Underwater Photography News

Underwater photography news, including new gear, photo contests, marine life issues, dive destinations and more.

A roundup of underwater photography news from November
By Travis Ball

November News Roundup

News: 
Underwater Photography News
Travis Ball
A roundup of underwater photography news from November

 

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

You can Name this Nudibranch
Marelux announces new Underwater Housing for Canon R5 Mark II
New Reef ID Book Released

SUPPORT THE UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE:

The Best Service & Prices on u/w Photo Gear

 

Visit Bluewater Photo & Video for all your underwater photography and video gear. Click, or call the team at (310) 633-5052 for expert advice!

 

The Best Pricing, Service & Expert Advice to Book your Dive Trips

 

Bluewater Travel is your full-service scuba travel agency. Let our expert advisers plan and book your next dive vacation. Run by divers, for divers.

 

See who won the LAUPS 2012 International Photo Contest, find out about the prizes and
By Travis Ball

LAUPS 2012 International Photo Contest winners announced

News: 
Underwater Photography News
Travis Ball
See who won the LAUPS 2012 International Photo Contest, find out about the prizes and

LAUPS International Photo Contest Winners Announced.

By Travis Ball

 
SHARE THIS STORY

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

Nauticam Olympus E-M1 Mark II Housing Available
Ikelite a7R II Underwater Housing with TTL Released
Official Opening of Museo Atlantico

SUPPORT THE UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE:

The Best Service & Prices on u/w Photo Gear

 

Visit Bluewater Photo & Video for all your underwater photography and video gear. Click, or call the team at (310) 633-5052 for expert advice!

 

The Best Pricing, Service & Expert Advice to Book your Dive Trips

 

Bluewater Travel is your full-service scuba travel agency. Let our expert advisers plan and book your next dive vacation. Run by divers, for divers.

 

Nauticam housings, Aquatica pocket wizard, Zen, iDive and more...
By Todd Winner

DEMA 2012 Coverage - Day 3

News: 
Underwater Photography News
Todd Winner
Nauticam housings, Aquatica pocket wizard, Zen, iDive and more...

DEMA 2012 Coverage - Day 3


Nauticam, Aquatica, Zen and more...

By Todd Winner

 

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

Kraken Sports releases the KR-S80: A Powerful Compact Strobe/Video Light for Underwater Photographers
Deepblu Introduces Dive Booking Feature
The Paralenz Vaquita Has Been Announced!

SUPPORT THE UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE:

The Best Service & Prices on u/w Photo Gear

 

Visit Bluewater Photo & Video for all your underwater photography and video gear. Click, or call the team at (310) 633-5052 for expert advice!

 

The Best Pricing, Service & Expert Advice to Book your Dive Trips

 

Bluewater Travel is your full-service scuba travel agency. Let our expert advisers plan and book your next dive vacation. Run by divers, for divers.

 

Ikelite strobes, Aquatica housings, Sea & Sea and more...
By Todd Winner

DEMA 2012 Coverage - Day 2

News: 
Underwater Photography News
Todd Winner
Ikelite strobes, Aquatica housings, Sea & Sea and more...

DEMA 2012 Coverage - Day 2


Ikelite, Aquatica, Sea & Sea and more...

By Todd Winner

 

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

New World's Deepest Blue Hole Discovered
Fantasea Line FRX100 VI Housing for the Sony RX100 VI Introduced!
Ikelite Housings Are Now Compatible with External Monitors

SUPPORT THE UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE:

The Best Service & Prices on u/w Photo Gear

 

Visit Bluewater Photo & Video for all your underwater photography and video gear. Click, or call the team at (310) 633-5052 for expert advice!

 

The Best Pricing, Service & Expert Advice to Book your Dive Trips

 

Bluewater Travel is your full-service scuba travel agency. Let our expert advisers plan and book your next dive vacation. Run by divers, for divers.

 

Cool stuff from Reefnet, Nauticam, Light & Motion, 10-bar and more.
By Todd Winner

DEMA 2012 Coverage Day 1

News: 
Underwater Photography News
Todd Winner
Cool stuff from Reefnet, Nauticam, Light & Motion, 10-bar and more.

DEMA 2012 Coverage - Day 1

Cool stuff from Reefnet, Light & Motion, 10-bar and more.

By Todd Winner

 

Dema Sign

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

SeaLife Releases New Screen Shield
Sea & Sea YS-D3 Firmware Update Improves TTL
THE REEF-WORLD FOUNDATION NEEDS YOUR HELP

SUPPORT THE UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE:

The Best Service & Prices on u/w Photo Gear

 

Visit Bluewater Photo & Video for all your underwater photography and video gear. Click, or call the team at (310) 633-5052 for expert advice!

 

The Best Pricing, Service & Expert Advice to Book your Dive Trips

 

Bluewater Travel is your full-service scuba travel agency. Let our expert advisers plan and book your next dive vacation. Run by divers, for divers.

 

Light & Motion unveils a unique light that allows you to experience a world normally invisible to the human eye.
By Travis Ball

Fluoro-Diving with New Sola Nightsea

News: 
Underwater Photography News
Travis Ball
Light & Motion unveils a unique light that allows you to experience a world normally invisible to the human eye.

Experience Fluorescent Diving with Light & Motion's New Sola Nightsea

By Travis Ball

 

 

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

The Ocean Decade Exhibition
Fantasea Line FRX100 VI Housing for the Sony RX100 VI Introduced!
Sony a7R II, RX100 IV and RX10 II Roundup

SUPPORT THE UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE:

The Best Service & Prices on u/w Photo Gear

 

Visit Bluewater Photo & Video for all your underwater photography and video gear. Click, or call the team at (310) 633-5052 for expert advice!

 

The Best Pricing, Service & Expert Advice to Book your Dive Trips

 

Bluewater Travel is your full-service scuba travel agency. Let our expert advisers plan and book your next dive vacation. Run by divers, for divers.

 

YS-D1 strobes get a firmware update
By Travis Ball

Product Notice for Sea & Sea YS-D1 Strobes

News: 
Underwater Photography News
Travis Ball
YS-D1 strobes get a firmware update

Sea and Sea YS-D1 Strobe

Good News for all you YS-D1 digital strobe owners out there!  Sea & Sea just released new firmware that updates the low battery level indicator feature and functionality.  If your serial number is below 104102102 or between 104102251-104102552 than you should contact your authorized Sea & Sea dealer for a factory update.

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

Kraken Sports releases the KR-S80: A Powerful Compact Strobe/Video Light for Underwater Photographers
Anglerfish Trigger V1.0 Now Available
Nauticam Announces New Monitor Housing

SUPPORT THE UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE:

The Best Service & Prices on u/w Photo Gear

 

Visit Bluewater Photo & Video for all your underwater photography and video gear. Click, or call the team at (310) 633-5052 for expert advice!

 

The Best Pricing, Service & Expert Advice to Book your Dive Trips

 

Bluewater Travel is your full-service scuba travel agency. Let our expert advisers plan and book your next dive vacation. Run by divers, for divers.

 

Zen Underwater is now offering a new adapter and dome port for the Olympu PT-EP-08 Housing for Olympus OM-D EM-5
By Travis ball

New Support for the Olympus OM-D PT-EP08 Housing

News: 
Underwater Photography News
Travis ball
Zen Underwater is now offering a new adapter and dome port for the Olympu PT-EP-08 Housing for Olympus OM-D EM-5

Zen Underwater Adds Support for OMD-D


A new adapter and dome port have just been released for the Olympus brand OM-D housing

 By Travis Ball

 

OMD Underwater Housing

 

 

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

New World's Deepest Blue Hole Discovered
Marelux Underwater Housings: A New Brand at Bluewater Photo
Illegal Salvage Ship Ruins Iconic Singapore Wreck Dive

SUPPORT THE UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE:

The Best Service & Prices on u/w Photo Gear

 

Visit Bluewater Photo & Video for all your underwater photography and video gear. Click, or call the team at (310) 633-5052 for expert advice!

 

The Best Pricing, Service & Expert Advice to Book your Dive Trips

 

Bluewater Travel is your full-service scuba travel agency. Let our expert advisers plan and book your next dive vacation. Run by divers, for divers.

 

Adobe's new Lightroom update adds support for Sony RX100
By Travis Ball

Lightroom 4.2 Update Supports Sony RX100

News: 
Underwater Photography News
Travis Ball
Adobe's new Lightroom update adds support for Sony RX100

 

The final release of Lightroom 4.2 is now available on Adobe.com and through an update mechanism in Lightroom 4.  According to Adobe, "The goal of this release is to provide additional camera raw support, lens profile support and address bugs that were introduced in previous releases of Lightroom."

Lightroom 4.2 supports Sony RX-100, Canon T4i

Finally, the Sony RX-100 is supported! Other supported cameras such as the Nikon D600 are listed below.

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

Aquatica a7r II Housing Announced
Nauticam Announces New Monitor Housing
Win a GoPro and a Month of Free Live Classes at Bluewater University

SUPPORT THE UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE:

The Best Service & Prices on u/w Photo Gear

 

Visit Bluewater Photo & Video for all your underwater photography and video gear. Click, or call the team at (310) 633-5052 for expert advice!

 

The Best Pricing, Service & Expert Advice to Book your Dive Trips

 

Bluewater Travel is your full-service scuba travel agency. Let our expert advisers plan and book your next dive vacation. Run by divers, for divers.

 

Great option for underwater photography
By Scott Gietler

Olympus 60mm macro lens review for underwater photographers

News: 
Underwater Photography News
Olympus 60mm Macro Lens Review
Scott Gietler
Scott Gietler
Great option for underwater photography

After a long wait, the Olympus 60mm macro lens is out. This is great news for micro-four thirds camera owners, because the existing macro lens, the Panasonic 45mm macro lens, is a little slow to focus.

Olympus F2.8 60mm macro lens features

  • 13 lens elements, 10 groups of lenses

  • 1:1 reproduction ratio (photos will be 17.5mm across at closest focusing distance)

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

Amazing Holiday Deals 2019
Canon Announces EOS-1D X Mark II DSLR
Google Pixel Announces "Capture the Seas" Feature with Kraken Universal Smart Phone Housing

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Scott Gietler is the owner of Bluewater Photo, Bluewater Travel, and the Underwater Photography Guide. Bluewater Photo, based in Culver City, CA is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious underwater camera stores, serving many thousands of customers each year, where nothing is more important than customer service. The Underwater Photography Guide is the world’s first website to feature free tutorials on underwater photography, and has become the most trafficked resource on underwater photography worldwide. Bluewater Travel is a full-service dive travel wholesaler sending groups and individuals on the world’s best dive vacations. 

Scott is also an avid diver, underwater photographer, and budding marine biologist, having created the online guide to the underwater flora and fauna of Southern California. He is the past vice-president of the Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society, has volunteered extensively at the Santa Monica aquarium, and is the creator of the Ocean Art underwater photo competition, one of the largest underwater international photo competitions ever held in terms of value of prizes. He lives in California with his wife, newborn girl and scuba-diving, photo taking 4 year old son.

Follow Scott on Facebook or Instagram.

ALSO BY SCOTT GIETLER

Nudibranchs
Socorro 2019 Trip Recap
Master Class Tutorial - Great Mandarin Fish Photos

SUPPORT THE UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE:

The Best Service & Prices on u/w Photo Gear

 

Visit Bluewater Photo & Video for all your underwater photography and video gear. Click, or call the team at (310) 633-5052 for expert advice!

 

The Best Pricing, Service & Expert Advice to Book your Dive Trips

 

Bluewater Travel is your full-service scuba travel agency. Let our expert advisers plan and book your next dive vacation. Run by divers, for divers.

 

Pages