mrbubbles

Forum username: mrbubbles
Posts: 346
Active years: 2004–2008
Primary forums: Photography Gear and Technique, The Galley: General Chat, Trip Reports and Travel
Specialization: Nexus housings, Nikon DSLR systems, cold-water diving

Community Role

Mrbubbles was an active Wetpixel member during the early-to-mid DSLR era of underwater photography, contributing 346 posts over a four-year period. He was one of the forum’s most prolific thread starters (68 threads), frequently seeking and sharing practical advice about housing systems, lens compatibility, and dive travel. His posts reveal a photographer who progressed through the Nikon system — from N90 film to D70 to D2x — while remaining loyal to Nexus housings before eventually considering other manufacturers.

Mrbubbles was also interested in cold-water diving, starting threads about cold-water wetsuits and drysuit care, and sharing travel experiences from Hawaii and other destinations.

Notable Contributions

• Nexus D70 zoom lens compatibility: Mrbubbles started a detailed thread exploring which zoom lenses could be used with the Nexus D70 housing, drawing expert responses from Woody (a Nexus dealer/representative) and other users. The 25-reply discussion covered the 12-24mm, 17-55mm, and 18-70mm kit lens options, port requirements, and diopter needs — becoming a practical reference for Nexus users (^[1]).

• D2x housing comparison: When considering housing the Nikon D2x, mrbubbles started a comparison thread that drew a comprehensive response from Luiz Rocha listing his “top ten reasons” for choosing Subal. The thread included input about Aquatica and Nexus options, providing a valuable reference for the community. Ultimately, mrbubbles noted the “TREMENDOUS” cost difference and leaned toward Aquatica (^[2]).

• Cold-water diving topics: Mrbubbles contributed to practical diving discussions including cold-water wetsuit selection (15 replies) and drysuit care (12 replies), topics that served the community’s cold-water diving contingent.

• Hawaii diving: His thread about diving in Hawaii garnered 13 replies with destination advice from fellow members (^[3]).

Equipment

• Nikon N90 (film era, in Nexus housing)
• Nikon D70 in Nexus housing with 170 dome port
• Nikon D2x (later upgrade, considering Aquatica housing)
• Various Nikkor zoom lenses (12-24mm, 17-55mm)

Activity Profile

• First post: March 2004
• Peak years: 2004–2006
• Threads started: 68
• Article mentions: 1
• Last appearance: July 2008
• Forum focus: Housing selection and lens compatibility (primarily Nexus systems), cold-water diving gear, trip planning