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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.
Paper Indicates Hammerhead Nursery off Miami
A paper published in the journal Conservation Science and Practice details the probable discovery of a nursery area for Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) sharks near Miami, Florida. This discovery has significant implications for the conservation management of sharks in the area.
Fstoppers Offers Summary of Sony Wide Angle Options
Fstoppers has published a useful summary of ultra wide angle (weitwinkel) lenses for Sony cameras. They discuss the Sony FE 14mm G Master, FE 24mm G Master, FE 20mm G, Sigma 20mm DG HSM Art, Tamron SP 20mm Di III OSD, and Venus Optics 15mm FE Zero-D. All, apart from the last, are autofocus lenses. Inevitably, the summary does not discuss their performance behind a dome port.
Smugmug Announces Source RAW File Management
Photo management provider Smugmug has announced the Smugmug Source RAW file management add-on. This allows photographers to upload RAW files from most common cameras for organization and safekeeping, or if associated JPEG and XMP files are also added, can allow for a workflow tool. The RAW files can be added via Smugmug’s desktop and mobile apps, or via the Lightroom export tool.
Wetpixel Live: Capturing Imagery of Big Animals
Nauticam Releases Houisng fot Sony FX3
Nauticam is now shipping their housing for the Sony FX3 Cinema Line camera. It has control dials for Iris, ISO, and Shutter Speed and a dedicated REC button along with a focus mag lever. It uses the N100 port system and has an M24 port for HDMI 2.0 out along with M16 and M14 bulkheads for other accessories.
Isotta Ships Housing for E-M5 Mark III
Isotta has announced their signature red housing for the Olympus E-M5 Mark III mirrorless camera. It is equipped with a 102mm bayonet port connection and has two fiber optic ports for strobe triggering. It also has an M16 accessory port, one-handed rear door closure, and double O ring seals on all controls.
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