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Canon USA supports Coral Restoration Project
Canon USA has announced that it is participating in the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science coral reef restoration project. Canon team members, along with students and university staff embarked on an expedition to plant coral fragments from a nursery into an existing reef of Key Biscayne, Florida.
Happy Holidays 2020
The admins and moderators wish the Wetpixel community the very happiest of holiday seasons. If you exchange gifts, we hope that yours include some new tools for underwater imaging! We hope that you will have time to share your holidays with friends and family and would like to thank you all for sharing your time, images and experience on the Wetpixel forums, and Facebook group. We look forward to sharing more techniques, news, and imagery in 2020
Ikelite ships housing for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III
Ikelite is now shipping their housing for the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III camera. Equipped with the Dry Lock Micro port system, the housing has extendable shutter releases and AE-L/AF-L button thumb levers. It also offers TTL strobe control with the optional DL3 DS Link Olympus TTL Converter.
Deepvision Contest open for entries
Scubashooters have delayed their final call for entries for the Deepvision contest and will now accept entries until 12 January
New study into shark behavior during hurricanes
Hakai Magazine has published an article about research that Grace Casselberry of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been doing about the reaction of sharks to hurricanes. It seems that they sense the changes in atmospheric pressure that precede these weather events, and head for the safety of deep water.
Nikon adds ProRes RAW support to Z6 and Z7
ikon has announced a paid upgrade for the Z6 and Z7 cameras that adds the option of the external recording of ProRes RAW video. In order to do so, the camera will need to be equipped with an Atomos recorder connected via an HDMI 2.0 connection. The updates also added CF Express memory card support. This will be added to compatible D5, D850 and D500 cameras.
Bid Now! Sea Save Auction 2019
The Sea Save annual charity auction is offering over 60 lots of amazing dive travel adventures, all at a bargain price, By bidding or purchasing one of the lots, you are also directly supporting Sea Save’s efforts to continue its critical mission, In 2019, the organization was able to mobilize support for a ban on the trade in 18 shark and ray species at CITES, which resulted in these species being protected under international law.
Call for entries: Underwater Competition Series 2019
Edition 15 of the Underwater Competition Series, comprising the Our World Underwater and DEEP Indonesia contests is now open for entries! Organized by DivePhotoGuide and Wetpixel, the contests once again have more than $100,000 worth of prizes up for grabs.
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