx, using this technology, the camera can determine automatically which AF point is needed to properly maintain focus on the subject selected initially.

With an upward boost of 10 frames per second, again a feature found on pro level cameras, the shutter is designed to go beyond the 200,000 actuations.

The 20MP sensor is of the same generation as the ground breaking 70D, so focusing in video is vastly improved in this area, and also pertaining to video is the addition of 1080p/60 shooting and the possibility to choose between .MOV and .MP4.

About the Aquatica A7D Mk II housing:

Building up on the initial ground breaking Aquatica A7D housing, the A7D Mk II version keep all aspect of what made this housing one of the best ever made. But with newer improved ergonomics, with a versatile port system, a rugged, yet compact design, this housing is built to bring back images in all kinds of aquatic environments.

The shell is made of top grade aluminum and stainless steel controls, both being the same alloys as used in the aeronautical industry. Precision machined from solid stock, anodized to stringent norms and powder coated for added protection, our housing are known to routinely go beyond 3,000 hours in salt water, and are the brand used and recommended on the two largest fleets of live aboard boats in the world.

Access to the camera controls is complete, with special attention been given to the controls of the video features, for which a smooth operation is always crucial when shooting video footage. Knobs are large sized, giving the user a better and smoother feel when working with cold water gloves, depth rated to 300ft/90m and up to 425ft/130m (free of charge) on request.

An aquatica A7D Mk II is not just a housing, it’s the key to a comprehensive system, one which includes optical ports, designed and manufactured by Aquatica, which is the only sure way to get the precision and quality that the Canon 7D Mk II and its lenses would appreciate. A wide range of port extensions, enhanced view finders, lens gears, remote triggering device, hydrophones, vacuum monitoring system and to the longest established strobe arm system, Technical Lighting Control.

Made in Canada, and designed from the onset to work in this country’s demanding diving conditions, the Aquatica A7D Mk II joins the rank of a lineup of legendary housings which have helped define modern underwater photography as we know it today.

The new A7D Mk II housing will be available as follows:

20077-OPT — Housing with dual optical strobe connectors

20077-NIK — Housing with dual Nikonos type strobe connectors

20077-HYB — Housing with one Nikonos and one optical type connectors

20077-KM — Housing with one Ikelite type strobe connector

All versions are the same MSRP Retail price of only $2,799 USD, an identical price to the initial Aquatica A7D housing introduced over 5 years ago!

Available early in 2015.

For more info, please contact info@aquatica.ca.
 

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