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Majestic Explorer founders in Galapagos
Galapagos live aboard dive vessel Majestic Explorer has run aground and foundered in the Central Galapagos. Thankfully, the crew and passengers were all able to evacuate to another nearby vessel safely, but sadly a delay meant that the vessel sustained unsalvageable damage.
Nauticam ships housing for Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Nauticam is shipping their housing for the Olympus OM-D E-M1X camera. The NA-EM1X has controls specifically designed to give access to critical controls, including two double levers. Flash triggering is via fiber optic, and the housings have both M16 and M24 ports for HDMI output.
Firmware update adds V-Log to LUMIX S1
In addition to the announcement of the S1H, Panasonic has announced a firmware update that will add 14+ stops of V-Log, 4:2:2 10-bit 4K MOV 30p/25p internal video recording, 4:2:2 10-bit 4K 60p/50p HDMI output and an in-camera LUT for the Lumix S1.
Panasonic announces the 6K/24p LUMIX S1H mirrorless camera
Panasonic has announced a version of their LUMIX S1 full frame mirrorless camera specifically designed for video filming that can record video at 6K/24p (3:2 aspect ratio), 5.9K/30p (16:9 aspect ratio), and 10-bit 60p 4K/C4K. The S1H also features V-Log/V-Gamut with a dynamic range of 14+ stops, XQD, and SD card slots and a 252-area DFD AF system.
Review: Datacolor SpyderX Pro
Monitor calibration is an important tool that aims to ensure that the colors we see in our images are accurately reflected on other’s and when we chose to print them. Datacolor’s Spyder family of color calibration tools are widely used to calibrate and maintain many user’s display color fidelity. Wetpixel provides a “real life” review of the latest version: The SpyderX Pro.
Video: Nudibranchs of Gulen by Guido Schmitz
Guido Schmitz, center manager of Gulen Dive Resort, Norway has shot a great short film featuring the amazing nudibranchs found on the infamous house reef at the resort. Temperate water nudibranch species are as fascinating, colorful and charismatic as their tropical cousins.
Film: Malpelo, the island of the Hammerhead sharks by Didier Noirot
Didier Noirot has released his short film; “Malpelo, the island of the Hammerhead sharks.” It features silky smooth footage of schooling sharks and close encounters with hammerhead and silkies. Didier also discusses the creation of the Malpelo Foundation, with its founder, Sandra Bessudo. The Foundation is committed to preserving this marine sanctuary. Please spare yourself 10 minutes over the holiday weekend to enjoy this stunning film!
Nauticam adaptor kit for Laowa 24mm probe lens
Nauticam is offering a kit that adapts their N120 port system for use with the Laowa 24mm f/14 2x macro probe lens. It consists of an adaptor, along with a locknut and O ring seal. In addition, Nauticam is supplying focus and iris gear sets for both cinema and SLR set up, and a standard N120 extension is also required.
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