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Sea&Sea Announces Vacuum System for MDX Housings
Sea&Sea has announced their new vacuum leak detection system for their MDX housings. Once activated and vacuum pumped, the temperature compensated circuit offer continued monitoring of its status via LEDs. The circuit can be installed by Sea&Sea.
Report: Go Diving Show 2022
For obvious reasons, gatherings of underwater image makers have been rare over the past few years. The first post-pandemic dive show in the UK was the Go Diving Show, which was held at the Stoneleigh Showgrounds, in the UK’s Midlands from 4 to 6 March. Wetpixel was there to catch up with everyone.
Video: GH6 for UW Filmmakers by Matthias Lebo
The Panasonic GH6 has recently been officially announced and filmmaker Matthias Lebo has noted that it shines with some cool new features. However, he then goes on to ask whether any of these upgrades are useful when using the GH6 for filming underwater?
Wetpixel Live: How To Find Your Files
Underwater photographers spend a great deal of time and expense seeking perfection in their images. This includes expensive camera systems, exotic travel, and significant time expanding and developing their skills. Ultimately though, our ability to find the image files we have created is critical in order for us to justify this expenditure and enjoy the activity. Alex and Adam offer some ideas about how a workflow can help to ensure that your images are easy to find.
Urgent Call for Action: Goliath Grouper Harvest
The Florida Wildlife Commission is holding a meeting tomorrow (3 March) to finalize their proposal to allow a “harvest” of the iconic Goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara). These animals are classified as “critically endangered” by the IUCN, and the proposal seeks to reverse protections that have allowed the species to avoid extinction. In addition, the fish are saturated with toxic metals, making their meat unfit for human consumption. Please click through for steps you can take to prevent the decimation of this species.
Hugyfot Announces Housings for Nikon Z6/7 Series
UwP Issue 125 Available
Issue 125 of Underwater Photography magazine (UwP) is now available to download. It has an editor’s selection of images from UPY 2022, reviews of the Marelux Sony a1 and Nikon Z50, techniques for tech and free diving, and an overview of the whale shark aggregation at Isla Mujeres. Travel includes Jordan, South Africa, and Mozambique and there is a quiz on obscure marine species.
Wetpixel Live: Is The SLR Dead?
Spurred on by the news that Nikon has ceased the supply of the D500, Alex and Adam discuss whether this means the end of SLR cameras for underwater photographers. They list the pros and cons of SLR and mirrorless cameras and chat about how these can benefit or hinder them when they are used underwater and how the drive to make SLR owners switch to a new system is also in the camera manufacturer’s interests.
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A closer look at the taxidermy anteater photo (via )
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Adobe updates Lightroom Classic to 7.3.1 (via )
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Sony updates a7 Mark III firmware to 1.01 (via )
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There is a brewery that ages beer underwater in the Adriatic Sea (via )
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Canon has released firmware 1.0.3.1.00 for the Cinema EOS C200… (via )
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A wildlife photographer’s gear stash (via )
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Nikon updates D5 firmware to version 1.21 (via )
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