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Saga Announces Adapters For Inon Fisheye Macro Relay Lens
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Saga announces adapters for the Inon UFL-MR130 EFS60 Fisheye Macro Relay Lens that will work on many popular housings
Inon Releases X-2 Housing For The Panasonic GF1 Micro-Four Thirds Camera And More
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Inon announced several products at the Diving Festival in Tokyo last week including a housing for the Panasonic GF1, base adapters to add Inon close up lenses and strobes to Panasonic Lumix and...
Sony Announces Plans For A Compact Interchangeable Lens APS-C Sensor Camera
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Sony announces its plan to release a compact interchangeable lens camera with a large APS-C sensor
Sigma Announces 8-16mm Wide Angle Lens
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Sigma unveils an ultrawide 8-16mm f4.5-5.6 rectilinear wide angle lens
Samsung Reveals The NX10 "Hybrid" DSLR
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Samsung reveals the NX10 - a "hybrid DSLR" with a APS-C size 14.6 CMOS sensor with a mirrorless interchangeable lens
Canon Announces New 70-200mm Lens
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Canon has announced an upgrade to their 70-200mm lens, a popular model for professional land photographers
Update From RED On Ray Pro, Scarlet 2/3, New Lenses And More
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RED fans can rejoice over the new list of RED product and feature upgrades that were recently announced New information on the RED Pro, Scarlet 2/3",new prime lenses, Redmote Pro, Redicine-X,...
TTL Exposure Control
TECHNIQUES
All DSLR cameras have a senor that determines the proper amount of strobe light required to achieve a proper exposure, and squelches the strobe at the appropriate point. This is referred to as...
DEMA 2009: Closing Remarks
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Trends from DEMA 2009 and a look at DPG's trip to Disney world
DEMA 2009: Underwater Photography Products, Accessories
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Complete coverage of the new underwater photography accessories at DEMA 2009
Equipment For Wide Angle Underwater Photography
TECHNIQUES
Wide angle photography can be shot with a compact or DSLR camera. In either instance, there are additional pieces of equipment that you will need beyond the camera itself to provide the ability to...
Introduction to Wide Angle Underwater Photography
TECHNIQUES
Generally, any lens with a focal length less than the equivalent of 35mm is considered wide angle.
Equipment Guide For Underwater Macro Photography
TECHNIQUES
A guide to choosing the right equipment for underwater macro photography
Panasonic Announces Latest Lumix G Series Camera And Two New Lenses
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Panasonic announces the release of the Lumix DMC-GF1 , a new compact micro-four thirds camera, and two new micro-four thirds lenses
Fantasea Announces Wide Angle & Macro Lenses For The Canon G11
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Fantasea Line is officially the first underwater housing and accessories company to announce their readiness for the anticipated rush of underwater photographers using the Canon Powershot G11
Digital Nikonos Industry Design Challenge
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DPG challenges the industry or any innovative engineer or do-it-yourselfer, to develop an adapter to utilize Nikonos lenses on any digital camera
Fantasea Announces The New Fantasea Eyes Line
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Fantasea to introduce the new Fantasea Eyes U/W Optics Line
New Nikon 10-24 mm DX Lens
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Another one that we've been reporting rumors about for weeks, Nikon announced today the release of a new DX lens - the AF-S DX-NIKKOR 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 10-24mm 1:3.5-4.5G ED DX Lens Leaked
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There is a big Nikon press conference scheduled for April 14th. We anticipate that they will be making several announcement,s including the a new DX lens that seems superior to the trusted 12-24 of...
iPhone Goes Underwater
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Our friends at LetsGoDigital caught this gem at the PMA show this week. Ewa Marine now makes a plastic casing for your iPhone. The cool part is that it has a thin clear component over the camera...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1, Next SLR To Shoot HD Video
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Panasonic today introduced the DMC-GH1, the newest member of the company's revolutionary LUMIX G Micro System - a new digital interchangeable lens camera system that delivers professional-level...
Corals and Sea Levels of The Solomon Islands
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sea level rise has been blamed for salt water intrusion into the subsurface "lens" of fresh water under some atolls in the Solomon Islands
Canon G10 DIY Modifications For Macro and Wide Angle Underwater Photography
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Hiromi Harayama shares his very interesting modifications for the Canon G10 canon housing including both macro lens and wide angle
Underwater Photography Exhibit at The United Nations
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NYUPS member Cagatay Erciyes, a career Turkish diplomat and a hobbyist underwater photographer featured an underwater photo exhibition entitled "Colors of Oceans through a diplomat's lens" at the...
Lecia Announces 37.5 Megapixel S2 DSLR
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Leica officially announced their digital S-System, a 37.5 megapixel DSLR designed for the high end professional. The Leica S2, will offer 9 high quality lenses from ultra wide to super telephoto....
Nikon Introduces The SB-900 & New Tilt-Shift Lenses
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These are not necessarily paramount for underwater photographers, but nonetheless useful for our topside work. Some underwater photographers do house the SB800, so the SB900 may be of interest to...
Olympus Announces A Firmware Update For Three Zuiko Digital Lenses
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This firmware update will improve the focusing precision of the lenses by using Imager AF in combination with the Panasonic (Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.) Lumix DMC-L10.
Ikelite Modular Port System
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Ikelite is offering a modular port system that provides the flexibility and convenience of adding or removing components to make the port compatible with various lenses
Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8G ED
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Nikon announces a new 60mm lens for macro shooters
Behind the Lens with Brian Skerry
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Brian Skerry profiled in Pop Photo's Behind the Lens
Stephen Frink tests the Canon 14mm II
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Photographer and Wetpixel member Stephen Frink borrowed a copy of the new 14mm II from Canon Professional Services to examine both topside and underwater performance and compare against the other...
16:9 Introduces Nikon G Lens to Canon EF Adapter
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16:9, known for their tests and reviews of lenses by a variety of manufacturers, has introduced an adapter that allows Nikon G-type lenses to fit Canon EF-lens compatible cameras
Sigma 10mm Fisheye lens
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Sigma 10mm f2.8 EX DC Fisheye HSM lens : The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new 10mm F2.8 EX DC Fisheye HSM lens
Sigma 4.5mm Fisheye lens
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Sigma 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC Circular Fisheye HSM lens : The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC Circular Fisheye HSM lens. This autofocus circular fisheye...
DEMA 2007: Sea Tool / Fisheye
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The Sea Tool housings are compact, ergonomic and uniquely designed. You can change memory cards, batteries, or lenses without removing the camera from the housing tray
Review: H2O By Howard Schatz
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Underwater photography is comprised of many sub-segments, one of which being fashion and commercial photography. On top of this pile stands Howard Schatz.
H2O can be easily summed up in one...
DPG Visits Popular Photography Magazine's Testing Lab
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The other day Mike McNamara invited me over to the Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine offices. New York is home to many media powerhouses, and the parent company behind Pop Photo, Hachette...
Fantasea Housing For Nikon Coolpix P5100
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Fantasea Line is pleased to announce that their FP-5000 housing is totally compatible with Nikon's new Coolpix digital camera, the P5100. The FP-5000 housing is fully functional, providing...
Fantasea Announces That FP5000 Housing Fits the New Nikon Coolpix P5100
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Fantasea Line is pleased to announce that their FP-5000 housing is totally compatible with Nikon's new Coolpix digital camera, the P5100. The FP-5000 housing is fully functional, providing...
First 25 RED Cameras Delivered - New Generation Of HD
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Typical high-end HD camcorders have 2.1M pixel sensors and record with 3:1:1 color sub-sampled video at up to 30fps. We deliver 12M pixels at up to 60fps and record wide dynamic range and color...
Panasonic Expands Lumix SLR Line
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Panasonic today introduced the newest member of its digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera line, the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-L10, the companyus first SLR with Face Detection. The DMC-L10 also offers...
Panasonic Expands Lumix SLR Line With First SLR Model Featuring Face Detector, Advanced Intuitive Features
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Panasonic today introduced the newest member of its digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera line, the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-L10, the company's first SLR with Face Detection. The DMC-L10 also...
Guide To Diopters For Shooting Macro Video
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Finding the right diopter for your video rig is sometimes difficult with various port openings and depths, and a variety of lenses to match with. A thread has been started in the Wetpixel Video...
INON Accessories For Olympus Housings
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Inon America is now supporting Olympus PT-039 housing (Stylus 780 camera) with an updated M67 (67mm threaded) Mount Base. The Mount Base securely attaches to both the PT-039 and PT-034 housings,...
Nikon Fires Back At Canon With The D3 And D300
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Canon didn't have very long to bask in its glory after introducing its pro level EOS 1Ds Mark III ($7,999) and advanced EOS 40D ($1,299) on Monday, August 20. Sure, those cameras are going to be...
Nikon Fires Back At Canon with Double DSLR Broadside: the D3 and D300
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Canon didn't have very long to bask in its glory after introducing its pro level EOS 1Ds Mark III ($7,999) and advanced EOS 40D ($1,299) on Monday, August 20. Sure, those cameras are going to be...
Nikon Fires Back At Canon with Double DSLR Broadside: the D3 and D300
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Canon didn't have very long to bask in its glory after introducing its pro level EOS 1Ds Mark III ($7,999) and advanced EOS 40D ($1,299) on Monday, August 20. Sure, those cameras are going to...
New Canon DSLRs Offer Exciting UW Potential
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On August 20 Canon announced the arrival of its next generation of advanced and pro-level DSLRs, the 10.1MP Canon EOS 40D ($1.299 body only street price) and the 21.1MP EOS 1Ds Mark III ($7,999...
Canon: Two New A-series PowerShots
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The Canon PowerShot A720 IS is based around the previous PowerShot A700 IS model, and a 6x optical zoom lens - an equivalent of 35 to 210mm, making the A720 excellent for all-purpose photography....
New Canon DSLRs Offer Exciting UW Potential
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On August 20 Canon announced the arrival of its next generation of advanced and pro-level DSLRs, the 10.1MP Canon EOS 40D ($1.299 body only street price) and the 21.1MP EOS 1Ds Mark III ($7,999...
Fantasea Line New Releases August 2007
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Fantasea Line announces the release of several new housings specifically designed for the Nikon Coolpix L12, Nikon Coolpix S200 and S500 digital cameras. Depth rated to 60 meters/200 feet, the...
Fantasea Line New Releases August 2007
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FL-12 Underwater Housing for Nikon Coolpix L12 Digital Camera
Fantasea Line announces the release of a new housing specifically designed for the Nikon Coolpix L12 digital camera. The FL-12...
Fujifilm Announces IS Pro Infrared Digital Camera
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Following up on the success of the FinePix S3 Pro UVIR and IS-1 infrared digital cameras, Fujifilm today announced the IS Pro, the latest in a line that has proved popular with technical, law...
Fantasea Line Releases the FP-5000 Underwater Housing for Nikon Coolpix P5000 Digital Camera
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New Housing Provides Access to All Camera Controls & Functions
Fantasea Line announces the addition of a new housing specifically designed for the Nikon Coolpix P5000 digital camera. The FP-5000...
Rumor: Launch Of New Sony Alpha DSLR Imminent?
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An article posted on Photoclubalpha.com lends credence that Sony will soon announce a new digital SLR model along with new full-frame lenses. The website discovered press-release quality images...
Olympus 510 (Topside) Field Review
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I started working on this review for the Nature, Wildlife and Pet Photography Forum after James Morrissey interviewed me for this website. I have been a professional photographer for over 40 years,...
PENTAX Introduces The K100D Super - Housings On The Way?
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PENTAX U.K. launches the PENTAX K100D Super, a new standard-class digital SLR camera boasting advanced features to enable photographers of all levels to produce the highest quality images with...
New Sealux Housing For Sony HDR-FX7E
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Sealux just announced a two compact housings - the HX7 and the HX7 Pro - for the Sony HDR-FX7E and the Sony HVR-V1E/P. With these two housings two more HD compact camcorders can be taken underwater...
Sea & Sea's All New 10 Megapixel DX-1G
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SEA&SEA introduces the worldus most advanced compact underwater digital camera system available to date. The new DX-1G housing and 1G camera features 10.01 effective megapixels from a high...
Fantasea Line Releases The FP-5000 Underwater Housing For Nikon Coolpix P5000 Digital Camera
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Fantasea Line announces the addition of a new housing specifically designed for the Nikon Coolpix P5000 digital camera. The FP-5000 housing is fully functional providing photographers with access...
Complementary Filters And Wide-angle Underwater Photography
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If you've been shooting with a digital camera for any period of time and been online then you've probably heard the rave reviews about the Magic Filter developed by Dr. Alex Mustard and Peter...
Olympus Embraces Underwater With New Housings
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Olympus gears-up for summer with new underwater housings and accessories for its digital cameras - from point-and-shoot to D-SLR (digital single lens reflex). For millions, the peak travel season...
DxO Optics Pro V4.2 Adds Support For Fuji S5 Pro, S3 Pro And Pentax K10D
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DxO Labs announces today that the award-winning DxO Optics Pro v4.2 software now supports the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro and FinePix S3 Pro as well as the Pentax K10D Digital Single-Lens Reflex (SLR)...
Panasonic 12-Megapixel LUMIX DMC-FX100 With HD Video
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While we haven't been sent the official press release, DPReview.com has published a Panasonic press release with details on a new Panasonic LUMIX digital camera, model DMC-FX100. According to the...
Panasonic FZ50 And Nimar Housing And Flash
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Before choosing our uw photo kit equipment we wanted the best camera and our choice went to the photo camera that, in our opinion but not only, is the best in the 2007 market: Panasonc Lumix FZ50....
VisibleDust New Sensor Loupe
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Utilizing advanced (patent pending) features such as BriteVue XL technology with high optical magnification and 6 super bright LEDs, the SensorLoupe is the only tool you need for locating debris on...
Canon WP-DC15 Housing For SD850 IS/IXUS 950 IS
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Canon has launched the 8.0 Megapixel Digital IXUS 950 IS (Powershot SD850 IS), an upgrade to the award-winning PowerShot SD800 (Digital IXUS 850 IS).
Sporting a three-tone metal finish with...
Fujifilm Releases FinePix S5 Firmware Update 1.06
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Improved white balance performance and an upgrade of barcoding and function lock functions highlight the upgrade.
Fujifilm has released a firmware upgrade for its FinePix S5 Pro which, the...
Sigma Announces Nikon D40 Compatible Lenses
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The New Nikon D40 is the first Nikon body without a built in auto focus motor. This means that the any lens used with the D40 will need the auto focus motor built into the lens. These lenses are...
Nikon DS-40X Housing On The Way
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Fantasea has announced the Fantasea Line FD-40X Waterproof Housing which will work for both the Nikon D40 and the D40X camera. It will be shipping in Mid-May with a SLRP of $1099 and includes a...
Five Tips For Better Underwater Photography
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Got a new underwater camera? Photos not quite up to snuff? Here are 5 quick tips to help you out.
Tip #1. Get close, have a conversation. If you think you are close, get closer. Two to four feet...
Nikon D40x Test Images
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We just received a sample of the Nikon D40x SLR camera in combination with the new AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens. The new Nikon D40x and the lens were introduced just a few...
Nikon D40 Wins DIWA Gold Award
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Nikon's lightweight entry-level digital single-lens-reflex (DSLR) camera has earned the DIWA (Digital Imaging Websites Association) Gold Award for its high overall performance at a very competitive...
Canon WP-DC12, WP-DC13, WP-DC14 U/W Housings
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Canon has announced three new underwater housings for three new PowerShot cameras.
The WP-DC12 underwater housing is intended for the PowerShot A570 IS, Canon's 7.1 Megapixel addition to the...
PMA 2007 - Nikon Booth Report
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Nikon's booth shows off the company's huge range of imaging solutions, including all of the latest digital camera models. As you'd expect for a company that just unveiled no less than eight new...
Review Of StiX Buoyancy Arms
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Ever since I got my first digital SLR housing I've been looking for a way to make the housing somewhat neutral underwater. My Subal/D100 housing wasn't too bad, but when I switched to a Subal/D2x...
Aquatica Introduces New Optical Glass Macro Port Lens
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This new addition to our already fine macro port is ground and polished to perfection from BK-7 mineral glass, it will help maximize light transmission and pull the best performance from your...
Olympus E-1 Successor - P-1 Pictures
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Subsequent to our story earlier today Olympus has now shared some images of a mock-up of the upcoming E-1 successor (codename P-1) as well as the new lenses. As you can see the P-1 will not by...
Olympus SLR Cameras
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lympus Imaging Corporation is pleased to announce the plans to significantly expand the Olympus E-System, its industry-leading lineup of interchangeable-lens digital SLRs compliant with the Four...
Nikon Launches Website To Explain Vibration Reduction
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Nikon has launched a new section of their website dedicated to their Vibration Reduction (VR) function found in many of their SLR Lenses. The site covers: What's behind image blurring - clearer...
Nexus 4.75" Tokina Fisheye Glass Dome
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Nexus introduces the new super coated glass dome port DP1017-10 made specifically for the Tokina 10-17 fisheye zoom lens. This small dome, only 4.75 inches diameter overall, is another in the line...
Sony Cybershot DSC-W80 Sneak Peek
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With the PMA 2007 show coming up the first PMA rumors are showing up in the numerous Internet forums and blogs. One of the rumors is a possible new Sony Cybershot digital camera introduction; the...
Fantasea FD-80 And F400D Underwater Housings
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Fantasea Line announced the release of the F400D and FD-80 waterproof camera housing dedicated exclusively to the Canon EOS 400D (Digital Rebel XTi) and Nikon D80 respectively.
Together with...
Sea&Sea DX-S5Pro Housing For Fujifilm S5 Pro
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Sea&Sea has released details of the DX-S5Pro housing for the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro digital SLR.
The DX-S5Pro is a corrosion resistant aluminum alloy housing, capable of handling the...
Light And Motion Bluefin HC3 Housing Special
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Purchase a Light and Motion Bluefin HC3 housing between now and February 28th (while supplies last) and you will also receive a Bluefin Super Wide Angle Lens Free!
This special is good for any...
New Panasonic Lumix Cameras
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Panasonic presents its 2007 digital camera line-up with the introduction of 8 new digital cameras. Our reporter is currently situated at the Panasonic press conference in Paris to take a first...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8
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As the run-up to PMA starts in earnest Panasonic has announced a fairly major refresh of its compact Lumix range, starting here with the DMC-FZ8, which replaces last year's DMC-FZ7. The DMC-FZ8 ups...
Review Of StiX Buoyancy Arms
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Ever since I got my first digital SLR housing I've been looking for a way to make the housing somewhat neutral underwater. My Subal/D100 housing wasn't too bad, but when I switched to a Subal/D2x...
Adobe Lightroom 1.0 To Make Its Debut
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Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced that Adobe Photoshop� Lightroom� 1.0 software is now available for pre-order and is expected to ship in mid-February...
Hasselblad: 31MP Variant DSLR
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The Hasselblad H3D - the world's first 48mm full-frame DSLR - initially shipped in two variants with resolutions of 22 or 39 megapixels. The new model sits almost exactly in the middle...
JVC Unveils Everio GZ-HD7 Prosumer HD Camcorder
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The lines between prosumer and consumer HD camcorders have become even more blurry.
JVC announces that it has expanded its award-winning Everio hard drive camcorder family with the addition of...
Image Size Changeable Fisheye Lens System
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Doing some other research, I came across an interesting Nikon patent, filed on February 3, 2004. The patent describes a fisheye lens that can be used with both full frame, smaller digital sensors...
Top Photographers To Capture Features Of Thailand
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The famous Thai ghost known as Mae Nak, the ongoing conflict in the deep South, "beautiful" kick boxers, youth culture in Siam Square and the car-crash rescue unit "Por Tek...
Review: Diving With The Olympus Evolt E-330
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Most people who get into serious underwater photography start out buying a single lens reflex (SLR) from one of the major camera manufacturers. Typically, they then buy housings, ports, lights and...
Samsung Announces 10 Mega Pixel S1050
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Samsung Cameras today announced the release of the S1050, a point-and-shoot digital camera with a premium quality 10.1 mega-pixel image sensor. Coupled with a super-sharp 5x optical zoom lens, the...
Fujifilm FinePix IS-1, IR Sensitive
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In addition to the three typical consumer cameras Fujifilm has also announced a specialized infrared sensitive version of the SLR-like S9100. The new IS-1 joins the quietly introduced S3 Pro UVIR...
Lens Testing And Port Matching For Seacam Housings
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Seacam USA owner Stephen Frink wanted to know which of Canon's lenses performed suitably for underwater use:
A few months ago I decided it was time to find out what would be optimal underwater...
Canon A710IS Review
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Even in the 'blink and you'll miss it' world of compact digital cameras the budget-priced 6x zoom lensed Canon PowerShot A700 was a short-lived model; announced late February and replaced in August...
DSLRClean Travel And Starter Kits
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To celebrate its second anniversary, intemos.com, manufacturers of the DSLRClean sensor cleaning system, has launched two new product kits. The DSLRClean starter kit, comprising of five DSLRClean...
Canon Powershot A640 Review
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The Canon PowerShot A640 is a 10MP digital camera with a 2.5" LCD, a 4x optical zoom lens (35-140 mm equivalent), with an additional 4x digital zoom for 16X overall. It uses 4 AA batteries and...
Nikon SLR Camera Bags From Crumpler
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Nikon and iconic bag manufacturer Crumpler have joined forces to develop two camera bags specifically designed for owners of SLR cameras. The first fruits of the partnership are the ultra cool...
Olympus Evolt E-330
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Most people who get into serious underwater photography start out buying a single lens reflex (SLR) from one of the major camera manufacturers. Typically, they then buy housings, ports, lights and...
Rod Klein Hosts Two Photo Workshops In Fiji On The Nai'a
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Nai'a and Rod Klein announce two back-to-back digital workshops during Feb 2007. Feb 3-10 and Feb 10-20. These special workshops will be held on back-to-back charters so you can join us for either...
Nikon D40 Shots Up + Shooter's Report
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I had a good time shooting with the D40 and D80 at the same time. The D40 has a great quality feel and is fun to shoot with. I could easily see it as a wonderful take-everywhere SLR, though every...
Canon PowerShot G7 Review
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Announced just before Photokina 2006 in September 2006, the G7 came as something of a surprise to many who had written off the G series of high end PowerShots when the G6 (launched 2004) wasn't...
Using A Compact Camera? Get The Auto-Magic Filter
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BUILDING ON the success of its SLR (single lens reflex) underwater filters, PR Productions has developed a filter specifically for compact or 'point-and-shoot' digital cameras. The inventors of the...
Canon PowerShot A710 IS Overview
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The Canon PowerShot A710 IS couples a 7 megapixel CCD imager sensor with an image stabilized 6x optical zoom lens that offers a 35mm-equivalent focal range of 35 to 210mm -- a moderate wide angle...
Single dive contact sheet
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Eric from Wetpixel posted a great piece today....I often get asked how many shots I take during a single dive. Instead of fumbling around with words, I decided to thumbnail and present every image...
DxO Labs Announces DxO Optics Pro V4 Support For Nikon D80 And Canon EOS 400D / Rebel XTi
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DxO Labs announces today that DxO Optics Pro v4 Digital SLR and lens automatic image quality enhancement software now supports the recently released Nikon D80 and the Canon EOS 400D (also known as...
Olympus Evolt E-330 SLR & 10Bar Housing Review
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When Olympus released their latest Evolt E-330 7.5 megapixel Live-View digital SLR earlier this year. I knew that this camera was for me. I converted to digital back in 2003, after a lot of years...
Rainsleeve - Protect Your Digital SLR While Shooting
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The Rainsleeve from OP/TECH USA is the new must-have accessory for avid outdoor photographers, offering a shield from the elements that fits easily in the pocket or camera bag. It features a unique...
Lecia R9 And Digital-Modul-R Promotion
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The Leica Digital-Modul-R is the only imaging system in the universe that allows you to switch seamlessly from digital to film capture. It's also the only system that lets you make full use of the...
The Cash In With Canon Rebate Returns
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From fall foliage to the intensity of fourth down at the five-yard line, the autumn is full of fantastic photo opportunities. Whether expanding a current EOS system, or thinking of the family...
Olympus Evolt E-330 DSLR And 10Bar Housing Review
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When Olympus released their latest Evolt E-330 7.5 megapixel Live-View digital SLR earlier this year. I knew that this camera was for me. I converted to digital back in 2003, after a lot of years...
Panasonic Releases Firmware Update Version 1.1 For Lumix DMC-LX1
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Panasonic today released a firmware update for the Lumix DMC-LX1 Digital Camera. This firmware update makes it possible to shoot while RAW photo data is being saved, improves focusing performance...
Nikon 105mm VR Review
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Over the last couple of year's Nikon has introduced plenty of new glass to excite photographers with fresh possibilities and new solutions. But we photographers of the wet variety can feel a little...
Nikon D200 And Darkroom Secrets Revealed In EBook
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Graphics Management Press announces the release of a 600+ page DSLR: Nikon D200 interactive "eBook" that includes illustrations, animations and movies embedded in the PDF pages. Written by...
Just Posted! Panasonic DMC-LX2 Review
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The Lumix LX1, announced July 2005, was a camera that proved just how commited Panasonic is to shaking up the digital camera market with innovative, often quirky products rather than taking the...
A Mobile Phone With A 10-Megapixel Camera Inside
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Here's what Samsung is calling "the world's first super camera phone," the Samsung SCH-B600. That's a 10-megapixel digital camera in there, and the lens is long enough to let it zoom 3x...
The World's Largest Telephoto Lens
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Carl Zeiss recently announced a totally unique 'monster lens', the built-to-order Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 1700 mm F4 lens. Designed to be used with a Hasselblad 6x6 medium format camera this monster...
Sales Under Way Of First Two Leica Lenses Designed Specifically For The Digital SLR Camera
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Panasonic today introduced two new interchangeable lenses designed specifically for the digital SLR camera. Both the LEICA D VARIO-ELMARIT 14-50mm/F2.8-3.5 ASPH and the LEICA D SUMMILUX 25mm/F1.4...
Air Travel Camera Bags
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For photographers, having to check their gear before boarding an airline exposes them to one of their greatest fears: the theft of their equipment and possibly their livelihood. Think Tank Photos...
Panasonic Introduces Two 'Four-Thirds' System Interchangeable Lenses
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Panasonic today introduced two new interchangeable lenses designed specifically for the digital SLR camera. Both the LEICA D VARIO-ELMARIT 14-50mm/F2.8-3.5 ASPH and the LEICA D SUMMILUX 25mm/F1.4...
Olympus 2007 E-Series Digital SLR Announcement
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The Olympus E-System is a "designed-for-digital" SLR camera system that has grown considerably since the original Olympus E-1 camera body was launched in 2003. Today, the system includes...
Hasselblad H3D (Not Underwater, But Cool!)
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Hasselblad is ready to introduce the world's first 48mm, full frame DSLR camera system; the Hasselblad H3D. The Hasselblad H3D represents an entirely new approach to integrated digital cameras....
We All Have Dust Problems: CCD Sensor Cleaning Products
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The makers of the award-winning lens cleaning technology, the Lens Pen, today introduce two new products designed to help photo professionals clean CCD and CMOS sensors on their high quality...
Three New Pentax DA Star Lenses
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Pentax has posted some very brief information about three new digital-only DA* (star) lenses which utilize built-in Supersonic motors for focusing and are likely to be environmentally sealed to...
Sea & Sea Announces New Strobe, The YS-110
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The YS-110 strobe is packed with ground-breaking features designed for the new age of digital photography. When it's connected via a fiber-optic cable to a compact digital camera with TTL metering,...
Two Leica Lenses And A Finder
NEWS
To complement the new M8 Digital Rangefinder camera Leica has also today announced two new lenses and a new wide angle finder. New M series lenses are the Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21 mm F4 ASPH and the...
Leica Digilux 3 Digital SLR Introduction
NEWS
Leica Camera AG, Solms is exhibiting the new LEICA DIGILUX 3 at photokina in Cologne (26th September to 1st October 2006). The LEICA DIGILUX 3 is the first purely digital Leica mirror reflex system...
New Sea & Sea Optical Dome Port
NEWS
This AR multi-coated glass dome port is ideal for wide-angle photography with a digital single-lens-reflex camera. It comes with a port case and a dome port cover...
Oceans Expo 2006
NEWS
In its second edition, Oceans Expo will present what is probably one of the most amazing photographic journeys through the oceans.
The lenses of David Doubilet, Doug Perrine, Brian Skerry, Amos...
Ricoh Caplio 500SE
NEWS
The compact Ricoh 500SE camera is much more protected than most other digital cameras. Durably built with reinforced glass shielding over the lens and JIS protection grade 7 allows shooting in the...
Canon Announces Two New Luxury Lenses
NEWS
Canon continues its tradition of optical excellence with two new EF lenses - the powerful EF50mm f/1.2L USM and the versatile EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM lenses. Both lenses are valuable additions to...
ExpoDisc Installation In Light & Motion Bluefin HD Housing
NEWS
A month ago, Wetpixel user Daniel Deck posted a message in the forums about his experience using an ExpoDisc to white balance underwater. Many of us struggle with underwater white balance,...
Nikon Introduces New 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens
NEWS
NikonA‚A® (www.nikondigital.com) today introduced the versatile, affordable new 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens, further expanding Nikon's successful line of DX Nikkor lenses,...
How To Clean Dust Off A SLR Camera Sensor
NEWS
Adorama Academy publishes a practical do-it-yourself guide to fixing a common problem found in today's digital cameras, for amateur and professional photographers. As digital SLR cameras grow in...
DxO Labs Announces 15 New Lens Modules
NEWS
DxO Labs announces today availability of 15 new DxO Lens Modules for its DxO Optics Pro software bringing the total now to 365 lens correction modules available to DxO Optics Pro users. In...
Sigma UK Announces New 8mm F3.5 EX DG Circular Fisheye Lens
NEWS
According to Sigma, the new 8mm F3.5 EX DG CIRCULAR FISHEYE lens optimised for digital cameras will be available this summer...
SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash
NEWS
SanDisk introduced the new SanDisk Extreme IV line of CompactFlash digital film cards for professional photographers. The line is targeted at photographers who require the highest possible...
American Photo Magazine Announces Eigth Annual Editor's Choice Awards
NEWS
American Photo Magazine have announced their eight annual Editor's Choice awards. To help choose the winners within the 16 categories, American photo turned to industry experts from some of the...
Sigma Announces Macro 70mm F2.8 EX DG Lens
NEWS
The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new Macro 70mm F2.8 EX DG lens . This medium telephoto macro lens is ideal for both digital SLR cameras and 35mm film SLR cameras. The...
DxO Labs Announces DxO Optics Pro V4
NEWS
DxO Labs today revealed details of the next version of its flagship application DxO Optics Pro software which improves the image quality of Digital Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras and advanced...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1
NEWS
Panasonic has announced their entry into the 4/3rds DSLR arena with a 7.5 megapixel camera and Zeiss lens. This camera is very similar to the Olympus E-330 and uses the same sensor, which we have...
Putting Undersea Life In The Frame
NEWS
Akira Tateishi started taking photographs of underwater scenes half a century ago.
"The pieces I photographed a long time ago have a blue hue that seems to emanate from deep within the...
Saving Leviathan
NEWS
The hot blood of the great whales may soon flow freely into the cold frigid waters of the Southern Oceans as harpoon cannons roar and the long flensing knives reduce the world's largest intelligent...
Leica M Lenses Now Optimized For Digital Use
NEWS
Leica Camera AG, Solms will be giving the lenses of the Leica rangefinder system a new code on the bayonet ring in future to enable the planned digital Leica M camera to recognize the lens type....
Sony DSLR-A100 Sample Images
NEWS
The shots below were taken on a Sony press trip to Alaska, arranged to give journalists a chance to shoot with the A100 and a variety of lenses...
Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 Hands-on Preview
NEWS
In July 2005 Konica Minolta and Sony made an announcement that they were to jointly develop digital SLR cameras. This agreement hinted at shared technology between the two companies such as auto...
Olympus E330 Housing By Aquamir/UK-Germany
NEWS
German housing manufacturer UK-GERMANY has just finished their latest product for the OLYMPUS E330. It will be distributed under the Swiss AQUAMIR brand. Included in the housing is a flat port for...
Sony's New "Alpha" Sub-Brand For Its DSLR Cameras
NEWS
Sony has established a new brand name for its digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) cameras that will be launched worldwide this summer. Meaning "beginning" and "essential," the symbol Alpha embodies...
Nexus D200 Announcement And Photos
NEWS
Manufacturer's Announcement: The New Nexus D200 is the ultimate in compact underwater SLR housings. It has a full range of lens ports and access to all controls on the camera plus additional...
Video Seminar By Steve Fish On L&M's Website
NEWS
Light & Motion has posted on their website part one of a video seminar by Steve Fish, which talks about wide angle lenses, depth of field, focus lock, filters, and white balance. You can also...
Mamiya Launch ZD
NEWS
First announced in 2004 at Photokina, Mamiya has today announced the availability of the 22-million pixel ZD. This medium format digital SLR features a large 48 x 36mm CCD sensor which can capture...
Field Of (Vision) Dreams: If You Build It They Will Come!
NEWS
It must have been foresight that the New Underwater Lens Revolution is based in the Southbridge area of central Massachusetts once considered the Optical Capital of the World. American Optical has...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 Hands-on
NEWS
PMA 2006: Yesterday we got our hands on the Lumix DMC-L1 and had a detailed discussion with Panasonic executives and product planners about their exciting new digital SLR. The DMC-L1 is Panasonic's...
PT-E02 Underwater Case For Olympus E-330
NEWS
Olympus has announced the new PT-E02 underwater case designed for the E-330. Olympus officials indicated the PT-E02 has been designed to allow the user to use the E-330's "Live View"...
Olympus And Panasonic Announce Four Thirds System Digital SLR Cameras
NEWS
Olympus Corporation (Olympus) and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic) have been engaged in joint development of cameras that comply with the Four Thirds System standard for...
New Nikkor 105mm Lens
NEWS
Amongst the flood of new digicams Nikon has announced this, the world's first macro lens (offering reproduction ratios of up to 1:1) equipped with Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM) and Vibration...
Olympus Introduces First Pocket-Sized Camera That Can Be Used Up To Three Metres Underwater
NEWS
Olympus Imaging Inc. unveils its latest
evolution in the Stylus series - the new Stylus 720 SW, a digital camera that
can withstand a 1.5 metre drop, shoot underwater up to 3 metres, and capture...
Olympus Evolt E-330 Digital SLR Introduction: New Live Preview LCD
NEWS
Since the introduction of the first single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, photographers have prized SLRs because they can see with the naked eye, through an optical viewfinder, exactly what is passing...
Fantasea Line Releases The
F350D Housing For Canon Rebel XT/350D
NEWS
Fantasea Line, distributor of the world's most popular and affordable underwater photographic products, announces the release of the F350D waterproof camera housing for the Digital Canon Rebel...
Ikelite 8" Dome Port
NEWS
Ikelite has released photos and details about their new 8" dome port for SLR housings. Ikelite emphasizes that most lenses will be working fine with their 3" dome, but there are some...
Sigma Confirms Issue With Nikon D200
NEWS
Sigma has confirmed that there is an incompatibility issue between its HSM equipped lenses and the new Nikon D200. Specifically the HSM lenses do not operate when the 'AF-ON' button is pressed on...
Olympus To Shrink Compact Camera Business
NEWS
Japan's Olympus Corp. said on Wednesday that it planned to shift the focus of its digital camera business away from compact models and sell more high-end single lens reflex cameras to boost...
Fujifilm Finepix S9000 / S9500 Review
NEWS
The FinePix S9000 is the world's first 9-Megapixel "SLR-like" digicam for advanced amateur photographers. It incorporates Fujifilm's groundbreaking Real Photo Technology, a 5th Generation...
Life In The Lens
NEWS
In the past 35 years, Bill Curtsinger has photographed 33 articles for National Geographic magazine, specializing in underwater photography.
He's also shot photographs that appeared in...
Olympus SP-700 And PT-031 Underwater Housing
NEWS
The SP-700 boasts Olympus's largest LCD to date with its 3 inch (7.6cm) HyperCrystal Sunshine LCD. Combined with 6.0 million pixels and a precision 3x zoom lens (1:3.3-4.0, equivalent to 38-114mm...
Sea And Sea Housing For The HDR-HC1 Video Camera
NEWS
Main features of the VX-HC1 housing
Supports the Sony HDR-HC1 and HVR-A1J
Incorporates the most functional attributes of the VX-950 PRO housing
Equipped with an ultra wide 0.66x optical...
Olympus E-500 Dslr And New Macro Lens
NEWS
A dutch website yesterday released some information about a new "entry level" DSLR from Olympus utilizing the 4/3 system. Also included was information about a macro lens with a 35mm focal length...
Olympus E-500 DSLR And New Macro Lens
NEWS
A dutch website yesterday released some information about a new "entry level" DSLR from Olympus utilizing the 4/3 system. Also included was information about a macro lens with a 35mm focal length...
Magic Filters Available For Dslr Cameras
NEWS
Magic filters differ from other UW filters as they are made as optical quality gels and are therefore compatible with popular wide angle lenses such as fisheyes and ultra-wide zooms. The filter is...
Sealife Dc500 Underwater Digital Camera Announced
NEWS
SeaLife DC500 underwater digital camera is announced today. The SeaLife DC500 has 5.5 megapixels, a 3x optical zoom lens and 2 inch LCD screen and retails for A‚A?349.99.
Olympus E-system Gets 8mm Fisheye Lens
NEWS
Oympus has announced that owners of its E-System cameras will be able to get a new view of the world next year with the introduction of the Zuiko Digital ED 8mm 1:3.5 Fisheye Lens. E-1 and E-300...
Confessions Of A Nikon Traitor
NEWS
I really didn't want to do it but I had no choice. I waited like a faithful puppy for Nikon to jump on the bandwagon and kick Canon's rear but it never happened. I just became an old dog while...
Backscatter Neutral Density Underwater Filter System
NEWS
At this month's Seaspace convention, James Watt showed some photos during his Digital Workshop that he took in Indonesia using a new filtering technique that results in dramatic improvement in the...
Sea & Sea Introduces The Dx-8000g Housing And 8.24 Megapixel Camera
NEWS
SEA & SEA introduces the DX-8000G housing and 8000G digital camera with 8.24 million pixels of resolution and a wide-angle-to-telephoto zoom lens to capture crystal-clear images.
The...
Shooting In Auto Mode
GETTING STARTED
If you don't want to learn about manual exposure just yet, put your camera on auto mode – usually indicated by an Auto or a “P”(for program) on your camera’s mode...
Taking Control Of Your Images With Manual Settings
GETTING STARTED
There is nothing wrong with shooting in auto mode. Underwater photography is inherently fun and exciting enough that dealing with manual settings is not for everyone. However, taking the next...
Underwater Camera Maintenance
GETTING STARTED
By Jeff Mullins Maintenance is one of the duties that almost every underwater photographer wishes they didn’t have to do. However, it’s the very people that don’t do it...
Selecting a DSLR and Underwater Housing
INTERNAL PAGE
Inevitably there comes a point for most underwater photographers when your focus shifts from the excitement of taking pictures underwater to the finer points of your equipment and technique that...
Through the Lens (SDAA+MIDE 2008 PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION)
EVENTS
Win fantastic prizes and
compete for the title of best in the world in the second annual Scuba Diver AustralAsia
Through the Lens photo competition. New categories A?a‚¬aˆ? Portfolio &...
Through The Lens SDAA / MIDE 2009
EVENTS
Think your photos have what it takes to WIN? FANTASTIC PRIZES – including dive equipment, live-aboard trips, and resort stays – are up for grabs to the best shutterbug. PLUS, winning photos will...
International Kemer Underwater Days
MONTHLY CONTESTS
In all these categories competitors compete with a camera of their choice within a given period of time and in a pre-determined area. There is no restriction on the kind of lenses or filters.
Through the Lens (SDAA+MIDE 2008 PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION)
MONTHLY CONTESTS
Win fantastic prizes and
compete for the title of best in the world in the second annual Scuba Diver AustralAsia
Through the Lens photo competition. New categories A?a‚¬aˆ? Portfolio &...
Through The Lens SDAA / MIDE 2009
MONTHLY CONTESTS
Think your photos have what it takes to WIN? FANTASTIC PRIZES – including dive equipment, live-aboard trips, and resort stays – are up for grabs to the best shutterbug. PLUS, winning photos will...
Underwater Photography
INTERNAL PAGE
Everything You Need To Know About Underwater Photography DivePhotoGuide.com is a comprehensive resource for anyone interested in learning about underwater photography. Underwater...
Selecting Your First Underwater Camera
INTERNAL PAGE
Selecting an underwater camera is not a simple task. There is no one best or right underwater camera to buy, but rather the best or right camera for your specific needs and budget. Fortunately,...
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