When Canon released their wildly popular 7D camera in 2009, some reviewers called it the camera Canon was destined to build. The Camera quickly became a potent tool for both advanced amateurs and professionals. Many still photographers bought the 7D for its superb video features, including the coveted 24P full high definition mode, giving a motion picture film-like quality to the video.

Simply put the Canon 7D is a world class camera that will be around for a very long time and will undoubtedly make very important photographs.

The Aquatica A7D Digital Housing is the perfect match for this world class camera.

Aquatica has had the reputation for superb housings but the A7D is simply fantastic. The moment I entered the water with the A7D I knew it was something special. It is almost perfectly neutral and even with a large dome port, incredibly stable. The ergonomics are sensational; literally every control is a simple fingertip away, making control and stability flawless.

It is one thing to handle a housing while shooting still photographs, quite another when every movement translates to shaky video. I found the A7D to be remarkably balanced and stable in the water. Some videographers are concerned that they will lose stability in the water if they switch from the huge housings that are the current industry standard. That is simply not the case. You won’t need a scooter to get the A7D to the shoot site, and you can still shoot full 1080 High Definition video.

I’m not entirely certain how Aquatica engineers managed it, but the A7D housing actually seems lighter than my previous housing, and slightly smaller, too although the camera is larger. The housing is rated to 300’, and can be upgraded to a depth rating of 450’.

As a photographer for Advanced Diver Magazine, as well as other publications, I often find myself in very remote locations, with my housings being lowered into caves or hoisted over cliffs. In those situations, my housings are bound to take a hit once in a while. I have used other housings that have simply not survived. Aquatica’s incredibly tough aluminum, honed to military specifications, not only survives but seems to thrive in such conditions.

Because of its ease of use, this housing will appeal to amateur photographers. But the A7D’s control and ruggedness makes it the absolute perfect housing for professionals.

The Aquatica A7D is the perfect digital housing for Canon 7D, the digital camera many of us have been waiting for.

If you are interested in purchasing an A7D housing, I recommend Backscatter Underwater Photo and Video at backscatter.com.

You can read more about the A7D at apsmantaray.com. ~JT

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