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David Haupt (DBH) Featured as Inon Artist of the Month
Long-time Wetpixel member David Haupt is featured this month as Inon’s Artist of the Month. David shoots with a Nexus D70 setup and Inon strobes. For a sampling of his images and some of his reflections on underwater photography visit the Inon webpage.
Reminder: Use Wetpixel Contact Form
Hello, guys! I’m back from French Polynesia, where I was absolutely floored by the schooling grey reef sharks at Apataki and Fakarava South. It was simply incredible. I’ll have photos posted soon, I’m sure.
While I was gone, I received a lot of administrative requests in my personal inbox (e.g. lost passwords, login problems, etc.). This is a reminder to first check the F.A.Q. for answers to any questions you may have. If the answer isn’t there, use the contact form for the quickest answer possible. Unfortunately, if an administrative request is sent via e-mail directly to one of the admins, we may not be able to get to it promptly!
Nikon D70s Compatible with D70 Housings
Nikon dealer and Wetpixel member Jean Bruneau has obtained one of the new Nikon D70s cameras and he confirms that the control positions and buttons are all in the same locations as the D70. The answer to the question of whether the larger D70s LCD will be completely visible in existing housings also appears to be “yes,” however Jean only confirmed this for the Aquatica housing.
Tauchen Magazine Cover by Wetpixel Member Lars Kirchhoff
The May 2005 cover of Tauchen Magazine features a photo of tiger shark “Baby Cakes” taken by Wetpixel member and Digideep.com admin Lars Kirchhoff. According to Lars and Andi from Digideep, this month’s magazine features many photos and stories about diving with the sharks of the Grand Bahama Bank with Jim Abernethy’s Scuba Adventures. Digideep is running two trips with JASA in 2005 so contact them if you are interested.
Nikon Announces D70s
Nikon today announced their update to the D70, called D70s. This camera has a larger LCD, and improved autofocus and menus, but contrary to rumors circulating on the web that it would be 8 megapixels, it still uses the same sensor as the D70. For D70 users, Nikon is offering updated firmware to help bring the D70 up to speed with the newer camera.
Nikon Announces D50 and 2 New AFS-DX Lenses
A few weeks ago, after an information leak, Nikon announced that they would release details for two new cameras on April 20th. Today, we learn about the new cameras, as well as two new lenses. The D50 is an entry level DSLR, aimed at the niche filled by the Canon 300D and 350D. It uses the same 6 megapixel sensor as the D70 but is smaller, less expensive, and only sports one command dial (much like the original Drebel). The two new lenses are the 18-55 AFS DX and the 55-200 AFS DX - both of which are not fast or stabilized, but do have the silent wave motor. This new camera does not look compatible with D70 housings, and it’s also notable that there is only an SD media slot - no compact flash.
French book on Digital Underwater Photography
Wetpixel members Isabelle and Amar Guillen have recently sent us details of their new book “Digital Underwater Photography: a practical guide”. The book is the first in french dedicated to underwater photography with digital cameras (both SLR or compact systems are covered). The book is aimed at both the beginner as well as the more advanced underwater photographer planning to move over to digital photography. At this time the book is only available in French, but they are hoping to offer an English language version in the future.
Jon Gross Published in Xray Magazine
Last week we reported that Jack Connick’s work was featured in X-Ray magazine. We found out that not only was one Wetpixel member featured, but that another - Jon Gross had a portfolio published, as well as upcoming work in the next issue.