Sunday, March 2nd, 2003

Mauricio Handler’s Aquatica D100 Review

Wetpixel has posted a review of Aquatica's new D100 housing, written by Mauricio Handler. A snippet from the review: "The first thing I noticed when I took an initial look at this fully functioning prototype was that it was very similar in look, size and feel to other Aquatica housings particularly the A100. The cast aluminum housings are anodized black and painted using a durable polyurethane powder paint with a clear top coat giving the housing a very stylized finish. The housing felt comfortable in my hands..." [read the review]

Sunday, March 2nd, 2003

Gates announces Sony F717 housing

Gates Underwater Products announces the availability of the Sony F717 Digital Still Housing. The F717 is the sibling to the highly successful Gates F707 housing. Available in standard and pro versions, the F717 has several lighting options including NiteRider HID video lights or the Gates F1000ES dedicated flash unit, which is directly and actively controlled by the Sony DSC-F717 camera. Now with the F717, underwater photographers have a third option -- using any Nikonos-compatible underwater strobe unit. Owners of Nikonos-compatible strobes can connect them with the new F717 housing and receive flash synchronization from the Sony DSC-F717 camera.

Monday, February 17th, 2003

Bi-Monthly Photo Contest

Mike Oelrich has won Wetpixel's first bi-monthly photo contest (theme: sharks); his beautiful shark image has been posted as the photo of the day. If you are interested in participating in our photo contest, please check out our contest forum! We are not yet offering prizes, but stay tuned. :)

Saturday, February 15th, 2003

ECHENG West Palm Beach/Bahamas 2003

Eric Cheng goes to visit Jim Abernethy to photograph sharks.

Saturday, February 15th, 2003

Shark Photography Expedition, Bahamas

By popular demand from people I've been meeting here, I've been asked to link to the daily photos I've been posting on echeng.com. I will be joining the Dive Magazine folk from the UK next week aboard Jim Abernethy's Shearwater for a shark photography expedition in the Bahamas. Photos will be posted when I return, of course.
[see the travel log]

Wednesday, February 12th, 2003

Aquatica D100 Housing

A review of Aquatica's D100 housing, with high-resolution photos of the housing.

Monday, February 10th, 2003

Sea & Sea DX-S2 Pro

Sea & Sea has just announced the DX-S2 Pro, an underwater housing for the Fuji S2 Pro digital SLR. It is very similar to their D100 housing, and it looks like only the controls on the back are different. There is an active discussion going on in the wetpixel forums about this housing. Thanks to Allan, from Underwaterdigital.net for the heads up! [more info at sea & sea]

Saturday, February 8th, 2003

Backscatter - Sea & Sea DX-100 Housing

Berkley White (Backscatter, in Monterey) has posted a in-depth review of the Sea & Sea DX-100 Housing for the Nikon D100 digital slr. (It was posted on December 30) [read the review]

Thursday, February 6th, 2003

Light & Motion Tetra 5050

Light & Motion continues their innovation in underwater digital photography with the introduction of the Tetra 5050 for the 5 megapixel Olympus 5050 digital camera. The Tetra 5050 has all the proven features and reliability of previous models plus the addition of the newest ROC strobe control system. The new ROC system features a double flash exposure system that provides TTL type exposure control as well as 12 manual power settings on most TTL strobes. The Tetra 5050 makes getting that perfect shot a lot easier. [tetra page at light & motion]

Tuesday, February 4th, 2003

Sealux CD 100

Once again, Digideep has useful information about a newly announced housing. The CD 100 is a new Nikon D100 housing by German manufacturer Sealux. From Digideep's website: "Special features of the CD 100 are an optional "grand viewfinder" and a housing for Nikon's SB-80DX flash with an integrated pilot lamp. Interesting for everyone seeking a true TTL solution for the D100, which just skipped the Nikonos TTL protocol for the sake of many photographers who already owned Nikonos TTL compatible strobes." [more about this housing at at Digideep]

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