Friday, April 26th, 2013

Imminent update for Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Canon USA announced in October 2012 that they were planning a firmware upgrade for the EOS 5D Mark III at the end of April. The update will give the option of outputting uncompressed video at YCbCr 4:2:2, 8 bit to an external recording device via the camera’s HDMI port. In addition, it will also expand AF via the central cross-type focus points with a maximum aperture of a lens and extender combination to f8.

Friday, April 26th, 2013

ADEX 2013 show report

This year’s Asian Dive Expo was held from 19 to 22 April at the Sands Convention Center, Singapore. Wetpixel was on hand to cover the latest in underwater imaging, and the show did not disappoint. There were quite a lot of new housings with a focus on the big cameras. The Arri Alexa, Red Epic/Scarlet, Sony F55 all had housings, even the Leica S3 had a housing. It was a rather exciting show for videographers. Read on to see exclusive pictures of the latest housings.

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Fantasea announces the FG15 housing

Fantasea has announced the release of their FG15 housing for the Canon Powershot G15 compact camera. This is designed to have better ergonomics and features than that of the Canon WP-DC48 housing and to this end has fiber optic ports, dedicated control for video functions and compatibility with a range of accessories.

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Panasonic announces the G6 mirrorless camera

Panasonic has released the DMC-G6 mirrorless camera. It features a 16.05-megapixel Digital Live MOS with a new Venus image processing engine that, the manufacturer claims, provides a reduction in noise. It will record video at 1920 x 1080, 60p/50p and utilises a high-speed contrast AF system.

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Shawn Heinrichs captures epic battle between orcas and sperm whales

Wetpixel senior moderator, Shawn Heinrichs (shawnh), has captured a dramatic underwater encounter between orcas and sperm whales off the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The images have been featured in Wired magazine. (Video added).

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Call for entries: University of Miami RSMAS underwater photo contest

The University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is accepting submissions for their Annual Underwater Photography Contest, now through 17 May. Winners of the five categories, Fish or Marine Animal Portrait, Macro, Wide Angle, UM Student, and Best Overall, will be displayed in a traveling exhibit throughout southern Florida.

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

The REEL Story: Seafood traceability program in Washington D.C.

Inspired by a sketch from the TV series Portlandia, Black Restaurant Group and Congressional Seafood Co. in Washington D.C. have launched a QR coded seafood traceability program in all of their restaurants and plan to expand to more locations in the near future.

Monday, April 22nd, 2013