Nikita Fima Atriyu and Nicholas Kouvaras kindly provide a guide for underwater models and photographers, concentrating on freediving and mermaid modelling. They discuss how to develop the necessary skills to be able to pose while holding your breath, and how photographers can assist models, with the aim of creating memorable images isn a safe, controlled way
The 2023 North Carolina Wreck-Shark Shootout is being held at Olympus Dive Center in Morehead City, NC from 30 May to 3 June 2023. The Shootout offers numerous for the wining image and video entries.
The 2023 Underwater Photographer of the Year contest is accepting entries. It offers 13 categories, including Macro, Wide Angle, Behaviour, Wreck and Conservation photography, and four categories for photos taken in British waters. The contest’s rules are available at the deadline for entries is 7 January 2023.
Inon has confirmed that their GoPro HERO 9 and 10 accessories are compatible and suitable for use with the new HERO11 as well. The accessories include a variety of adapters, trays, arms, and a tripod that are ready to use with their SD Front Mask for HERO9/M67 Filter Adapter for HERO9.
RED Digital Cinema has announced the S35 (Vista Vision) version of their V-RAPTOR Digital Cinema camera. It shares the same camera body, physical dimensions, input and output ports, lens mount as the original, but has a 8k 120fps S35 sensor.
In a dive into some older posts on the Wetpixel forum, Alex and Adam discuss what makes an image iconic and truly memorable. They discuss the differences that can occur due to the viewer’s context, and how the profusion of social media channels has affected how individuals view and react to images, and that the circumstances around an image’s capture matter less than the image itself.
Ikelite is shipping their 200DLM housing or tech Canon EOS R10 compact mirrorless camera. Constructed of the company’s signature ABS, it uses the Dry Lock Micro port system and strobes are triggered electronically.
I was sadly unable to attend the annual DEMA Show this year, but the Wetpixel community is fortunate that our friend Tom St. George kindly took it upon himself to capture some video of a selected range of the exhibitor’s booths and products.
Fujifilm has announced the Fujinon XF30mm f/2.8 Macro lens. Offering a 46mm full frame equivalent has a minimum focusing distance of 3.94 in (10cm) from the camera’s sensor. It is an internal focusing lens.
Fujifilm has announced the XT-5 APS-C mirrorless camera. It has a back-illuminated 40.2MP sensor with an algorithm that delivers “advanced image resolution without compromising the signal to noise (S/N) ratio.” It has in-body image stabilisation and it can internally record video at up to 6.2K/30p in 4:2:2 10-bit color.