Subal underwater camera housings, your passion, our motivation

Subal - Team

Arnold and Gerda Stepanek - Founder, consulting

Arnold and Gerda Stepanek

1954 – An extraordinary story of success begins.
While still studying to be an engineer at a technical college, Arnold Stepanek constructed the first cast aluminum camera housing and in the process launched an ongoing series of successes extending to the present. By 1965 he built his first housing for an SLR – the Edexia Reflex, and by 1969 he registered his manufacture of underwater housings with local authorities. Soon word of mouth from happy customers spread way beyond the region and gave Arnold reason to leave his position as a designer in the heavy machinery industry and concentrate of building underwater camera housings. By 1977, together with wife Gerda, Arnold Stepanek lauched A. Stepanek Ltd and the brand SUBAL was born. Soon word spread internationally and SUBAL became a household name among serious underwater photographers around the world. To date the brand stands for innovation and quality made in Austria.

Peter Stangl

Peter Stangl

Firm owner, design engineer, technical manager

Willibald Ebner

Willibald Ebner

Firm owner, production manager

Ursula Karrer

Ursula Karrer

Order processing, book-keeping

Sigrid Stepanek

Sigrid Stepanek

Consulting

Rolf Sempert                                                                                                                          Subal europe

Rolf Sempert

Distribution Europe, Consulting

Ernst Winkler

Ernst Winkler

Mechanical machining, lathe operating

Karl Eichenauer

Karl Eichenauer

Final assembling and adjustment

Zvonimir Vugrin

Zvonimir Vugrin

Assembler