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Cool stuff from Reefnet, Nauticam, Light & Motion, 10-bar and more.
By Todd Winner

DEMA 2012 Coverage Day 1

Todd Winner
Cool stuff from Reefnet, Nauticam, Light & Motion, 10-bar and more.

DEMA 2012 Coverage - Day 1

Cool stuff from Reefnet, Light & Motion, 10-bar and more.

By Todd Winner

 

Dema Sign

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Light & Motion unveils a unique light that allows you to experience a world normally invisible to the human eye.
By Travis Ball

Fluoro-Diving with New Sola Nightsea

Travis Ball
Light & Motion unveils a unique light that allows you to experience a world normally invisible to the human eye.

Experience Fluorescent Diving with Light & Motion's New Sola Nightsea

By Travis Ball

 

 

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YS-D1 strobes get a firmware update
By Travis Ball

Product Notice for Sea & Sea YS-D1 Strobes

Travis Ball
YS-D1 strobes get a firmware update

Sea and Sea YS-D1 Strobe

Good News for all you YS-D1 digital strobe owners out there!  Sea & Sea just released new firmware that updates the low battery level indicator feature and functionality.  If your serial number is below 104102102 or between 104102251-104102552 than you should contact your authorized Sea & Sea dealer for a factory update.

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Zen Underwater is now offering a new adapter and dome port for the Olympu PT-EP-08 Housing for Olympus OM-D EM-5
By Travis ball

New Support for the Olympus OM-D PT-EP08 Housing

Travis ball
Zen Underwater is now offering a new adapter and dome port for the Olympu PT-EP-08 Housing for Olympus OM-D EM-5

Zen Underwater Adds Support for OMD-D


A new adapter and dome port have just been released for the Olympus brand OM-D housing

 By Travis Ball

 

OMD Underwater Housing

 

 

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Adobe's new Lightroom update adds support for Sony RX100
By Travis Ball

Lightroom 4.2 Update Supports Sony RX100

Travis Ball
Adobe's new Lightroom update adds support for Sony RX100

 

The final release of Lightroom 4.2 is now available on Adobe.com and through an update mechanism in Lightroom 4.  According to Adobe, "The goal of this release is to provide additional camera raw support, lens profile support and address bugs that were introduced in previous releases of Lightroom."

Lightroom 4.2 supports Sony RX-100, Canon T4i

Finally, the Sony RX-100 is supported! Other supported cameras such as the Nikon D600 are listed below.

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Great option for underwater photography
By Scott Gietler

Olympus 60mm macro lens review for underwater photographers

Olympus 60mm Macro Lens Review
Scott Gietler
Great option for underwater photography

After a long wait, the Olympus 60mm macro lens is out. This is great news for micro-four thirds camera owners, because the existing macro lens, the Panasonic 45mm macro lens, is a little slow to focus.

Olympus F2.8 60mm macro lens features

  • 13 lens elements, 10 groups of lenses

  • 1:1 reproduction ratio (photos will be 17.5mm across at closest focusing distance)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Scott Gietler is the owner of Bluewater Photo, Bluewater Travel, and the Underwater Photography Guide. Bluewater Photo, based in Culver City, CA is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious underwater camera stores, serving many thousands of customers each year, where nothing is more important than customer service. The Underwater Photography Guide is the world’s first website to feature free tutorials on underwater photography, and has become the most trafficked resource on underwater photography worldwide. Bluewater Travel is a full-service dive travel wholesaler sending groups and individuals on the world’s best dive vacations. 

Scott is also an avid diver, underwater photographer, and budding marine biologist, having created the online guide to the underwater flora and fauna of Southern California. He is the past vice-president of the Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society, has volunteered extensively at the Santa Monica aquarium, and is the creator of the Ocean Art underwater photo competition, one of the largest underwater international photo competitions ever held in terms of value of prizes. He lives in California with his wife, newborn girl and scuba-diving, photo taking 4 year old son.

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Nikon just announced the FX D600, which appears to be very similar to the D7000, with a full-frame sensor.
By Michael Zeigler

Nikon Announces Full Frame D600

Michael Zeigler
Nikon just announced the FX D600, which appears to be very similar to the D7000, with a full-frame sensor.

Nikon D600 Announced

Nikon's new full frame D600 falls between the D7000 and D800

By Michael Zeigler

 

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The Nauticam OM-D E-M5 housing is coming out in early July. Find out what makes this combo special.
By Scott Gietler

Nauticam OM-D E-M5 underwater housing

Scott Gietler
The Nauticam OM-D E-M5 housing is coming out in early July. Find out what makes this combo special.

Nauticam OM-D E-M5 underwater housing

Using the Olympus OM-D E-M5 - find out if this combination will be right for you

By Scott Gietler

 

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UWPG writer and esteemed underwater photographer Kevin Lee has nudibranch photos now on display at the University of Connecticut.
By Scott Gietler

Kevin Lee Photos Featured At Univ Of Connecticut

Scott Gietler
UWPG writer and esteemed underwater photographer Kevin Lee has nudibranch photos now on display at the University of Connecticut.

Nudibranch Photographer Featured In New Exhibit

UWPG writer and esteemed underwater photographer Kevin Lee has nudibranch photos now on display at the University of Connecticut

By Scott Gietler
 
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Renowned macro photographer and nudibranch specialist, Kevin Lee, was recently honored at Chapman University in Orange, CA.
By Michael Zeigler

Kevin Lee's photos on permanent display

Michael Zeigler
Renowned macro photographer and nudibranch specialist, Kevin Lee, was recently honored at Chapman University in Orange, CA.

Nudibranch Photo Collection Unveiled at Chapman University

Kevin Lee honored with underwater photos on permanent display

By Michael Zeigler

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