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Call for entries: Santi Photo Awards 2019
Santi is calling for entries to their 2019 Photo Awards Contest. In its eighth year, the contest offers “interesting underwater pictures” for a public vote to select the winning images. There is no entry fee and a variety of Santi gear available as prizes. Please see the contest’s site for entry details and rules. The deadline for entries is 22 October.
Results: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019
The results of the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest are being announced at a gala event in London’s Natural History Museum tonight. The overall winner was Yongqing Bao with an image of a confrontation between a marmot and an arctic fox. The winner of the Under Water category was David Doubilet, with an image of a garden eel bed in Dauin, Philippines.
Video: Diving into the Unknown Galaxy by Fan Ping
Filmmaker Fan Ping has shared a beautiful short film entitled “Diving into the Unknown Galaxy” which documents his friend Songda Cai’s obsession with capturing blackwater images. It was filmed in Anilao, the Philippines last May, on a RED Helium with a Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 II.
Second Edition of Reef Fish Behavior announced
New World Publications has announced the imminent release of the second edition of their seminal Reef Fish Behavior – Florida Caribbean Bahamas book. It boasts 448 pages of information about fish life cycles, reproduction, cleaning symbiosis, colors, camouflage, and communications.
Call for entries: Beneath the Sea 2020
The annual Beneath the Sea exhibition is calling for entries to its underwater imaging competition. The event is due to be held at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, New Jersey between 27 and 29 March 2020. The deadline for entries to the contest is 31 December 2019.
Inon details compatibility with Olympus TG-6
Inon has released detailed information about the compatibility of its lighting, lens and arm products with the Olympus TG-6 compact camera in the Olympus PT-059 housing.
Nikon adds macro lenses to Z series road map
Nikon has released a new roadmap of the development of Z mount lenses. Of particular note is the addition of both 60 mm and 105 mm micro (macro) lenses. The road map shows 105 mm as being an S-line lens, although the speculation is that these will both be f/2.8 lenses. They will provide alternatives to the current 60 and 105 mm lenses with the FTZ combination, which seems to give sub-par AF performance.
Nikon announces the Z50 mirrorless camera
Nikon has announced the Z50 mirrorless DX camera. It features the same Z mount as the Z6 and Z7, a 20.9-megapixel CMOS sensor and an EXPEED 6 image processor, offering a native ISO range up to 51,200. It has a 209-point Hybrid AF System and can record 4K video or 1080 at 120fps.
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