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Review Your Gear In The Equipment Section, Win Cash And Prizes
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DivePhotoGuide and H2O Photo Pros are giving away cash and prizes every month. In order to be eligible all you need to do is rate and review your equipment in DPG's equipment section.
Sea Of Light By Richard Salas
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A review of the new coffee table book on the Channel Islands, Sea Of Light, by Richard Salas.
Review Of Canon 7D For Underwater Photography And Video
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Berkley White at Backscatter reviews the Canon 7D and Aquatica 7D housing for both underwater video and stills
Feds Reviewing Humpback Whale Endangered Status
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The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in...
Aquatica AD90 Housing For The Nikon D90
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Tim Rock reviews the Aquatica AD90 underwater housing for the Nikon D90
Olympus E-620 And Olympus PT-E06 Underwater Housing
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Karin Brussaard reviews the Olympus E-620 and Olympus PT-E06 underwater housing
SeaLife DC1000 With SeaLife SL961 Digital Pro Flash
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Karin Brussaard reviews the SeaLife DC1000 and SeaLife S961 Pro Flash
Taking The RED One Camera Underwater - Reviews Of Three Housings
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Underwater filmmakers Mark Thorpe and John Friday review three underwater housings for the modular RED One digital cinema camera system
RED One Underwater Video Housing Review - Round 1
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Underwater filmmakers Mark Thorpe and John Friday review three underwater housings for the modular RED One digital cinema camera system.
Olympus E-620 Underwater Housing
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The PT-E06 housing looks ergonomic and compact. We'll get a review online as soon as we get one in our hands
Aquatica AD700 Housing For Nikon D700
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A complete review of the Aquatica underwater housing for Nikon's D700 full frame DSLR
Review: Aquatica D700 Housing
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Karin Brussaard reviews the Aquatica underwater housing for the Nikon D700
Canon EOS-1D Firmware Update And AF Fix
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During PMA last week apparently Canon has announced a new AF fix for the EOS-1D Mark III and EOS-1Ds Mark III. Although odd that it wasn't sent out to us officially in their press releases as it...
Olympus E-520 and Olympus PT-E05
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Karin Brussaard reviews the Olympus E-520 in the Olympus PT-E05 housing
DPG News 2008
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A year of DPG news in review
Nikon D3 and Subal ND3
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Alex Mustard reviews the Nikon D3 with the Subal ND3 housing.
European Fisheries Law Undergoes Review
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The European Commission considers reviewing their fisheries policy
The Art Of Underwater Photography - Back In Stock
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Back in stores after being sold out for months is "A Diver's Guide To The Art Of Underwater Photography" by Andrea and Antonella Ferrari.
Aquatica Remote Release
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Tim Rock reviews the Aquatica Remote Release
One Small Step For Man, One Large Step For Cameras-The New Sigma DP-1
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After reading David Pogue's review of the Sigma DP-1 in the New York Times, I pondered over its under water potential.
Hugyfot HFC-40D Housing For The Canon EOS 40D
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Our friends at LetsGoDigital provide a review of the Hugyfot HFC-40D housing for the Canon EOS 40-D
Canon EOS 1000D Preview
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Our friends at LetsGoDigital preview the Canon 1000D DSLR
Review: Nik Software Viveza
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A review of the new Viveza editing suite from Nik Software
Whale Slaughter: US to Plug Loophole
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The United States called on Tuesday for a review of international law to regulate the killing of whales for scientific research in an apparent attempt to plug a loophole exploited by Japan, which...
NOAA Confirms Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct
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After a five year review, NOAA's Fisheries Service has determined that the Caribbean monk seal, which has not been seen for more than 50 years, has gone extinct-the first type of seal to go extinct...
SeaFanz, New Zealand
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Colin Ganz recently wrote a great review on the Sealux underwater housing for the Nikon D300. He also runs New Zealand's premier underwater photo society, SeaFanz
D3 Subal ND3 Review
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Italian photographer Gabriele Donati is shooting the Nikon D3 in a Subal housing and wanted to share some of the first shots and his initial thoughts on the set-up
Olympus Mju/Stylus 1030 SW
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A review of the waterproof Olympus Mju/Stylus 1030 SW, used underwater without a housing.
Sealux CD300 Housing For The Nikon D300
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Colin Gans provides a comprehensive review of the Sealux underwater housing for the popular Nikon D300
MacBook Air Review For Underwater Photographers
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Is Apple's new MacBook the best kind of Air since nitrox? Here is my review of my new Macbook Air specifically for underwater photographers.
Sea & Sea MDX-PRO Mark III Underwater Housing
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Eric Cheng of Wetpixel posted a great review of the Sea & Sea MDX housing for the Canon 1D Mark III and 1Ds Mark III
Olympus E-3 Nexus Underwater Housing
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Our friends at LetsGoDigital posted a review of the Olympus E3 DSLR in the new Nexus housing, a combination we've been eager to hear more about since Olympus announced this partnership during DEMA...
Nikon D300/Sea&Sea MDX-D300 Review
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Nuno Sanches e Silva reviews the Nikon D300 with the Sea & Sea MDX-D300 housing.
Digifish Review Of Canon PowerShot G9 With WP-DC21 HArjen Costerusousing
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Arjen Costerus reviews the Canon PowerShot G9/WP-DC21 underwater housing. An excellent advanced point a shoot setup.
U.S. Acknowledges Potential Risk of Extinction for Atlantic Loggerhead Sea Turtles
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The U.S. government announced it will conduct a detailed review of the loggerhead sea turtle population in the Atlantic Ocean to decide whether they should be declared "endangered" under the...
Sea&Sea DX-1G
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Our friends at Digifish in the Netherlands posted this review of the Sea&Sea DX-1G, a model we often receive questions about
Review of My Nikon D3 - Almost...
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How exciting - I ordered my D3 two weeks ago on backorder, and voila - I finally received a package last week
Canon Announces EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi
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Canon announced the Rebel Xsi today, a replacement for the Rebel XTi. We can look forward to Mike McNamara providing a hands on initial review soon.
First Dives With The Nikon D300
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Berkley White from Backscatter posts the first underwater review of the Sea & Sea MDX Housing For The Nikon D300
Seacam Seaflash 250 TTL Strobe
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Andre Crone offers a great review of the Seacam Seaflash 250 strobe. Keep your eyes open for Andre in our PRO Galleries this month
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
Gates FX7/V1 housing for the Sony HDR-FX7 and HVR-V1U
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Our friend Drew Wong at Wetpixel posted a great review on the Gates housing for the HDR-FX7 and HVR-V1U...
DCRP Review of the Nikon D300
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This is one of the most comprehensive reviews of the D300 we've found so far, so we figured that we'd share it with our DPG readers. It's not an underwater review, but gives you a nice well rounded...
It's Official: The Carbon Crisis is Lethal for Coral Reefs
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The largest living structures on Earth and the millions of livelihoods which depend upon them are at risk, the most definitive review yet of the impact of rising carbon emissions on coral reefs has...
Sea&Sea DX-D80 Underwater Housing Review
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The Sea & Sea DX-D80 is a professional underwater housing, but because it is very easy to use the beginner underwater photographer can use it as well. It is quite robust; it can be taken down up to...
Manatees Retain Endangered Status
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Manatees remain on the state's endangered species list, for now.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission decided on Wednesday to delay voting on removing the manatee from the list...
Preview: A Diver's Guide to The Art of Underwater Photography by Andrea and Antonella Ferrari
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Andrea and Antonella Ferrari.will soon be releasing what without a doubt will be another visually stunning edition of their "Diver's Guide to" series (Nautilus Publishing). Only this time the book...
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...
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...
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...
EU Commission Considers Legal Option Over Polish Catches Of Threatened Cod
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The European Commission said Thursday it was considering legal action to keep Poland from fishing for more threatened cod, saying the country had already caught its allotted share for the year....
Reviews: A Diver's Guide to Reef Life & A Diver's Guide to Underwater Malaysia Macrolife by Andrea and Antonella Ferrari
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You should recognize the names Andrea and Antonella Ferrari. The dynamic duo husband and wife team have been contributing to DivePhotoGuide since earlier this year (Lembeh, Kapalai). They are also...
Nikon D3 Hands-on Preview
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The professional Nikon D 'single digit' series of digital SLR's started life back in June 1999 with the groundbreaking D1. Groundbreaking because it was the digital SLR which broke Kodak's...
DEP, Finally?
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There are six sewage outfalls between Delray Beach and Key Largo. All together they pump about 300 million gallons of uA…aˆ?secondarily treated sewageuA‚A? into the ocean - EVERYDAY. The Delray...
Federal Report Shows Sea Turtle Declines
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After encouraging gains in the 1990s, populations of loggerhead sea turtles are now dropping, primarily because of commercial fishing, according to a federal review.
The report stops short of...
Loggerhead Sea Turtles Threatened With Extinction
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All loggerhead sea turtle nesting subpopulations in the North Atlantic with trend data available are declining according to a new study released yesterday by the National Marine Fisheries Service...
Loggerhead Sea Turtles Threatened With Extinction: Federal Study Confirms Oceana's Concerns
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Tens of Thousands of Loggerheads Killed Annually By Destructive Fishing Gear
Washington (Sept 13, 2007) - All loggerhead sea turtle nesting subpopulations in the North Atlantic with trend data...
Academy Of Sciences Previews Aquatic Display
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It's not a land shark, but how about a chance to see a shark on land? The California Academy of Sciences today is offering a preview of a brand new exhibit of rare aquatic life from the depths of...
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...
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...
Underwater Journal Issue #4 Available For Download
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Inside Issue #4: Pacificus Giant Octopus, Destin Jetties u" A simple shore dive that can offer plenty of fun, Jupiterus Hole-in-the-Wall u" Deep water, big thrills, Flower Garden Banks National...
Amphibico Endeavor Housing For Sony HVR-V1U Review And Field Test
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When the new Sony HVR-V1 was announced, I was very eager to try it out as it would be the first 1080 handycam form factor camera capable of 24/30P. Amphibicous Joe Bendahan told me that they were...
Olympus E-410 & E-510 Firmware Upgrades
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Olympus has announced firmware upgrades for the E-410 and E-510. Both updates can be easily applied by the end user via the Olympus Master Software which ships with the camera body, and an Internet...
Seafood Safety Net Has Holes
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Who will keep our seafood supply safe? Don't count on the US government, because our seafood safety net has holes in it.
Remember that Chinese seafood scandal? The one where some dangerous...
NYUPS August Event
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Take a break from the hot and humid NY summer and enjoy an evening of underwater imagery and discussion.
Two very special presentations include a short film from environmental documentary film...
Olympus EVOLT E-410 / E-510 Firmware Update
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Olympus today released update firmware for their EVOLT E-410 and E-510 Digital SLR's. This new firmware update (version 1.1 for the E-510 - and version 1.2 for the E-410) improves the reliability...
Tuna Dies After Swimming Head-first Into Window At Monterey Bay Aquarium
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A 229-pound bluefin tuna was found dead Monday morning in the popular Outer Bay Exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium, after slamming head first into the tank's 13-inch acrylic window the night before....
Japan Accused Of Killing Pregnant Whales
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More than half of about 500 whales killed by Japan in Antarctic waters during the last southern summer were pregnant, the Humane Society International (HSI) charged on Tuesday.
The global arm of...
Dinos, Sharks Were Predators And Prey
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Sharks and dinosaurs in prehistoric Europe had a taste for each other, suggests a new review of vertebrate fossils found in the Galve region of Northeast Spain.
Diverse findings dating from the...
The Hybridization Of Reef Corals
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In an important paper published a few months back in the Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, Willis et al. (2006) report that "on tropical coral reefs, the simultaneous mass...
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,...
July NYUPS Event
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Gear Preview & How to Produce Amazing Underwater Prints: Michael McNamara gets his hands on all the goodies before the rest of us mere mortals. He is also a NYUPS member - we are proud to have...
SCUBA Show 2007 Report: New Equipment And More
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SCUBA Show celebrated its 20th year in 2007. The dive industry was greeted by thousands of California divers (and plenty of unerwater photographers nd videographers!) on June 2nd and 3rd at the...
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 E-410 EVOLT Review
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The Olympus E-400 was announced on the 14th September 2006, just before the Photokina show in Cologne, Germany. At the time there was much excitement about this compact and lightweight camera...
Apple Leopard Final
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Apple unveiled a near final version of Mac OS X Leopard, the sixth major release of the world's most advanced operating system. Scheduled to ship in October, Leopard introduces over 300 new...
Caribbean's Reef-Building Coral At Risk
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Six species of reef-building coral could vanish from the Caribbean due to rising temperatures and toxic runoff from islands' development, according to a study released Thursday.
Nearly two dozen...
DivePhotoGuide Does Wakatobi
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Situated in a small archipelago just Southeast of Sulawesi, a large Amoeba shaped island in the center of Indonesia, Wakatobi is truly a slice of paradise in the middle of nowhere.
Just minutes...
New Underwater Journal Available For Download
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The latest, feature-packed issue of the Underwater Journal is now available for download at In this issue: Rebreathers in a recreational divers world - Eastern Pacific's Socorro Islands -...
Canon WP-DC7 Review From The Maldives
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Today's dive has been planned for the Ari-Atol in the Maldives. During our briefing we were warned that the currents were strong. Everyone prepared themselves for what was to come. I had chosen...
Canon IXUS Underwater Case Review
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Today's dive has been planned for the Ari-Atol in the Maldives. During our briefing we were warned that the currents were strong. Everyone prepared themselves for what was to come. I had chosen...
Cute Or Scary? Creatures Of The Deep Ocean
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The New York Times has a review and slideshow of a very interesting, very new, and very beautiful science-related coffee table book. It's called The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss....
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...
Georgia Aquarium To Get 2 New Whale Sharks
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Reports out of Taiwan say the world's largest aquarium will be adding two more whale sharks.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that officials on the east Asia island are ready to...
Preview ACDSee Pro 2.0's New Tools
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Enhanced RAW processing, color separation, Channel Mixer, Sorting & Tagging, IPTC Support, Batch Processing
Image Compare, and more...
Coral Reef Collapse Spells Danger For Millions
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Island communities that depend on coral reef fisheries could face a hungry future, according to new research from the University of East Anglia, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries &...
Panasonic Releases Lumix Firmware
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Panasonic today released a new firmware (version 2.0) update for their Lumix DMC-L1K Digital SLR. This latest firmware update, which can be downloaded from the Panasonic website, adds a multiple...
Underwater Journal Issue #2 Is Available For Download
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The new online diving magazine Underwater Journal is out with Issue 2.
The publication is distributed as a free download. Created by Walt Stearns, the April/May Issue 2 webzine clocks in with 54...
Review: Dust Removal Systems / Sensor Cleaning
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Sensor cleaning is becoming a standard feature on modern digital SLR cameras. While the manufacturers may use different techniques to get rid of the dust from the image sensor, they all promise...
Book Review - Coral: A Pessimist In Paradise
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Thomas Carlyle described the first volume of Ruskin's The Stones of Venice as "sermons in stone". In the same spirit Steve Jones's book on coral could be described as "parables in...
PMA 2007 Final Show Report
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Welcome to the Digital Photography Review PMA 2007 show report preview. The Photo Marketing Association Annual Show will be held this year at the Las Vegas Convention Center between March 8th and...
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...
Carbon Dioxide And The Ocean
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The buildup of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere and oceans continues to provoke changes in the natural environment that scientists have been working to measure for decades. Global increases...
Nikon Announces D40X
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The Nikon D40x has a sensor resolution of 10.2 megapixels, and offers ISO sensitivity ranging from 100 to 1600, with the ability to extend this to ISO 3200 using the Hi-1 setting. Even though the...
Review: One Breath
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I am inspired. Fred Buyle's images are pure eye candy. A master of available light, all photographs are taken sans strobe and on 'one breath' - no tank, no noise, pure freediving. Emma Farrell...
New Englanders Underwater Gallery Exhibit Requests Submissions
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Last year's NEUW show blew people away! From divers to art patrons, people around New England were overwhelmed by what became the largest display of underwater photography in the area. Since that...
Canon EOS-1D Mark III, 10 Mp, 10 Fps
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Canon has today announced the latest generation of their EOS-1D series. The Mark III has a ten megapixel APS-H (1.3x FOV crop) CMOS sensor and can shoot at ten frames per second. It features the...
Pentax Optio W30 Review
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The 7-megapixel Optio W30, successor to the popular W20. THe new w30 is capable of shooting to depths of 3 meters continuously for 2 hours (compared to the W20 at just 1.5m for 30mins). It also...
Fantasea Housing For Coolpix S-9
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For the new Nikon Coolpix S -9 digital camera. With all essential control functions: Zoom, Macro, Exposure, Mode, Menu, Review, Flash On/Off, Delete and Video.
Max depth 40m/130ft
Review Of Oceanos Secretos, By Andrea And Antonella Ferrari
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In 2004, the judges at Antibes, France, downed the last of their Haut-Medoc, set down their Bordeaux glasses, dabbed at the corners of their mouths with their little monogrammed handkerchiefs, and...
Review: Olympus Mju725
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Rugged, tough, shockproof (up to 1.5m) and waterproof up to a depth of 5m - the mju725 sounds as if it should be more at home in a Bond movie than in the hands of a mere photographer. I've never...
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...
US Sea Lion Culling? Oregon Reviews Petition To Move Or Kill Sea Lions
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The federal government will consider a petition by three states to remove or kill troublesome sea lions in order to protect endangered salmon and steelhead headed upriver through Bonneville Dam to...
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...
Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro Exclusive Preview
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Just before the beginning of Photokina in Germany last year, Fujifilm announced the arrival of a digital SLR camera from the S-series for spring 2007 - the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro. This...
First Look At The Fujifilm S5 Pro
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Fujifilm loaned me a pre production S5. This is not the final release and pretty well anything can change between now and the shipping day. When you read about anything especially image quality you...
Olympus PT-E02 Reviewed In The Maldives
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Whale shark, whale shark..." cried the crew. We are on a diving safari in the Maldives in search of the big boys. Today this happens to be whale sharks. Earlier on this trip we had dived among...
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...
Nikon to Preview Capture NX Beta for Intel Based Macs at Mac World
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Nikon's (www.nikondigital.com) highly acclaimed Capture NX software will be updated and boast several new improvements, including full support for Intel-based Mac OS X computers. A demonstration of...
UWP Mag Issue #34 Available For Download
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NCUPS Berkley White photo seminar weekend,
Dive in to Earth Day,
DivePhotoGuide Photo & Video Competitions,
Light & Water seminar, Southampton
Cocos & Malpelo with Dr Sylvia Earle,...
World's First Diving Almanac Unveiled
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The Diving Almanac & Yearbook 2007 was launched at the DEMA Show in Orlando in November 2006. Rave reviews by new and veteran divers alike are unanimous: the world's first almanac for the...
Pentax K10D Review
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Announced on September 14th 2006, just in time for Photokina 2006 the new K10D is Pentax's first foray into the serious-amateur digital SLR market. It's bigger, tougher and more feature rich than...
Review Of Silent Symphony By Tony Wu And William Tan
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Structured as an extended metaphor comparing the sea with a symphony, the magnificent Silent Symphony comprises four chapters-or, to keep with the conceit-four "movements": Discovery, Fascination,...
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...
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...
Pentax K100D Review
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The K100D and K110D digital SLRs were announced in May 2006, aimed as a straight replacement for the *ist DS series (actually the DS2) these two SLRs are designed to appeal to the affordable end of...
Another Nikon D40 Review
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Entry-level DSLR models are very interesting for manufacturers. They can reach high volumes, there is a much greater group who can afford these cameras and you can bind new users to your own...
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...
Nikon D40, Hands-on Preview
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The Nikon D40 is an all new affordable, compact, point-and-shoot digital SLR from Nikon, it follows on from the D50 but at a significantly lower price point and with a subtly different feature set....
Inon X-2 Housing For Canon 10D/20D/30D Preview
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Inon America has sent us the brochure of their soon to be released X-2 housing for the Canon 10D, 20D, and 30D.
The housing comes stock with a 45A‚A° viewfinder and optical strobe sync-ports...
Apple Updates Digital Camera Raw Support
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Apple has release a Mac OS X Tiger update specifically designed to address certain issues with RAW file support. The Digital Camera RAW Support Update 1.0 is available for both PPC and Universal...
Light & Motion Titan D200 Preview
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Wetpixel sponsor Backscatter was able to obtain a sneak peek of the upcoming Light & Motion Titan D200.
The housing features adjustable grips, magnetic command dials, an optional magnified...
UK-D-E300 Underwater Housing Review
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UK have been making underwater housings since 1990. Owner Angelika Kuhn-Kiehl and her husband Uwe Kiehl began making tailor made housing for AF-cameras made by manufacturers like Canon, Nikon,...
DEMA 2006 Video Products Preview
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Our friends at Wetpixel posted a fantastic roundup of the video product releases for DEMA this coming week. With DEMA just next week, many manufacturers are preparing new video housings to be...
UWP Mag #33 Available For Download
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Issue #33 of Underwater Photography Magazine is now available. It is chock full of news, product updates, book reviews, a special gallery from Steve Bloom of elephants underwater, and much more!...
Hugyfot Nikon D200 Housing Review
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If there is one housing for the D200 that can be called sexy in my honest opinion, it's the Hugyfot D200 housing. It's as compact as a D200 housing can be and because of its round shapes it fits...
Researchers Photograph Rare Manefish In Southeast Alaska
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In April of 2003, NOAA Fisheries scientists conducting research with a mid-water trawl in Alaska found something unexpected inside their net: a juvenile bigmouth manefish, Caristius macropus. After...
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...
Photoplus Expo Is Coming To New York
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Discover new solutions. Preview the hottest products and technologies on the market from over 200 of the industry's leading manufacturers and suppliers - Awaken your creativity. Learn the newest...
Review Of UK-Germany Housing For Pentax *istDS
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After numerous Google-translated emails back and forth with Uwe Kiehl at UK-Germany (based in...you guessed it...Germany) over close to two months, yesterday UPS delivered a nice taped up cardboard...
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...
Canon EOS 400D / Rebel XTi Review
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Almost exactly three years since Canon changed the digital SLR market forever (with the $1,000 EOS 300D) they announced the third generation of their affordable entry level series, the EOS 400D...
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...
Review Of Sony's New HVR-V1U HDV Compact Camcorder
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Last month, Sony announced its new HVR-V1U HDV compact camcorder. Providing "film-look" footage via 24P progressive scan capture and 3 ClearVid CMOS Sensor chips, this HD dream captures images at...
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...
Adobe Camera RAW 3.6 Beta Now Available
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We were fortunate enough to get an early copy for use in our Nikon D80 review, now Adobe has decided to release Camera RAW 3.6 Beta for public download. This new release of the much praised RAW...
Green Clean - Digital Sensor Cleaning Products
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Green Clean USA'S website (www.Green-CleanUSA.com) has been updated and features a number of new elements. As the leader in Digital Camera Sensor Cleaning, Green Clean USA's large customer base...
Sony HDR-UX1 Reviewed
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You know, if CamcorderInfo really wanted to write a shorter review of the Sony HDR-UX1, it probably should have hired Leo Tolstoy, who's always been known for his brevity. That said, we revel in...
Dishes Of Destruction: The Hidden Cost Of Europe's Favorite Seafood Revealed
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Some of Europe's most popular fish dishes are a recipe for disaster for our oceans and fishing communities, warns WWF in a new report, which exposes the destructive, illegal and wasteful fishing...
Canon M80 Media Storage
NEWS
Canon today launches the portable Canon Media Storage M80 device. Designed with EOS and other digital photographers in mind, the units feature a large ultra-bright 3.7-inch TFT screen with 160A‚A?...
SanDisk Extreme IV Review
NEWS
Some developments are so ground breaking that you just have to give them your attention. Take the new SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash memory cards, for example; they are already ahead of things...
Leica M8, Exclusive Preview
NEWS
Leica has today unveiled its long awaited M8 Digital Rangefinder camera. Some fifty-two years since Leica introduced the first M series camera (the M3) they have introduced what is without doubt a...
Olympus E400 Preview
NEWS
At the end of August, we were invited to come to Hamburg to attend the press meeting of Olympus. During this European meeting, Olympus introduced their latest compact digital cameras, together with...
Gates Sony HVR-Z1U HD Housing Review
NEWS
Wetpixel member Mark Thorpe (CamDiver) has written an excellent comprehensive review of the Gates Underwater Housing for the Sony HVR-Z1U 3CCD High Definition Video Camcorder. Based in Palau, Mark...
"Diving The World" The Review
NEWS
Most of us who have a passion for diving will feel envious of experienced husband-and-wife team Beth and Shaun Tierney. They have traveled the world, carefully selected, reviewed and photographed...
UWP Mag Issue # 32 Available For Download
NEWS
Our good friends at UWP Mag have released Issue #32, now available for download. Product reviews, locations, news, new product updates and more...
Proposed Sonar Range Needs Full Environmental Review
NEWS
The public must ensure that the Navy abides by environmental requirements for a proposed sonar range off North Carolina's coast, speakers said at a forum Monday.
The National Environmental...
Nikon D80 Preview Round-Up
NEWS
The Nikon D80 was just announced only a couple of days ago, yet there are already quite a few hands-on previews that have published. Since Cameratown is here to help you find the best digital...
Sea & Sea DX-D200 Housing Review By JP Trenque
NEWS
In the good ol' days of film photography, one could purchase a camera, a housing and a set of ports and expect a good few years' enjoyment with it before having to consider upgrading the system....
UN Review Shows Need To Halt Destructive Fishing Practice
NEWS
A long-awaited report by the United Nations shows the need for an international moratorium on bottom-trawling and other destructive fishing practices that damage deep sea life, Conservation...
UWP 31 Available For Download
NEWS
UWP Magazine Issue #31 is available for download. Full of news, reviews, tips & techniques, and great underwater photography...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5 Review
NEWS
Panasonic are clearly hard at work to assert their presence in the digital camera market. Lumix is starting to become a familiar name to many consumers, a fact that is more than welcomed by...
Firmware Updates For Olympus E-330 And E-300
NEWS
Olympus has released firmware updates for two of its digital SLR E-System cameras, the E-330 and E-300. For the E-330 the latest firmware enables autofocusing even in the Macro Live Preview mode....
QT Movie NoteTaker .5 RELEASED
NEWS
If you ever need to watch a series of video clips and take notes, or if you need to get dailies or raw footage to clients or collaborators for comments, you know what a huge hassle it can be doing...
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 Live View SLR Wins TIPA Award
NEWS
Olympus' latest innovation in the field of digital imaging, the E-330 with Live Preview capability, has been awarded the TIPA "Best Imaging Innovation" prize in Europe for 2006. Each year, TIPA...
The Greater Meaning Of Water - Film Review
NEWS
The Greater Meaning of Water is an ambitious first film by recent UCSD graduate Sky Christopherson. Christopherson, a former competitive cyclist, tells a compelling story of what it takes to...
Sea&Sea D200 Housing Review
NEWS
Nikon's D200 digital SLR was eagerly awaited by many folks, myself included. Positioned neatly between the Nikon ubercamera D2X and the more amateur-grade (if not amateurish in performance) D70s,...
Review: Nocturnal SLX LED Dive/Photo Light
NEWS
Pro photographer Larry Tackett is officially our first field tester and he's helping Divephotoguide with product reviews. He just returned from Raja Empat and took along the Nocturnal Lights SL3...
Sealux CD200 Underwater Housing For Nikon D200
NEWS
The Nikon D200 offers a professional quality digital SLR camera in a smaller package than the flagship Nikon D2X. I have compared its capabilities to its stable mates, the larger and costlier Nikon...
Shark Protection Regime Endorsed In Australia
NEWS
SHARK nets and baited drum lines will remain on Queensland's beaches after a review of the state's shark safety program found there was no better alternative.
But no nets will be hung in seaside...
Review Of The Sony A1 And L&M Bluefin In Wetpixel Forums
NEWS
After following the discussions on this board for months trying to make up my mind, I finally ended up with the Sony A1 in an L&M Bluefin housing. The decision to get the A1 instead of the HC1...
Book Review: Reef Life
NEWS
When Eric Cheng asked me to review Reef Life: Natural History and Behaviors of Marine Fish and Invertebrates (by Denise and Larry Tackett) I gladly accepted the task for two main reasons. First, I...
Olympus E-330 EVOLT Review
NEWS
Just posted! Our full in-depth review of the new Olympus E-330 EVOLT digital SLR. Announced just two months ago the E-330 is Olympus's latest Four Thirds digital SLR and is based on the E-300...
Review: Gates Underwater Housing For The Sony FX1 & Z1U
NEWS
Now that you have invested your hard earned cash in order to buy that High Definition Video Sony FX1 or Z1U you've been wanting, trying to decide which underwater housing to slide it into is a...
Ikelite D200 Housing In The Wild, Early Testing Of The Ikelit D200 Housing
NEWS
Wetpixel member Jon Bertsch has posted a review of the Ikelite underwater housing for the Nikon D200 digital SLR, based on one of the first production housings. There is an active discussion going...
Australian Public Backs Coral Reef Protection
NEWS
Warren Entsch's criticism of green zones around the Great Barrier Reef ("Backbenchers cast lines for reef review", March 6) fails to recognise the considerable economic benefits of...
Issue 29 Of Underwater Photography Magazine Now Available For Downloading
NEWS
Antibes Film Festival 2006, New product reviews including 2 housings for the D200, Making the IMAX Deep Sea 3D with Howard Hall and more...
Review: IMAX Deep Sea 3D
NEWS
Deep Sea 3D is a 40 minute total immersion into the underwater world. With charismatic stars including Green Turtles, Giant Pacific Octopus, Mola mola, Mantas, sharks and even a Bowhead Whale, the...
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...
UWP Magazine Isuue # 28 Is Now Available
NEWS
UwP28 Jan/Feb 2006
Products:
Ikelite HDR HC-1
Patima Canon EOS 350D
Backscatter 360ND
INON D-2000-W
Fantasea FD-50
Ikelite 8" dome
Sea & Sea HDR HC-1
Olympus PT-030 & 031...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 Review
NEWS
It is rare in this business to come across a product that defines a new class of camera. While the individual components of the Sony CyberShot DSC-R1 have similar counterparts in other cameras,...
Wetpixel Revamps Picture Of The Week Contest
NEWS
Wetpixel is proud to announce the return to an interactive Picture of the Week contest, with public, member submissions and voting. As before, members may enter up to 2 images per week, and each...
Ikelite Canon 5D Housing Review
NEWS
Wetpixel moderator William Heaton has posted a review of the Ikelite underwater housing for the full-frame Canon EOS-5D digital SLR, based on the first production housing to be shipped out...
Climatologist Rejects 'Global Warming' As Cause For Island Evacuation
NEWS
A climatologist has dismissed a Reuters news report claiming that residents of the Pacific Island of Vanuatu had to move to escape "global warming."
Canon Powershot S80 Review
NEWS
Canon's PowerShot line of digital cameras have been perennial favorites with our readers, and the Canon S80 seems destined for similar status. This is an exceptionally full-featured digital camera,...
Nikon D2x Hotshoe Syndrome And Fix
NEWS
There have been some reports of a mysterious D2X syndrome whereby photos would inexplicably go missing. Apparently it only happened underwater, and the situation was that an image would shoot,...
Indian Ocean Update
NEWS
Eleven months after the deadly tsunami, the beautiful beaches and resorts of this vast sea are back in business - but visitors are staying away.
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...
Canon EOS 5D Review
NEWS
Our review of one of the most anticipated cameras of the year, the full frame twelve-point-eight megapixel Canon EOS 5D. This camera becomes the first compact digital SLR (not having a vertical...
Nikon D200, 10.2 Mp, Exclusive Preview
NEWS
Nikon has today announced (not to everyones surprise) the Nikon D200, a ten-point-two megapixel digital SLR with professional features and build quality in a compact body. From a features and...
Amphibico Underwater Housing For Sony HDR-HC1
NEWS
We have had a great success with our new Phenom FXZ1 housing Our engineers are designing [the housing for the Sony HDR-HC1, and it] should be available this fall. October or November. Cost will be...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 Preview
NEWS
In August 2003 Sony revealed the latest in a long line of split body swivel design prosumer digital cameras, the eight megapixel DSC-F828. Two long years have passed and it's time for the new Sony...
Georgia Aquarium Unveils Its Mysteries
NEWS
The star of a show straight out "Finding Nemo," cruised through the sapphire blue water with incredible grace for an animal roughly the size of a sport-utility vehicle. At 13 feet, Norton...
Urpro Sw-cy Shallow Water Filter Review
NEWS
Alex Mustard reviews the new UR Pro SW-CY shallow water filter, which was designed for available light photography in tropical waters between 0 and 25ft. This new filter will be available in June...
Klub Podvodnih Aktivnosti "Beograd" International Underwater Film Festival
MONTHLY CONTESTS
1. The festival takes place every year and it is part contest, part review. Participation is open to everyone.
The competitions will include different categories:
- "A GROUP" film *...
Padi Asia Pacific & Scuba Diver Australasia Announce Partnership
NEWS
Already established in the USA and UK, the PADI Diving Society is the largest diver membership of its kind offering members a vast range of benefits for a lifetime of scuba diving adventures. Scuba...
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...
Entering Competitions
INTERNAL PAGE
By DPG editorial staff featuring Cal Mero For most, underwater photography is a fairly expensive hobby and not a profession. However, that does not mean that your images have to sit on...
Camera Settings for Macro & Wide Angle
GETTING STARTED
This is largely meant for compact camera users, if shooting with a DSLR, please refer to the separate macro and wide angle articles found in the Technique Section . The settings...
Klub Podvodnih Aktivnosti "Beograd" International Underwater Film Festival
EVENTS
1. The festival takes place every year and it is part contest, part review. Participation is open to everyone.
The competitions will include different categories:
- "A GROUP" film *...
American PHOTO Images of the Year 2007
EVENTS
The annual American PHOTO Images of the Year event is an international competition that is a definitive showcase of the very best of contemporary photography. This juried photo contest offers...
American PHOTO Images of the Year 2007
MONTHLY CONTESTS
The annual American PHOTO Images of the Year event is an international competition that is a definitive showcase of the very best of contemporary photography. This juried photo contest offers...
DPG Relaunch Guide
INTERNAL PAGE
Welcome to the New DivePhotoGuide.com! This new website represents a new era for DPG … and for the underwater photography and video communities, and the industry....
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