It's that time of year again - time for the DPG 2010 reader survey. This survey is very important to us ... and to you as well. We are committed to providing our valued readers with the most...
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.
A pair of patents published by Canon reveal a viewfinder system for DSLRs that will allow photographers to see their image without ever taking their eye off the viewfinder
Two of the major competitions for underwater photographers, the Wildlife Photographer of The Year and the Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society, have recently announced that their contest...
Underwater photographers shooting Nikon's top of the line flagship D3 / D3x series are in for an unexpected let down as it relates to housings for the new Nikon D3s. The addition of HD video,...
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,...
Aquatica announces their housing for the Canon 7D with fiber optic connectivity, angled menu buttons and the ability for a hydrophone to be used in conjunction with the video features.
Backscatter is the nemisis of underwater photography. Backscatter is the illumination of the particulate matter in the water between you and your subject. Learn how to prevent backscatter in your...
Digital workflow is a fundamental part of the image making process, and one that is often overlooked by newer photographers. Over time you will amass hundreds or (more likely) thousands of images....
Shooting wide is both challenging and rewarding. You have learned that it requires attention to both the foreground and background and how the two work together to become a cohesive striking image....
The EOS-1D Mark IV Features a Completely Redesigned 45-Point Autofocus System, Fast 10 fps Continuous Shooting, 16-Megapixel Resolution, Outstanding ISO Sensitivity, and Full HD Video Recording at...
The Shark Trust marks European Shark Week 2009 by heralding a UK decision to lead in the battle against shark “finning” (slicing off a shark’s fins and discarding the body at sea) with a complete...
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...
While the average consumer considers a waterproof point & shoot camera for everything from snorkeling to kayaking to snowboarding, us underwater photographers might consider it a great camera to...
Besides shaking skyscrapers, a major hurricane could send the Atlantic Ocean surging into the nation's largest city, flooding Wall Street, subways and densely packed neighborhoods
While the E-P1 may not end up being used underwater, it may become an addition tot he photo gadget collection of the photography-addicted underwater photographer.This micro four-thirds point and...
Increasing urbanisation and more intensive farming are killing New Zealand's freshwater fish species by degrading water quality, says the author of a report published this week by the Ministry for...
Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively 'flattened' over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new study by the University of East Anglia
We promised that we were creating a new type of community, focused around content. DPG will have more of a social media feel, while not reinventing the wheel. Well, we have finally rolled out a...
The Examiner uncovered a patent filed by Nikon last week for a feature that we think little of, except when we really need it to work and it doesn't - our battery meters
We are very pleased to announce that the video work from our very own Rick Morris will be featured in National Geographic Channel's Earth Day special "Earth Report, State of The Planet 2009"
The first of our DPG underwater photography & video expeditions for 2009 was to the Revillagigedos Archipelago, more commonly called Socorro, known for its large resident groups of friendly giant...
The fossils of a monster predator with a circular jaw and a pair of claws on its head has been discovered in the old collections of the Smithsonian museum in Washington
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...
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...
The United States and five other nations have called on Iceland's new government to drop a plan to step up whale hunts that whalers say would create jobs in the shattered economy
As we prepare for another year of dive festivals and events around the world, I wanted to take this time to reflect back at one of my favorites of 2008 - the Curacao Dive Festival
NOAA's Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced today the availability of the final revised recovery plan for the Northwest Atlantic population of the loggerhead...
Conservation groups are petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise the boundaries of critical habitat for the endangered Florida manatee in Southwest Florida
A seven-month-old Hawaiian monk seal - rescued after his mother abandoned him less than one day after he was born on Kaua'i - is thriving as it adjusts to the wild
A group of top U.S. marine scientists urged the incoming Obama administration and members of the U.S. Congress to implement a "bailout" for the oceans.
NOAA's Fisheries Service released its final rule today to create a national saltwater angler registry of all marine recreational fishermen to help the nation better protect our shared marine resources
The commission tasked with preventing a collapse of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery today opted for catch quotas still far higher than its own scientists recommend
DPG editor Matt Weiss continues his report on the underwater photography opportunities of South East Asia with an installment on Asia Divers and El Galleon Resort in Puerto Galera, Philippines.
How often has the question been asked, "How many different creatures live in the sea", and who, if anyone, has been able to provide and answer? Well, Rick Morris is an underwater film maker working...
This firmware update is posted on Nikon Europe's website. We expect it to hit the US website as well, but there is no official US press release about it yet.
We are really proud to see many of our friends and colleagues on exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. The images are great examples of our beautiful oceans and appropriately titled "Ocean...
Looking for a possible point & shoot companion to take on the road to the islands for snorkeling and topside shooting? The rugged 10.1-megapixel Stylus 1050 SW can handle five-foot drops to the...
Solomon Islands live aboard Bilikiki has announced a winner of their guest video competition and now invites prior guests to submit images for a new photo contest
DivePhotoGuide editor Matt Weiss returns from South East Asia and will provide comprehensive coverage on this diverse area and its diving from a photographers point of view.
The Child Guidance Center is excited to announce it will be producing the largest public art exhibit ever to hit northeast Florida-the area will serve as an urban habitat to 40 painted and...
About a third of all types of fish and other marine life have been wrongly named by scientists, complicating efforts to conserve what could be a million marine species, experts said
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...
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...
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
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
During a time when "Australia links organized crime to illegal fishing", the Queensland, Australia Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries is creating a dedicated shark fishery of their own.
Today, representatives of The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International return to court to refute charges relating to technical violations of Canada's Fisheries Act...
Twenty photographers & videogrpahers descended on Wakatobi, Indonesia for a very special underwater photo & video event. Wendy & Jason report back on the diving, the activities and the images
The polar bear has become an icon of global warming vulnerability, but a new study found an Arctic mammal that may be even more at risk to climate change: the narwhal
Aquatica is proud to announce its latest addition, the housing for the fabulous Canon 1DS mark III, with 21.1 mega pixels this camera/housing combination will push the boundaries of underwater...
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...
Dive Zero has introduced a brand new look at www.divezero.com, a new online scuba diving community at www.thedivevillage.com, and their newest addition-Dive Zero TV- a scuba diving internet TV...
With the widening of the Panama Canal scheduled to be completed in 2014, Port Everglades and other East Coast harbors have drawn up expansion plans to accommodate the huge freighters expected to...
As growing demand for clean water stretches even the resources of the world's largest industrialized nations, scientists and engineers are turning to new technology and novel ideas to find solutions
Scientists who conducted the most comprehensive survey to date of New Zealand's Antarctic waters were surprised by the size of some specimens found, including jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and...
We've been releasing information in bits and pieces on the housing models and release dates, but to date there are still no housings available for D3 shooters
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...
Like many northerners who head south to warmer climates for the winter, many Northern right whales also head south in November and stay into April. Their destination is the only known calving...
Our friends at LetsGoDigital often get their hands on early model SLR's for testing. They took the opportunity to post some test shots with the new Pentax DSLR, the K20D.
Reflecting the global dive industry trend towards more environmentally aware dive practices, Asia Dive Expo 2008 (ADEX) will this year turn its focus squarely towards eco-friendly diving
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...
NOAA Fisheries Service has filed with the Federal Register a proposed rule to list black abalone, a marine mollusk coveted by fishermen and gourmets alike, as endangered under the Endangered...
A US federal judge on Thursday set limits for the use of marine sonar by the military in California, a practice environmentalists have long accused of putting sealife in danger
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
The underwater housing, the DMW-MCTZ3 has been made of polycarbonate and is waterproof until a depth of 40 meters. Nearly all the functions can be operated underwater
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...
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...
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...
An already relentless melting of the Arctic greatly accelerated this summer-a sign that some scientists worry could mean global warming has passed an ominous tipping point.
One scientist even...
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...
New York City has seen a few underwater photography exhibits over the past several weeks. However, when Howard Schatz is involved, you can expect something very special and unique.
The 2007 DEMA show was a lot of fun this year. We got to see and play with the newest diving and underwater photography gear, we learned about new destinations and shooting opportunities, spent...
After a long development cycle, we are incredibly proud to announce and unveil to the world, The New DivePhotoGuide.com! Since 2005 DivePhotoGuide has provided unique resources for underwater...
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...
The massive Jacob Javitz Center in New York was host to the PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo 2007 this week, as tens of thousands of photo pros attended the three day event. This is...
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...
Underwater photography is comprised of many sub-segments, one of which being fashion and commercial photography. On top of this pile stands Howard Schatz...
Situated in a small archipelago just Southeast of Sulawesi, in central Indonesia, Wakatobi is truly a slice of paradise with exceptional diving and endless photo and video opportunities. So where...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sony isn't a camera name you hear tossed about by avid underwater photographers-unless they're recommending a point and shoot camera for novice divers or contemplating a plunge into High...
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...
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...
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...
Following months of intense anticipation by Digital SLR enthusiasts worldwide, the EOS 40D DIGITAL SLR Camera from Canon U.S.A., Inc. is scheduled to begin sailing into stores in early September....
The new 21.1-megapixel, full-frame Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III Digital SLR* camera brings the power of Canon U.S.A., Inc.'s professional imaging excellence and innovation into sharper focus than...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
A possible predatory interaction between killer whales (Orcinus orca) and hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna sp.) was observed during April 1991 near Punta Cormorant, Galupagos Islands. Three killer whales...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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 -...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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'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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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 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,...
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...
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!...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 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?...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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' 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 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...
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,...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 *...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 *...
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...
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community needs your eye and talent to create awareness and help ensure the Pacific region can continue benefiting from the wealth of its fisheries. Changes in the...
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...
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....
Every month DivePhotoGuide and H2O Photo Pros will be giving away a cash and prize package to one random DPG member that rates and reviews their equipment in the DPG Equipment Section . The...
