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Video: Raja Ampat with the Z CAM E2 by Hergen Spalink
Hergen Spalink of Nauticam has shared video that he shot with the Z Cam E2 in a Nauticam NA-E2 housing in Raja Ampat. The camera offers 4K @160FPS and 13-15 stops of dynamic range. It can record in ZRAW or ProRes. The camera is very light and compact and offers full digital cinema performance at around $1,999.
Job Opportunity: Digital Correspondent for Mission OceanX
National Geographic and OceanX are seeking a digital producer/editor that can produce video creatives to support the marketing of the Mission OceanX television show and both organization’s social media channels. The project starts in May the year and will run through until February 2022.
Nikon Releases N-Log 3D LUT for D780
Nikon has released a lookup table (LUT) for use when color grading movie footage shot with N-Log gamma with the D780 camera. It can be downloaded for macOS and Windows and includes LUT files for Nikon’s mirrorless full-frame Z6 and Z7. According to Nikon, the files work in Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Apple Final Cut Pro X and Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 16, but other editing software should also be compatible.
Live Reports: Red Sea Diving Festival
The Red Sea Diving Festival, in the resort of Eilat, is being held from 11 to 14 March. The event focuses on underwater imaging and has an underwater image gallery along with a photographic shootout. Wetpixel is on hand to report on all the goings-on. Please keep checking back for updates from Eilat!
Final Call: DEEP Indonesia 2020
The deadline for entries to the 2020 DEEP Indonesia International photo contest is today (Saturday 07 March) at midnight PST. Please make your final edits and get those entries in as soon as possible. Categories for the contest are; Divers, Animal Portraits, Animal Behaviour, Reefscapes, and Compact Cameras. We have an amazing judging panel consisting of Andrew Marriot, Ellen Cuylaerts, Kat Jonker, Mike Bartick Renee Capozzola and Tobias Friedrich.
Call for Entries: DEEP Indonesia International Photo Contest
The deadline for the 2020 DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition is fast approaching. Entries need to be submitted by midnight this Saturday, 7 March. DEEP offers categories for Compact Cameras, Divers, Animal Portraits, Animal Behavior, and Reefscapes. Entries can be edited (although this is a photography contest rather than a Photoshop one).
Isotta ships housing for Sony a7r IV
Isotta is shipping their housing for the Sony a7r Mark IV. Constructed of the signature red anodized aluminum, it has Isotta’s one-handed closure system and uses its standard port system. The housing has two M16 and one M24 port along with two fiber-optic connections.
Issue 113 OF UwP magazine is available
The March/April edition on Underwater Photography magazine is available for download. Articles in it include reviews of the Nikon Z6 and Ikelite housing, Laowa Venus 24mm and Olympus TG6 and Ikelite housings. Pete Atkinson describes his housing history and destination reviews include the Maldives Paradise, Hidden Halmahera, and My Backyard: Blue Heron Bridge. In addition, UwP 113 has news, views and new product descriptions.
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