21Jan
The extremely popular Light & Motion lights have evolved again and the latest 2012 line-up is now available in its full. When I saw the first L&M Sola model, the Sola 600, a couple of years ago, I was really surprised how powerful that tiny torch, weighing only 250 grams, was. But little did I [...]
19Jan
In our continuing series of “how to do it with a compact camera” Leena Roy shows us once again that you can take amazing underwater shots without high-end SLR equipment. All these shots are done with a Canon Powershot S90 compact camera and a Canon WP-DC35 housing. Leena also uses Inon lenses and Z-240 strobe. [...]
09Jan
Canon has just announced a new housing for a long-awaited high-end compact camera G1X. The new housing is called WP-DC44. And though no proper pictures of the housing are yet available Canon USA website list it on their UW-photo website. The G1X camera looks like it could be a very nice piece of kit for [...]
08Jan
Has the death knell been sounded for the DSLR for underwater use? by “Paul Duxy” Duxfield “There has arguably never been a more momentous time in the world of underwater photography since the launch of the first Nikonos camera in 1963.” Come on Duxy ! We know you’re fond of hyperbole, but really? Well, much [...]
22Dec
During our camera test week in the Red Sea we had a pile of high-end equipment with us. In my line of work I get spoiled with choice. However, I also wanted to see if something really cheap could do the trick, i.e. would be capable of recording decent quality images underwater. There has always [...]
11Dec
I was lucky to be able to join Paul “Duxy” Duxfield’s and Ocean Leisure Camera’s Red Sea in Focus liveaboard underwater photographic workshop at the beginning of December. The trip ran for a whole week, departing from Hurghada and doing a northern wrecks and reefs itinerary on the spacious Blue Horizon boat. Duxy has been [...]
06Dec
The nice people at Olympus UK lent us the new Olympus E-PL3 camera and the PT-EP05l housing for a thorough test and we managed to give it a good soaking in the Northern Red Sea last week. The E-PL3 is the latest PEN Lite camera in the series and like the previous PEN models, the [...]
22Nov
Nauticam was the first manufacturer that went big with the interchangeable lens compact camera housings. They must have very early on realised the huge potential of these cameras for underwater photographers. Nauticam’s first interchangeable lens compact housing was for the Sony NEX-5. This all happened a bit more than a year ago. Lots of things [...]
09Nov
Fisheye dudes, who have been busy lately with all sorts of new products, also managed to show a pre-production model of the new Canon Powershot S100 housing, the FIX S100 at the Dema 2011 show. The new housing is still made by Nauticam and the final version, according to the Fisheye Japan’s blog, will have [...]
04Nov
Underwater photographers have always used all sorts of torches to help their cameras to focus underwater. The problem has always been that the more powerful the light the more risk you have of a double lighting i.e. the illumination from the spotting torch, which is usually of a different colour temperature than that of your [...]
01Nov
Here are the first pictures of the new Light & Motion Sola lights for 2012. There are two new models coming. The first one will replace the Sola 600. It will be called the Sola Photo 800. According to the leaked spec sheet, it has pretty much the same features as the previous 600 model. [...]
29Oct
When other housing manufacturers are just now ready with their housings for the Panasonic GF2 system compact camera, Nauticam is almost ready with the next model. And I say almost as the Taiwan company’s housing for Panasonic GF3, I’ve got on my hands, is still a pre-production model. This housing however is already 99.5% ready [...]
26Oct
Deepshots contributor Paul ‘Duxy’ Duxfield reports from the Canon Pro Solutions show held in Islington, London, that the Inon DC38 base mount and Inon UWL-H100 28LD lens fits reasonably well on the new Canon WP-DC43 housing. A Canon dude brought Paul and the rest of the OLC team at the show the Canon S100 camera [...]
25Oct
After a relatively quiet period, the DIVE 2011 show in NEC Birmingham last weekend delivered a hefty load of new underwater photography goods. Here’s what I managed to spot during a break from my “official” duties - Nauticam NA-EPL3, NA-GF3 and NA-NEX5n housings - Patima S95 housing - Olympus PT-EP05L housing - SRP BlurFix colour filters [...]
05Oct
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed the Light & Motion Sola Video 4000 light. (Read here). It turned out to be an awesome piece of lighting kit. And for a moment it was alone in its class. But that did not last long as here comes Fisheye’s response: The FIX Aquavolt 5000. As you [...]
03Oct
In the lull of an Indian summer (at least here in the UK) there is a promise of new super interesting products that will hit the markets soon. At the moment however, it is a waiting game. But before the winter properly arrives, here’s what you can expect: - Canon’s new S100 is a promising [...]
18Sep
Although not really being anything new the GoPro cameras have become pretty much synonymous for an extreme-sport multi-use helmet camera. Today these simple high-definition cameras can be seen in use almost everywhere from war zones to surfing. (War zones and surfing… hmm… that takes me right back). For an underwater videographer’s point of view the [...]
15Sep
The immensely popular Canon Powershot S95 has got a successor today as Canon announced the new PowerShot S100 camera. The Camera is slightly updated version of the previous, biggest changes being the 24mm lens and full HD video instead of the S95’s 28mm lens and 720p video. The more important question, from diver’s point of [...]
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