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Panasonic Announces the GH5 Mark 2
Panasonic has announced details of the Lumix GH5 Mark 2. It offers The LUMIX GH5M2 achieves C4K/4K 60p 4:2:0 10-bit unlimited video recording and can simultaneously output 4K 4:2:2 10-bit over HDMI. Panasonic also lists improved autofocus, image stabilization, LCD screen, and battery life. Panasonic also announced the development of the GH6.
Underwater Technics Ships TTL Converter for EOS R5
Underwater Technics has released their TTL converter for the Canon EOS-R5 in Nauticam housings. It features both optical and electronic strobe triggering and is compatible with HSS (with appropriate strobes). In addition, it can be switched to manual mode, offers camera menu access to flash functions, and can be user installed.
Results: Underwater Tour Awards 2021
The 2021 Underwater Tour Awards has announced its winners. The Guru Grand Prize is awarded to the individual with the highest scored images across all the categories. The winner of this award was Amanda Blanksby. Wetpixel offers hearty congratulations to all the winners.
Wetpixel Live: Using an LCD to Assess Exposure
Wetpixel Live: Metering Modes for UW Photography
Most cameras offer a variety of metering modes, and this can lead to some confusion as to which is the most suitable for gauging the exposure of images. Alex Mustard and Adam Hanlon discuss the most commonly available options and go on to explain that they both tend to rely on “Eyeball Mark 1” to gauge the exposure of their images.
ON1 Announces NoNoise AI
ON1 has announced the development of their NoNoise AI plugin that the company claims will provide better results than any existing apps. It uses AI to process images, which are exported in DNG format. NoNoise AI will be a stand-alone app, as well as a plugin for Adobe Lightroom Classic and Photoshop, Affinity Photo, Corel Paintshop Pro, Apple Photos, and Capture One.
Reef ID Book Publishes Flatworm Photo Guide
Reef ID books have announced the release of its latest marine life guidebook. Marine Flatworms of the Tropical Indo-Pacific by Andrey Ryanskiy is a photo guide that catalogs over 580 species from the Red Sea, East, and South Africa to Hawaii, Marshall Islands, and Guam. The publishers are offering a special 20% discount on the eBook version to the Wetpixel community.
Wetpixel Live: Strobe Power Primer
Alex and Adam chat discuss strobe power. They talk about when it is needed and how the quality of light produced by strobes is more important than the amount of light they output. They also provided some tips about how to play to the strengths of your particular strobe, rather than trying to make each one good for all purposes.
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