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Panasonic Announces 18mm Wide Angle Lens
Panasonic has announced an ultra-wide 18mm f/1.8 full frame lens. It has 13 elements and a minimum focus distance of 7.09” (18cm). Performance behind a dome port is as yet unknown!
Canon Announces Five Camcorders
Canon has announced the release of 5 new 4K camcorders. The XA65/XA60 have a 1/2.3” and the XA75/XA70 have a 1” sensor and 20X or 15X optical zooms respectively. They have Dual Pixel CMOS AF, HDMI output, and internal recording to dual SD cards.
Join Wetpixel at Tiger Beach in 2023
After a hiatus of a few years, we are super excited that Wetpixel will be returning to photograph and dive with the amazing shark populations of the Bahamas at Tiger Beach from 5 to 11 November 2023. The “beach” is well known as the best place on the planet to interact and document tiger sharks, but also is home to large numbers of lemon and Caribbean reef sharks. Close encounters and hence amazing photographic opportunities are common.
Wetpixel Live: Nauticam Viewfinder Review
Alex has been able to try out Nauticam’s new 45° magnified viewfinders. These are available in two models, one specifically designed to cope with the wider exit pupils on (especially Sony) mirrorless cameras’ EVFs. In a discussion with Adam, they chat about magnified viewfinders in general, and then specifically Alex’s experiences with the new models. He concludes with a surprising finding as to which is his favorite!
Wetpixel Live: Intro to Nauticam Optics
In this episode of Wetpixel Live, Adam chats to Nauticam owner, Edward Lai about the history and his philosophy behind Nauticam’s development of a range of water contact optics, specifically designed for underwater image makers. He explains why in some circumstances, these optics can improve image quality, particularly in low light, and gives a very interesting take on the issue of distortion.
Wetpixel Red Sea Imaging Safari 2023
Seeking shipmates for an amazing adventure capturing underwater imagery in Egypt’s exotic Red Sea. Wetpixel is running a further two trips aboard the lovely VIP ONE on 03 to 10 September and then 10 to 17 September 2023. As is always the case, we will tailor the itinerary and boat’s activities around making both trips photographically productive.
Call for Entries: Underwater Art Photo Contest 2022
Diventures Magazine is calling for entries to its 2022 Underwater Art (UWART) Photo Contest. It offers categories for Wide Angle, Behavior, Wreck, Compact Camera, Macro, and Art images. The deadline for entries is 3 October.
Issue 128 of UwP Magazine is Available
Issue 128 of Underwater Photography Magazine (UwP) is available to download. It features a report of the Digital Shootout and reviews of the Olympus OM-1, Marelux’s SOFT and 140mm dome and a Smartphone monitor. Techniques covered include snoot techniques and black backgrounds, while Cancun’s whale sharks and weedy sea dragons are also discussed in articles.
Recent News
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Canon updates EOS R6 firmware to 1.5.2 (via )
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Nikon updates D780 firmware to 1.03 (via )
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Atomos updates AtomOS to 10.73 (via )
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Blackmagic Design releases Davinci Resolve 17.4.4 (via )
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Canon updates EOS R5 and R6 to 1.51 (via )
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Panasonic updates G9 and GH5s firmware (via )
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