Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Fantasea announces the FG15 housing

Fantasea has announced the release of their FG15 housing for the Canon Powershot G15 compact camera. This is designed to have better ergonomics and features than that of the Canon WP-DC48 housing and to this end has fiber optic ports, dedicated control for video functions and compatibility with a range of accessories.

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Panasonic announces the G6 mirrorless camera

Panasonic has released the DMC-G6 mirrorless camera. It features a 16.05-megapixel Digital Live MOS with a new Venus image processing engine that, the manufacturer claims, provides a reduction in noise. It will record video at 1920 x 1080, 60p/50p and utilises a high-speed contrast AF system.

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Shawn Heinrichs captures epic battle between orcas and sperm whales

Wetpixel senior moderator, Shawn Heinrichs (shawnh), has captured a dramatic underwater encounter between orcas and sperm whales off the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The images have been featured in Wired magazine. (Video added).

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Call for entries: University of Miami RSMAS underwater photo contest

The University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is accepting submissions for their Annual Underwater Photography Contest, now through 17 May. Winners of the five categories, Fish or Marine Animal Portrait, Macro, Wide Angle, UM Student, and Best Overall, will be displayed in a traveling exhibit throughout southern Florida.

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

The REEL Story: Seafood traceability program in Washington D.C.

Inspired by a sketch from the TV series Portlandia, Black Restaurant Group and Congressional Seafood Co. in Washington D.C. have launched a QR coded seafood traceability program in all of their restaurants and plan to expand to more locations in the near future.

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Happy Earth Day

Wishing the Wetpixel community a happy Earth Day! Whatever you are doing today, we hope that some part of it is for the good of the earth.

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Sea & Sea announce MDX-6D housing

Sea & Sea has announced the imminent release of their housing for the Canon EOS 6D SLR. The MDX-6D is made from black anodized aluminum alloy and gives access to almost all of the camera’s essential underwater functions (except Depth-of-Field Preview button). Sea & Sea’s YS Converter/C can now be built into the MDX-6D housing by dealers.

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Photos: 2013 ScubaCam/Wetpixel ADEX Party

As it has been for the last 3 years, the ScubaCam/Wetpixel party was held on the first night of the Asian Dive Expo 2013 at Verve Pizza Bar. This year, the turn out was especially strong, with over 40 people joining the party, and it turned into a standing room only affair. From manufacturers like Subal and Nauticam to dive centers and even conservationists like Manta Trust, it was a fun night… and yes, we closed the bar down! I’ll let the pictures do the talking.