Nexus (Anthis)
Type: Housing manufacturer Founded: 1991 (Japan) Key products: Compact machined aluminum underwater housings
Overview
Nexus housings are produced by ANTHIS, founded by Toshikazu Kozawa in 1991 in Japan. All housings produced by ANTHIS are marketed under the NEXUS brand. The company is known for supremely compact housings with excellent control layouts, machined to very high standards from marine-grade aluminum.
Nexus housings are famously the housing of choice for David Doubilet and other distinguished professional underwater photographers. Their compact size relative to the cameras they house, and the precision of their control mechanisms, gave them a reputation for exceptional quality.
Product timeline
- 1991: Founded by Toshikazu Kozawa
- 2000-01: Planned Nikon D1 housing (after F5 housing completion) shown at DEMA 2000 ([1])
- 2002: Nikon D100 housing; Woody Mahew ran Nexus America distribution; compact design noted ([2])
- 2003: Compact D100 housing shown at DEMA 2003 ([3], [4])
- 2004: Nikon D70 housings shown at Long Beach show and DEMA 2004 via MCD booth ([5], [6])
- 2005-01: Nikon D2X housing photos published; distributed by [7] ([8], [9])
- 2005-10: Canon EOS 1Ds Mk II housing prototype; planning Canon 5D housing ([10])
- 2005: Nikon D2X housing reviewed in detail ([11])
References
- Nexus Underwater Housings — UW Photography Guide
- [12] — editorial
- [13] — editorial
- [14] — editorial
- [15] — editorial
Sources
- Wetpixel article, Dec 31, 1999: Dema 2000 Gallery ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jul 22, 2002: Dema 2002 Report ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jun 11, 2003: Nexus D100 Housing ↩
- Wetpixel article, Oct 7, 2003: Dema 2003 Show Coverage1 ↩
- Wetpixel article, May 27, 2004: Nexus D70 Housing ↩
- Wetpixel article, Oct 15, 2004: Dema Show 2004 Report ↩
- Marine Camera Distributors (article) ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jan 28, 2005: Nexus Nikon D2x Housing Photos ↩
- Wetpixel article, May 11, 2005: Nexus Nikon D2x Housing Images ↩
- Wetpixel article, Oct 13, 2005: Nexus Eos 1dsmkii Housing ↩
- Wetpixel article, Oct 13, 2005: Nikon D2x And Nexus Housing Review ↩
- DEMA 2000 Gallery (article) ↩
- Nexus D100 housing (article) ↩
- Nexus D2X housing (article) ↩
- Nikon D2X and Nexus housing review (article) ↩