For Sale: Complete Fuji S2 and Aquatica Housing Setup - £1500

GLOC · 20-03-2008, 00:50

As some of you know I have a been using an Aquatica housing for my Fuji S2 SLRs and have produced a few fairly decent images using this setup

However, I have now upgraded to a Hugyfot housing for a D200 to allow me to get better images in low-light and also to exploit the larger LCD screen & histogram on the D200 and therefore my S2 rig is up for sale. This would make an excellent entry into the UW dSLR world for someone at a very reasonable price.

The Aquatica Housing is reviewed here and comes with twin Nikonos 5-pin connectors and

8" dome port #18405
8" dome shade for fisheyes #18480
Neoprene cover for 8" dome port#18500
Neoprene cover protection for 8" dome port with shade #18503
Extension Ring For Nikon 18mm, 12-24mm, Sigma 10-20mm #18456
Zoom ring for Sigma 10-20mm f4.5-5.6 EX #18698
2 x body O-rings #18801
2 x port O-rings

The Fuji S2s are in very good condition. Both have had the sensor replaced by Fuji (issue of sensors losing all power). The bodies will come with 11 x CR123A batteries worth around £20 as I no longer need these with the D200. I am only selling the 2 x S2 bodies, they will not come with any lenses.

The total cost for the 2 x S2s and complete housing plus port, if bought new, would cost in the region of £2700 (assuming secondhand S2s as you can't get them new anymore).

This set-up has done me well and produced some excellent photos (Sport Diver, GUE calendar and Mark Powell's Deco Theory book). The dome port is completely clear of scratches. The housing itself has some minor paint peelings (known problem with the Aquatica S2 Housing) and the shade has some scratches on the outside. I used the shade all the time when diving on wrecks to protect the dome port and it has done it's job well. The housing was serviced before I bought it a year ago and has done in the region of 75 dives since then, each time rinsed and cleaned in fresh water before being put away.

I have also put a small modification on the shade which will stop the dreaded port unlock problem with the Aquatica housings (small loop of cave line to the handle to prevent unwinding of the port).

If you are interested in this setup please contact me via PM or email on my website and I will get back to you.

Willing to ship but at buyers cost (probably in the region of £25-30 but will check).