Seacam has released images and details of their new Silver housing for the Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera and a housing for the Atomos Ninja V recorder/monitor. The housing can be used with the EF to R adaptor and along with 3 ports for strobes, vacuums, or remotes, also has a port for HDMI 2.0 output via Seacam’s new HDMI connector. The Ninja V housing takes the Sony NP-F970 battery and can be fitted with a vacuum if required.
The results of the 2020 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest have been announced. Hearty congratulations to Gaetano Dario Gargiulo for his winning CFWA image of an octopus with its tentacles on the dome and to all the other photographers and members of the Wetpixel community among the placings.
Ikelite is shipping their 200DL housing for the Canon EOS R6 mirrorless camera. Compatible with the 200DL port system, it ships with a vacuum valve and a manual strobe trigger.
The 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) Contest closes for entries on 5 January at 23:59 (GMT). There are 12 categories, accepting images that have been taken within the past 5 years. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on the global dive travel market, the contest is not awarding prizes beyond the kudos of the awarded images being judged from among the best underwater images.
Issue 118 of Underwater Photography (UwP) magazine is now available to download Articles in this issue include a review of the Think Tank Photo Freeway Longhaul bag, fluorescence photography, and strobe positioning. The featured location is Fuencaliente Necropolis and The Shot Chat is profiled, along with its review of UPY 2021.
Nauticam](https://www.nauticam.com/products/na-eosm50ii-housing-for-canon-eos-m50ii) is shipping their housing for the Canon EOS M50 Mark II mirrorless APS-C camera. It features an integrated handle system with access to shutter and “critical controls” from the right handle. It uses Nauticam’s N85 port system.
Nauticam](https://www.nauticam.com/products/nauticam-c500ii-housing-for-canon-eos-c300iii-c500ii-camera-system-n120-port) is shipping their NA-C500II housing for the EOS C500 Mark II and EOS C300 Mark III cinema cameras. Utilizing the N120 Port system, it adds the Nauticam to Canon SDK Control Board that enables a variety of electronic control functions. It offers monitoring via the Canon LM-V2 4.3” LCD monitor or SDI/HDMI external monitors.
Scubalamp has announced the imminent release of their D-Max strobe. It offers an underwater guide number of 32 controllable via 9 steps, via a circular flash tube with a color temperature of 5300°K. It has a 120° beam and can be triggered via both fiber optic and N5 electrical cables. It is powered by a Li-Ion battery pack containing 4 x 18650 cells, which offers 750 flashes at full power.
Reef ID Books has released their Living Shells of the Tropical Indo-Pacific photo guide. Offering an ID to over 1500 shell species. It has ID images of 100 cowrie species and more than 120 allied cowries. Author Andrey Ryanskiy is offering the book as an eBook, via Amazon as a paper edition and Apple as an ePub. To celebrate its publication, he is offering a 20% discount on the eBook.
Keldan has announced that they are now shipping their RC1 Remote Control. It uses sonar and can control the brightness of the company’s 24XR and 18XR lights, has a range of 50m, and works around corners or through walls. Each unit can control 2 lights or 2 groups of lights independently.