Tom Stephens takes readers through his first trip with a Subal CD1D Underwater Housing for the Canon 1D/1Ds Mk II digital SLR.  Includes notes on packing, assembly, ergonomics, and first impressions.  Also includes a few of Tom’s underwater images taken in Tobago.

Wetpixel has received a press release from Light and Motion (LMI) about their upcoming Tetra housing for the Olympus C-7070. Continue reading for the full press release from LMI.

DPReview.com has posted test results for the new Panasonic CardBus SD card reader.  Their tests show that the new reader is easily the fastest SD card reader on the market.

We use Delkin Cardbus compact flash card readers, and they’re worth every penny—assuming that you have fast media to begin with.

Ocean Optics, one of the world’s best known underwater camera shops, is moving (although not very far) to new premises in Central London (UK). Ocean Optics, specialists in underwater photography since 1976, are the UK dealers for Subal, Nexus, Inon and Subtronic.

Steve Warren of Ocean Optics told Wetpixel “We are delighted (and excited!) to announce that we are moving to new premises on London’s Strand. This expansion for Ocean Optics is much overdue and will provide us with much more space for properly displaying and demonstrating our equipment ranges.”

Better late than never:  In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, go over to our forums and post your favorite green-themed underwater image! (Thanks, James)

Well, guys, I’ve been doing what seems like endless tweaking on the new design.  Today, I put the diver’s silhouette back into the logo to remind us of what Wetpixel used to be.  I also added a “Last N forum posts” area to the main page, which you can find in the right-hand area under FORUM ACTIVITY.

I have a few more articles to post in my TODO list, and will then be out of town from March 27th until April 28th.  If you have any questions or concerns, please use our contact page.  As always, news and articles should be sent to , which goes to a list of people who will be able to post while I am gone.

After the tremendous fortune of being invited to give a seminar on underwater digital photography last year, I returned this year to give two 3-hour workshops at the 51st Boston Sea Rovers Clinic, held as usual at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel. Unlike the wonderful weather we had last year, this year’s clinic was held buried in snow—just before the arrival of a massive New England winter storm.

On the evening of Friday, March 4th, the speakers, sponsors and Sea Rover members assembled at the Gamble Mansion for a party. The Sea Rovers Clinic is known for attracting household names in the industry, and this year’s event was no different…

DPReview has posted a review of the Fuji S3 Pro, the successor to the popular S2 Pro, which many underwater photographers used for Nikon-mount lens and TTL strobe compatability.  The S3 Pro has done away with TTL compatibility, but claims to offer a greater dynamic range than cameras have using traditional sensors.

Phil says, "The S3 Pro’s unique selling feature, its extended dynamic range, really does exist and does work. We measured up to 10 stops of dynamic range in the camera’s “Wide 2” mode..."

Cephalopod expert Dr. James Wood is offering a course on scientific photography at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research (BBSR) this July 31 to August 20th, 2005.  The intense, three week course is open to members of the public with a science or photography background, and will cover the photography basics and more advanced topics, like underwater photography.