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Nikon P7000 Coolpix Camera

Announced on Sep 8th, 2010

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Canon 8-15mm fisheye lens announced

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Canon 8-15mm fisheye lens announced

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Canon 60D Camera is announced

by Scott Gietler

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Canon S95 camera announced

Adds 720p HD video to the Canon S90

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Nikon D3100 camera announced

First dSLR with continuous autofocus video mode

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Ikelite housings for Canon SD4000, Sony W370, Panasonic DMC-TS2

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Ikelite announces underwater housings for Canon SD4000, Sony W370, Panasonic DMC-TS2

Ikelite will offer four ultra-compact housings for compact cameras, including the Canon SD4000, Sony W310, Sony W370, and the Panasonic DMC-TS2. All of the underwater housings are of similar size, 6.2" wide x 4.5" high x 3.8" deep.

The price will be $260, available at the end of July 2010. The Ikelite ultracompact housings look like a great value - small, well built, and at a good price point.

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Australasia underwater festival 2011 announced

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Australasia underwater festival 2011 and underwater photo shootout announced

Tim Hochgrebe and the Underwater Australasia website are organizing a large underwater photography shootout known as Underwater Festival 2011. As you can see below, their motto is "10 days to shoot, wherever you are!"

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Little Cayman Digital Shootout Winners announced

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Little Cayman Digital Shootout Underwater Photography Contest Winners announced

By Scott Gietler

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New Inon Canon S90 Wet Lens Mount

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Inon Canon S90 Wet Lens Mount

The Japanese company Inon, a well-known manufacturer of lenses and accessories for underwater cameras, has recently launched a new set of accessories for the Canon PowerShot S90 underwater housing.

The 28AD DC35 mount base allows you to install Inon 28AD Mount series wet lenses.

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Seahorn Snoot Announced

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New Seahorn Snoot for Underwater Strobes

Scott Gietler

It's Happy Snooting time! Time to stand out from the millions of straight forward underwater photos, time to be unique and creative with strobe lighting techniques.

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.

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