In search of an Aquatica Wave for a Sony HDR XR 520

Hello folks,

I'm new here and I have decided to get a housing for my video camera, only to now find out that it is discontinued and replaced by the new Wave for the Sony XR 550. If anyone knows where I can find the Wave for the Sony HDR XR 520, that would be awesome! My other choices are Gates, but I really would like the Wave due to all of the reports that I have read.

Thank you!

Jen

Hi Jen,

I did a quick search for your camera model and housing and came up with this web page at Backscatter.com:

http://www.backscatter.com/hostedstore/pro...s/aq-video.html

They are also a supporter and advertiser here at Wetpixel.com, so you can also get to their homepage directly from the Wetpixel homepage.

You may also want to contact the factory rep Jean at Aquatica, if Backscatter doesn't have one in stock.

He is also a frequent contributor here at Wetpixel and goes by the pseudonym of Viz'art.

Jean should be able to advise you as to where you might still be able to find one.

hope that helps,

P.S. If your the Jen I'm thinking of, then it's great to see your finally going to get the camera in the water.

Looking forward to seeing some great videos from you.

Thanks Paul, and yes,...I am the Jen that you are thinking of.

I emailed Aquatica and they told me that it is in fact discontinued, or at least the model that I want. Sony changed the 550 so that it has a bigger LCD screen, and therefore could not use the same housing. During my quick search today I found this forum and thought....why not! I have some feelers out. Backscatter was also recommended by a couple friends, and I have an email out to them. If push comes to shove, I will look at the Gates housing, but by the time I get the wide angle port for it, I can get the newer version of the Aquatica and the newer camera to go with it for pretty much the same cost. I'll see where my search leads me and will be ready to act in the New Year. Most of the searches yield the newer version of the Wave. I'm even game for a whole new system if it comes to that...so it's not a total loss