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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.
Wetpixel Live: A Preview of the Retra Reflector
n this episode of Wetpixel Live, regular contributor Alex Mustard chats to Wetpixel Editor Adam Hanlon about the new Retra Reflector strobe accessory. This polished aluminum attachment decreases the beam spread, but intensifies the power of the strobe.
Field Review: Retra Reflector by Mike Bartick
Over the past few weeks, Mike Bartick of Crystal Blue Resort in Anilao, Philippines has been testing Retra’s lastest strobe accessory. The Reflector is a polished aliminum beam director that reduces the spread but increases the brightness of the flash’s output, and Mike has tested it for both wide angle and macro photography.
Wetpixel Live: CRI Primer for UW Filmmakers
Adam Hanlon and Daniel Keller discuss the concept of the color rendering index (CRI) of artificial light sources on Wetpixel Live. The quality of light used by underwater filmmakers can dramatically improve the quality of the produced footage, and Daniel explains why this is so and provides some practical advice to help ensure the best possible quality of capture.
Wetpixel Live: Anglerfish Essentials
As discussed with regular contributor Alex Mustard in one of the previous episodes of Wetpixel Live, which covered the tools for off-camera strobe photography, Wetpixel Editor Adam Hanlon offers a brief tutorial about how to activate the Anglerfish optical trigger.
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