George Vincent

Forum username: scorpio_fish
Posts: 1,357 across 113 threads started
Active years: 2002—2015 (peak 2003)
Primary forums: Photography Gear and Technique (566), General Chat (198), Trip Reports and Travel (158), Shooting Technique/Workflow (123), Photo/Video Showcase (85)
Specialization: Aquatica housings, Nikon D100/D200 systems, Ikelite strobes, Lembeh/Indonesia travel, TTL flash technology
Comments left: 23 on Wetpixel articles

Community Role

scorpio_fish, known by his first name George, was one of Wetpixel’s earliest community members, with his first post dating to June 3, 2002 — just months after the site launched. His 1,357 posts across 14 years make him one of the most enduring contributors from the site’s founding era. In the forum’s earliest thread in the archive, he was already asking foundational questions about digital SLR TTL flash compatibility — a topic that would consume the underwater photography community for years (^[1]).

George’s peak activity came in 2003 (261 posts), placing him among the most prolific contributors during Wetpixel’s formative year when the community was defining the digital underwater photography workflow. A secondary peak in 2008 (206 posts) corresponded with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and housing boom.

He was a dedicated Aquatica and Nikon user, shooting with a D100 in an Aquatica housing with Ikelite DS-125 strobes. His gear discussions were hands-on and practical, reflecting a working photographer rather than a spec-sheet analyst. He also used Subal housings, contributing threads about the Subal GS viewfinder and asking technical questions about their systems (^[2], ^[3]).

His spread across 14 of 15 forums indicates unusually broad community engagement, extending well beyond gear into conservation (26 posts), copyright issues (18 posts), and critter identification.

Notable Contributions

Pioneering Digital UW Photography Discussions

• Digital SLRs and true TTL or E-TTL (9 replies) — One of the earliest archived forum threads, posted June 2002, asking whether the Ikelite DS-125 would provide true TTL with a housed Nikon D100 via Nikonos sync cord. This thread captures the community grappling with the fundamental challenge of making film-era strobes work with digital cameras (^[4])
• Titan D100 review (42 replies) — Started this critical discussion of the Light & Motion Titan D100 housing review, questioning the reviewer’s two floods and whether the housing’s design might contribute to operator error. The thread drew responses from James Wiseman, Craig Ruaux, and other experts (^[5])
• Seacam S2 review — Housing evaluation thread (^[6])
• What next for Aquatica housings? — Speculating on Aquatica’s future product roadmap (^[7])
• Canon 1D Mark III and reasonable expectations — High-end camera discussion (^[8])
• Best super wide-angle for Canon APS-C — Lens recommendation thread (^[9])

Aquatica Expertise

• Aquatica port/extension chart — Contributed to this community reference resource for Aquatica port compatibility (^[10])
• Aquatica AD200 plus Nikon lenses and L-brackets — System configuration discussion (^[11])
• D200 Aquatica housing — Housing evaluation (^[12])
• Ikelite D200 housing — camera won’t fire — Troubleshooting thread (^[13])

Travel and Trip Reports

• Lembeh galleries now up (11 replies) — Shared his 2004 Lembeh Strait images shot with Nikon D100, Aquatica housing, 105mm with 3T close-up lens, and dual Ikelite DS-125s. Community members including James Wiseman commented on his organized gallery approach (^[14])
• Back from the Galapagos — gear problems — Trip report documenting equipment issues (^[15])
• Back from the Galapagos — the albino whale shark — Documenting an extraordinary encounter (^[16])
• Slideshow: Galapagos and beyond — Sharing travel imagery (^[17])
• Indonesia visa on arrival — Travel logistics for the Indo-Pacific circuit (^[18])
• Ultimate Indo shots — Image showcase (^[19])

Community and Technology

• Anyone else NOT get their Wetpixel Quarterly? (27 replies) — Thread about delivery of the Wetpixel Quarterly magazine, with Eric Cheng responding about the shipping timeline from Montreal (^[20])
• Question for PC to Mac switchers (28 replies) and Stupid Mac question (24 replies) — Part of a series of threads reflecting the community’s migration from PC to Mac for photo editing (^[21], ^[22])
• Anyone else having problems accessing the site? (37 replies) — Community infrastructure feedback (^[23])
• New Photoshop technique — Post-processing discussion (^[24])

Activity Profile

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