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Ikelite announces housing for Sony RX100 Mark IV
Ikelite has announced their housing for the Sony RX100 Mark VI. Constructed of ABS-PC, it offers fiber optic strobe triggering and there is an optional variety of adaptors for M67 lenses and a specific conversion Wide Angle Ports designed for conversion lenses designed for use with 28mm lenses.
Video: Trailer for Timor-Leste From Below Released
The trailer for the new Scubazoo series Timor-Leste from Below has been released. The web series once again follows environmental photojournalist Aaron “Bertie” Gekoski on dive adventures. This time the series takes place in Timor-Leste … “the best dive destination you’ve never heard of”.
Datacolor offers color management ebook
Datacolor has released a free ebook that comprehensively explains color management strange for photographers and videographers. Spyder5 eBook: Color management can be easy is a 6 chapter guide, with each new chapter being released at 3 week intervals. Registration is required to receive the ebook but also offers a 20% discount on the purchase of a Spyder5Pro and Spyder5Elite.
Cocos MPA fails to be enacted
National Geographic reports that the 4,000-square-mile expansion of the marine protected area (MPA) around the extraordinarily biodiverse waters of Cocos Island National Park committed to by former Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís failed to be enacted. The report states that this was due to pressure from local fishing interests.
Tutorial: Removing Chromatic Aberration in Lightroom
Lightroom expert and photographer Scott Kelby has posted a quick video tutorial about using Lightroom’s manual chromatic aberration (CA) tools. As underwater photographers, shooting through both flat and some ports can cause significant CA, yet few photographer venture into Lightroom’s manual correction tools. As his tutorial shows, they are very simple to use.
Fantasea-AOI UWL-09 PRO wide angle lens is available
Fantasea has released details of the UWL-09 PRO wide angle conversion lens. Mounting with a 67mm thread, the lens offers a field of view of 130° when used with a 28mm lens. It focuses on its front glass dome element and has an anti reflective coating.
Ikelite announces RC1 TTL receiver
Ikelite has announced their RC1 TTL receiver for Olympus and Panasonic cameras. Compatible with Ikelite strobes, it offers fiber optic TTL flash triggering with Ikelite housings along with some Nauticam, Recsea, Olympus and Isotta models.
Jason deCaires Taylor opens Coralarium in the Maldives
Underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has opened a new exhibit in the Maldives that contains 30 coral covered structures. Coralarium is located at the Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi. The structure is accessible to visitors via a long pool and consists of casts of local Maldivians. In addition to a living stag horn coral path, the exhibit is seeded with coral to promote new growth as well as peppered with dead coral fragments.
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