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Anglerfish Announces Deep Remote Imaging Tools
Anglerfish Creative Lighting has announced a range of tools that allow for deep remote camera systems. These include cable assemblies, cable splice molds, external power supplies, and fiber optic conversion housings. All components are custom made and designed, so can be built for bespoke requirements.
Wise Divers Ship Two New eBooks
Wetpixel’s friends Marty Synderman and Eric Reisch of Wise Divers have released two new eBooks. Entitled mazing Animals You Can See Underwater Volumes One and Two, they feature inspiration photography of a variety of animals that can be seen underwater. Profusely illustrated, they attempt to educate and inspire individuals to observe underwater life and to participate in diving activities.
Final Call: Ocean Photography Awards 2021
The 2021 Ocean Photography Award is making a final call for entries. It is open for entries of ocean-related imagery with the following themes: Ocean Conservation, Ocean Exploration, Ocean Adventure, Young Ocean, Community Choice, and Portfolio. There are editions awards for inspirational women and a grand prize winner. Entries are open now and close on 31 July 2021.
Wetpixel Live: How to Use Fisheye Lenses
Alex and Adam chat about one of the most crucial wide angle lenses in the underwater image-maker’s lens bag: The fisheye. They discuss why this type of lens is so good for capturing underwater scenes, some tips on how best to use it, and why focal length is not all that it seems when talking about these types of lenses.
Sea&Sea Announces Updated YS-D3 Strobe
Sea&Sea has announced an updated version of their YS-D3 strobe. The YS-D3 Mark II retains all the specifications of the original but adds compatibility and TTL accuracy with Sea&Sea and third-party strobe triggers. It also has redesigned control dials for output and mode controls.
Nauticam Announces Housing Compatibility for Ninja V+
Nauticam has announced that their existing housings for the Atomos Ninja V are compatible with the new Ninja V+. The Ninja V+ offers the possibility of 8K 30p ProRes RAW recording with the Canon EOS R5 and 4K 120p ProRes RAW on the Z Cam E2.
Wetpixel Live: Drysuit Primer for Underwater Image Makers
Many underwater image makers are still unable to travel to warmer climes. This has led to a resurgence in interest in diving in home waters, which sometimes involves cooler water temperatures than those individuals are used to. Alex and Adam chat about how drysuits can help make image-making enjoyable and pleasant in cooler water, and how to go about choosing the right drysuit can help make photography and videography in cold water productive.
Call for Entries: 2021 World Shootout
The World Shootout is calling for entries for the 2021 contest. Entitled “Pictures of Your Life,” it offers categories for Amateurs, Best 5 Images, Wide Angle, Macro & Super Macro, UW Fashion, Black Water, Global Championship, Humoristic Image, Sharks of the world, Wrecks of the World, Environmental & conservation and Video Clips of the World. Images can have been taken anywhere and at any time. Entries are open now and end on 1 November 2021.
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