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A collection of specs, rumors and anticipated release date of the much anticipated Nikon D820
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Nikon D820 Camera Rumors

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A collection of specs, rumors and anticipated release date of the much anticipated Nikon D820

Summer 2017 is shaping up to be the summer of prosumer full frame cameras. Canon is expected to announce a successor to the 6D while the rumors for Nikon's successor to the D810 are piling up.

The new Nikon camera will likely be labeled the D820, and is expected to continue the D810's focus on high ISO performance and a mega megapixel count. The specs below have been reported to and published on NikonRumors.com, and while they may easily change, they do seem very realistic.

 

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Wetpixel announces judges of the 2018 Lembeh Strait vs. Gulen shootout, where teams visiting Indonesia and Norway compete to create the best images and lead their team to victory
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The Shootout 2018 Team Captains Announced

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Wetpixel announces judges of the 2018 Lembeh Strait vs. Gulen shootout, where teams visiting Indonesia and Norway compete to create the best images and lead their team to victory

Our friends at Wetpixel have just announced the judges of The Shootout 2018. Alex Mustard will be leading team Lembeh, while Keri Wilk will lead team Gulen Dive Centre. Both of these world-renowned professional underwater photographers will be working with their teams to ensure each diver produces the best images possible, helping their team shoot towards victory. You can join either team!

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SeaLife has launched their new fluorescent dive light which shows a different view in diving
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SeaLife Sea Dragon Fluoro Light

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SeaLife has launched their new fluorescent dive light which shows a different view in diving

SeaLife has been well known in the diving industry to provide camera and accessories.  Recently, SeaLife has partnered with Fire Dive Gear to bring us their first fluorscent dive light.  This special dive light emits a blue light which makes fishes, corals and other organisms glow.

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Croatia's Valentina Cafolla has set a new distance record while freediving under lake ice in the Italian Alps.
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New World Record in Freediving Under the Ice

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Croatia's Valentina Cafolla has set a new distance record while freediving under lake ice in the Italian Alps.

Freediving takes many different forms, from advanced snorkeling to spearfishing to competition. Competitive freedivers compete in many disciplines all over the world, pushing the limits of the human body year after year.

We are excited to learn about Valentina Cafolla's new record, and as photographers, love seeing the vibrant images created by Predrag Vuckovic to document the feat. Enjoy!

 

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Canon has just announced an addition to their mirrorless camera lineup - EOS M6
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Canon unveils their new EOS M6 Mirrorless Camera

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Canon has just announced an addition to their mirrorless camera lineup - EOS M6

Canon has just announced a new addition to their mirrorless lineup with the EOS M6.  The camera has been designed for the expert and advanced photographers who require high performance camera which they could take anywhere.  The camera packs a 24.2 Megapixel APS-C CMOS image sensor, DIGIC7 image processor, super fast Dual Pixel CMOS AF speed and captures full HD videos.  It captures crisp, sharp and high quality images and videos.  For the advanced photographers, the dials and buttons are similar to a DSLR which the functions readily available at your fingertips.

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Two new cameras from Canon with great autofocus capablity, an upgrade of their 18-55mm lens and their first ever remote accessory using Bluetooth.
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Canon Announces Two New Cameras, Lens and a Bluetooth Remote

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Two new cameras from Canon with great autofocus capablity, an upgrade of their 18-55mm lens and their first ever remote accessory using Bluetooth.

Canon has just announced the addition of 2 new cameras to their DSLR product lines, the EOS Rebel T7i and EOS 77D.  Furthermore, it would joined by 2 more new interesting products, a new lens - EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens and Canon's first wireless bluetooth remote control for the Canon Connect Station CS100.

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Researchers believes that they have discovered a new species of hammerhead residing in Belize.
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Possible New Species of Hammerhead Shark

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Researchers believes that they have discovered a new species of hammerhead residing in Belize.

It is amazing that we are still discovering new species of of life until now.  Recently, researchers from Belize believes that they have discovered a new specie of hammerhead shark.

Initially, the researchers thought that they encountered a bonnethead, which is a small hammerhead specie residing in the US, Bahamas, Caribbean and Latin America. But upon further investigation, the researchers are thinking that this might be a different specie according to their DNA analysis.

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Anglerfish Creative Lighting presents their remote strobe trigger - Anglerfish Trigger V1.0
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Anglerfish Trigger V1.0 Now Available

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Anglerfish Creative Lighting presents their remote strobe trigger - Anglerfish Trigger V1.0

Are you getting bored of shooting underwater with the traditional way? Or you are just looking for an interesting new equipment? Angler Creative Lighting got you covered.

Angler Creative Lighting released their Anglerfish Trigger V1.0.  It is the most advanced remote strobe trigger to date. It can trigger multiple strobes wirelessly with a range of 100m.  This can be used also with electronic sync cables or fiber optic cables.  It is also very compact, it could be kept inside your pocket when not in use.  

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The underwater photo contest by ScubaShooters.net has been extended up to February 28, 2017
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Deep Visions 2016 Deadline Extended

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The underwater photo contest by ScubaShooters.net has been extended up to February 28, 2017

Last December 15, 2016, Scubashooters.net a community of amateur and professional underwater photographers, started their yearly photo contest - Deep Visions 2016.  Recently, they have announced that their contest has been extended up to February 28, 2017.  They wanted to make sure that contestants would have more time to travel and shoot more in order for them get the perfect shot.  

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Nauticam releases underwater housing for the new Olympus flagship mirrorless camera, OM-D E-M1 Mark II.
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Nauticam Olympus E-M1 Mark II Housing Available

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Nauticam releases underwater housing for the new Olympus flagship mirrorless camera, OM-D E-M1 Mark II.

Olympus has released their new flagship mirrorless camera, the OM-D E-M1 Mark II which made lots of improvement from its predecessor.  It is packed with new interesting features such as  20 megapixel live MOS sensor, advanced 5-axis image stabilization, 121 point dual fast autofocus with 4K video.  It has surely passed our expectations.

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