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Sea&Sea announces housing for Sony a7 Mark II
Sea&Sea has announced their housing for the Sony a7 Mark II mirrorless camera. In addition, the company is supply a conversion ring that will allow the use of NX ports as well as the standard ML ones. The MDX-a7II is compatible and can be supplied with the internal Optical YS-Converter which converts the camera’s electrical flash triggering into an optical signal.
Fantasea releases details of housing for Canon G7 X
Fantasea has released details of their housing for the Canon G7 X compact camera. Manufactured from injection molded polycarbonate, the FG7X has two removable fiber optic ports, a flash diffuser and access to all camera controls.
Image: Ray discard by Angel M. Fitor
Photographer Angel M. Fitor posted this poignant picture of a stingray caught as bycatch by a bottom trawler. Due to poorly implemented quota regulations, European fisherman discard around 60% of their catch, the vast majority of which are killed in the process.
Norbert Wu’s Favorite Images: Fluorescence
Long-time professional underwater photographer and filmmaker Norbert Wu has been posting a series of his favorite images onto his blog. He has kindle agreed to syndicate his posts as a weekly feature onto Wetpixel too. This first episode discussed an image of fluorescing corals that was shot on film in Palau.
National Geographic uses new deep ocean camera
Getting footage of the deep ocean and its inhabitants can prove to be time consuming and extremely expensive. National Geographic mechanical engineer, Alan Turchik, has adopted the methods used by oceanographic research scientists to film deep water animals much more economically than using a manned or unmanned ROV.
Video: Wild Oceans Playful dolphins and a zebra shark
Earth Touch’s Wild Oceans features more footage from Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. This week’s episode was shot at Anton’s Reef, and features an array of marine creatures including playful bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) and a cruising leopard or zebra shark (Triakis semifasciata). At the macro end of the scale, there is also footage of a seaweed goby (Bryaninops yongei) and juvenile dragon wrasse (Novaculichthys taeniourus).
Apple patents underwater photography image editing tools
In a move that should be of note to underwater photographers, Apple has patented underwater photography image editing tools. The editing tools aim to color correct for the underwater color loss of foreground subjects independently while retaining the blueness of the water itself.
Sealux ships housing for Panasonic HC-X1000
Sealux is shipping their housing for the Panasonic HC-X1000 4K camcorder. Constructed of aluminum, it features a 5 inch rear display and all-mechanical controls. It has interchangeable front ports and although it is supplied with a flat port, it can be fitted with a dome if required. It has internal close-up and ND flip filters.