Saturday, July 06, 2002
L&M Releases Photo of Tetra 5000 ...
Light & Motion has released a photo of their new Tetra housing for the Nikon Coolpix 5000 camera. The new housing model has a design based on the successful previous Tetra offering for the Olympus Cameras. Unique features include the ROC strobe controller and a moisture alarm.
Posted:
Craig Jones
| 07.06.02 05:00 PM
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Dan Burton's "Digital Underwater" Site Debuts
Dan Burton has launched his own website dedicated to underwater digital photography. Go there to get the latest information on Dan's digital underwater workshops, and to get a peek at Dan's home-grown housing for his Nikon D1x and his digital photo gallery. Link up at www.digitalunderwater.com.
Posted:
Craig Jones
| 07.06.02 05:00 PM
Whatever Happened to the Spiegel Grove? ...
A couple months ago when the national media reported on the botched Spiegel Grove sinking off Florida, they of course never followed up to let us know how the story ended. The huge ship finally ended up on its side at the bottom, not exactly the original plan, but still offering some great sport diving. When the ship began to sink, Victor Gircys of http://www.underwaterporthole.com was nearby with his Canon s300 digital camera and was able to record the premature sinking. Victor's sinking sequence are the only photos taken from a boat.
Posted:
Craig Jones
| 07.06.02 05:00 PM
Sunday, June 16, 2002
SeaSpace Unsinkable
James Wiseman reports on the recent Houston, Texas Seaspace show with an emphasis on underwater digital photography. Link to his featured report here.
Posted:
Craig Jones
| 06.16.02 05:00 PM
Thursday, May 09, 2002
DigiDeep Website Launch
DigiDeep is the name of a new Underwater Digital Photography website that recently joined wetpixel.com on the internet. The Germany-based site, maintained by Andreas Voeltz and Lars Kirchhhoff, features a photo of the week, as well as the most comprehensive underwater digital equipment list found anywhere.
Posted:
Craig Jones
| 05.09.02 05:00 PM
Friday, May 03, 2002
Aquatica A995 Housing Review
We have just posted a short Aquatica A995 Housing review, written by Tom and Therisa Stack. Sample photos and photos of the housing in use are included in the review.
Excerpt: Even though the Nikon Coolpix 995 is regarded as “consumer” camera, Aquatica did its homework thoroughly. When our cast aluminum test housing arrived, we were impressed by the ergonomic design which positions the monitor and housing viewfinder at a 45 degree angle.
All of the functions of the Nikon Coolpix are controllable including: monitor, quick review, zoom, menu, exposure compensation, mode, manual focus, delete, flash mode sensitivity and thumbnail...
Posted:
Craig Jones
| 05.03.02 05:00 PM
Thursday, April 25, 2002
Underwater Phantaseas Designs Housing for the Nikon CP5000 ...
Underwater Phantaseas has sent us some renderings of their new housing product for the Nikon CP5000. They will have the initial Aluminum units within three weeks and are targeting an early summer release date. The housing will retail for US$995. Idaho-based Underwater Phantaseas can be reached at Advanced Design Engineering 1-888-748-2334. Read more for images.
Posted:
Craig Jones
| 04.25.02 05:00 PM
Sunday, April 21, 2002
Ikelite Adds More To Digital Line
Ikelite is always sneaking new digital camera housings into their lineup. Ikelite undoubtedly makes the widest variety of underwater housings for digital cameras anywhere. Since we last reported on the Indiana-based manufacturer, housings for the following cameras may have been added to their current or future offerings:
Fuji S1 Pro Custom Kodak DX-3900 and DX-4900 Nikon Coolpix 5000 Sony DSC-S75 & DSC-S85 Sony DSC-F707
Posted:
Craig Jones
| 04.21.02 05:00 PM
Ultralight For Digital Too ...
While digital housings and cameras may still become obsolete in a few short weeks, many wetpixel readers and digital underwater enthusiasts have discovered that your tray and strobe arms don't have to. Ultralight Control Systems makes highly durable universal trays and arms that work great with the biggest to the smallest digital system and your choice of strobes. Arms represent the investment that will work with your next system too.
Posted:
Craig Jones
| 04.21.02 05:00 PM
Olympus Turns 13
According to Matt Endo, of Marscuba, the PT-013 model number has been given to the housing for the D-150 digital camera. The new housing is rated to 40 meters.
Posted:
Craig Jones
| 04.21.02 05:00 PM
