Aquatica Nikon D850 Underwater Housing
After the long wait, the succesor of the D810 has been released! The Aquatica housing is lightweight, 12% lighter than its predecessors D800 and D810 housings but still has the same standard 90m/300ft depth rating and can still be upgraded to 130m/425ft. Controls have great ergonomic design placing the vital controls where they are most needed, right at your finger tips.
Aquatica D850 Housing Features:
New Self-Aligning Controls
One of the design improvements that Aquatica did to the housing is the new Self-Aligning Controls. The lens release, auto-focus mode and FN1 button were moved to the camera saddle allowing the user to slide in the camera without pulling any levers. Aside from that, the on/off lever and live view selector are now spring loaded.
Ergonomics
The housing was designed to have the following controls right at your finger tips.
- Shutter
- Front dial wheel & Rear dial wheel
- ISO - You can change the ISO without taking your finger off the trigger.
- WB
- AF-On - allows all users, even those with smaller hands to simultaneously activate the AF-On and the shutter. This new lever has now been positioned ½ an inch lower and 1 ¼ inch to the front, as compared to previous models.
- Exposure compensation
- Info
- Live View
- D-pad
Surveyor Monitoring System
The Aquatica AD850 housing comes standard with a Surveyor monitoring sensor. This sensor acts as a moisture alarm and with the addition of a vacuum extracting valve an pump, be used for constantly monitoring the seal integrity of the housing, adding another level of safety and peace of mind.
Flash Triggering Options
- #20084-OPT Aquatica housing for Nikon D850 with Dual Optical connectors
- #20084-NK Aquatica housing for Nikon D850 with Dual Nikonos connectors
- #20084-IKE Aquatica housing for Nikon D850 One Ikelite connector
Other Features of the Aquatica D850 Housing:
- Eight (8) threaded standard 1/4''-20 holes, one located on top, three on the bottom and four on the grips, to mount strobe arms, brackets, tripods and a wide range of accessories.
- Two (2) entry point for accessories such as HDMI monitors, remote control or vacuum monitoring systems.
- Secure port locking system and easy access lens release button.
- All controls remain accessible in all dive conditions, either cold or warm, gloves or not.
- Quick and simple installation of enhanced viewfinders; no special tools required.
- Well established and proven system of ports, extensions and accessories to meet your personal lens preferences
- Dimensions: (with grips attached) W 255mm x H 180 mm x D 145mm / W 10.1” x H 7” x D 5.7”
- Dimensions: (without grips) 360mm/14.15''
Recommended Lenses:
Macro
- Nikon 60mm AF-S Macro
- Nikon 105mm AF-S VR
Wide-Angle
- Nikon AF-S 10-24mm Lens
- Nikon AF-S 16-35mm F4 Lens
- Sigma 15mm F2.8 Fisheye Lens
- Tokina 10-17mm Fisheye Lens
Recommended Accessories
- Aquatica Aqua View 45 Degree Viewfinder
- Aquatica Aqua View 180 Degree Viewfinder
- Aquatica Vacuum Valve and Pump
- Sea & Sea YS-D2J Strobe
- Ikelite DS-161 Strobe with NiMh Battery
- iTorch Symbiosis Pro Strobe with Video Light SS-2 (4,000 Lumens Video Light)
Related Underwater Gear Categories:
- Nikon D850 Underwater Housings
- Aquatica Products
- Recommended Strobes
- Underwater Video Lights Guide
- Underwater Photography Equipment
D850 Camera Review
Learn more about the D850 features and why we love it for underwater photography in our D850 review.
Video Review:
Sample Underwater Photo Taken with the D850:
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