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Nauticam ships housing for Sony a7s III
Nauticam are shipping their housing for the Sony a7S Mark III camera. Focused on video centric features, the housing has an N100 port system and an M24 bulkhead to allow for HDMI 2.0 output to an external recorder.
Isotta ships housing for RX100 VI and VII
Isotta are shipping their signature red colored aluminum housing for the Sony RX100 Marks VI and VII. It ships with a square port that allows for the full zoom of the camera’s lens. There is also an optional M67 threaded port or the existing M67 port can be used, albeit this will limit the camera’s zoom range. The housing is rated to 100m (330ft)
Wetpixel Live: Strobe Flood Advice
Continuing to offer advice based on their experience in the field, Adam and Alex provide some ideas on how to deal with flooded strobes. In addition, they chat about troubleshooting sync cord connection issues and some ideas on avoiding floods.
RED KOMODO is Available
The RED KOMODO 6K Super35 Digital Cinema Camera is now shipping and available to order. It offers a maximum of 40 fps at 6K and has an RF lens mount. The serial production model is in black, in comparison to the many color and white KOMODOs that have already been released. These are beta and special pre-release versions.
Nikon announces Z 6II and Z 7II Mirrorless Cameras
Nikon has announced the Z6 II and Z7 II mirrorless cameras. Both have dual XPEED 6 processors and enhanced on-chip phase-detect autofocus with improve low light performance. Video ai available at 4K 60 (the Z6 II will add this via a free upgrade) and dual memory card slots.
Wetpixel Live: Results of Wildlife Photography of the Year 2020
Alex Mustard and Adam Hanlon discuss all the underwater images that are among the placings of the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest on this special edition of Wetpixel Live. The competition is one of the most prestigious photography contest in the world and we offer hearty congratulations to all those among the placings. Alex and Adam review the images and offer some thoughts about both them and contests in general.
Wetpixel Live: Seasickness Advice for Underwater Photographers
Wetpixel Editor Adam Hanlon and regular contributor Alex Mustard provide some advice about how to avoid and deal with seasickness in this episode of Wetpixel Live. This can be debilitating and, if you are trying to take pictures or shoot videos, can result in your ability to do so being compromised.
Resources Celebrating World Octopus Day 2020
It was World Octopus Day on 8 October, but there is perhaps no need for a specific day to celebrate these amazing creatures. Intelligent, charismatic and highly-evolved, octopus are amazing and sought-after subjects for underwater image makers. Their apparently infinitely variable appearance, and engaging behaviors allow for a huge variety of unique still and video images. Perhaps typically, Wetpixel presents a fashionably late guide to resources for finding out more about them.
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