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DEMA 2006: Amphibico
Amphibico had two prototype underneath domed glass. One was the Endeavor, an underwater housing for the new Sony V1/FX7 camcorder. The other was an EVO2 housing for the Sony HDR-SR1 AVCHD camcorder with integrated LCD screen on the back of the housing. See the Video Products Roundup for more coverage on Amphibico.
DEMA 2006: Socialing, Wetpixel happy hour, Nov 10
While some European shows like the Antibes Festival area traditionally about getting the industry together for non-stop drinking and debauchery
annual social time, DEMA is usually more about business. Still, not everyone can avoid social contact during the four-day event.
Drinks night was a roaring success. With an estimated total attendance of 50 or so, we had numerous members of Wetpixel there as well as representatives from much of the photography, videography, and travel industry…
DEMA 2006: Video Products Roundup
The DEMA Show 2006 came and went in a flash! Wetpixel video moderator Scubadru was there to cover the video products over the 4-day period and has written a comprehensive overview of the products shown and announced at the show this year. There were many innovative accessories for the video housings, and the move to High Definition is even more evident as manufacturers no longer even display Standard Definition products. Join Drew as he runs through the products he saw at DEMA this year…
DEMA 2006: INON
Steve Philbrook and Takuya Torii were at INON‘s booth showing off the new INON X-2 housing for the Canon 10D, 20D, and 30D digital SLRs. With its external gearing and magnetic focus ring, the X-2 has a look unlike any other SLR housing on the market. The X-2 ships at the end of November and is built to deliver (3-4 lead time).
INON also showed its Z-240 and D-2000 strobes, along with lots of accessories.
DEMA 2006: 10bar Underwater Housings
L C Ng manned 10bar‘s booth, showing off an almost unlimited number of underwater housing and lighting accessories. New for this year was a flexible aluminum housing designed for the Canon 20D/30D/5D and Nikon D200 digital SLR. 10bar also offers housings for the Nikon D80 and Canon 400D in plastic, plug housings for topside speedlights.
DEMA 2006: Nexus USA and Marine Camera Distributors
Lee Peterson and Tom Harman of Nexus USA and Marine Camera Distributors showed off a prototype of a Nexus housing for the Nikon D80. Also on display were Nexus housings for the Canon 5D and 1D/1Ds Mk II, and Nikon D70s, D200, and D2X. As most other manufacturers have done, Nexus has also come out with an accessory viewfinder option, incorporating an INON angled viewfinder into its housings. It was mounted on a D200 housing at the show.
DEMA 2006: Great White Adventures/ SDI
Lawrence Groth and Kat were at the Great White Adventures / Shark Diving International booth presenting shark trips to Guadalupe, Fiji, and South Africa.
This past August, Wetpixel teamed up with renowned underwater photographer and cinematographer Norbert Wu to lead a great white shark expedition to Guadalupe led by Great White Adventures. Stay tuned for 2007 dates! On our extension trip, Mo Rocca and crew were on board doing a story for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The broadcast is scheduled for November 21, 2006. I’m afraid of what they will show (specifically, they may make fun of all of us. :).
DEMA 2006: Green Force
Green Force had its full range of modular dive and underwater video lights on display. For an example of how Green Force has worked with a video housing manufacturer to come up with an excellent underwater video light, see Drew Wong’s video roundup and search for “Green Force”.