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Photokina 2008 Coverage

by Sharon Rainis on 09/24/2008
This year is the 13th Photokina show, while the first one was held in 1950. With its approximately 1,600 exhibitors from all over the world and clear focus, Photokina is… ››

HD-camcorders are getting DSLR-competitors

by Andi Voeltz on 09/17/2008
Today Canon has lifted the secret of the EOS 5D´s successor and to my great surprise this year's product feature of the Photokina seems to be a DSLR with the… ››

HD-camcorders are getting DSLR-competitors

by Andi Voeltz on 09/17/2008
Today Canon has lifted the secret of the EOS 5D´s successor and to my great surprise this year's product feature of the Photokina seems to be a DSLR with the… ››

Nikon D700 housing from Aquatica

by Lars Kirchhoff on 09/15/2008
Aquatica announced a new housing for the Nikon D700. Although the D700 is very similar to the D300 a new housing design is needed. The new housing is made in… ››

Sealux CD300 Housing for the Nikon D300 Review

by Colin Gans on 04/28/2008
Mastering the operation of an underwater housing is a journey of familiarization. You move through a process of engaging its functionality, employing its ergonomics and adapting to its idiosyncrasies and… ››

Sea&Sea DX-D80 on shark expedition in the Bahamas

by Karin Brussaard on 04/14/2008
I am standing on the back deck of the M/V Shearwater and am ready to jump in the water. I have to clear my throat three times and ask myself… ››

An easy to install UW leak detector

by Serge Abourjeily on 04/12/2008
The Australian UW Photographer Jeff Mullins presents a new and easy to install leak sensor that detects moist and water in the housing and warns the photographer with a flashing… ››

Fantasea: New compact housings!

by Serge Abourjeily on 04/02/2008
Fantasea presented two new housings for compact digital cameras: The new FSD-1100 for the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS/ Ixus 80 IS and the FS 600 for the Nikon Coolpix S600.… ››

Aquatica introduces D300 housing!

by Serge Abourjeily on 04/01/2008
The Canadian manufacturer Aquatica introduces the D300 housing for the Nikon D300 DSLR camera. All important functions are accessible from the grips and it has a pressure certification to 100… ››

Sea & Sea MDX-Pro D3 officially announced

by Drew Wohl on 03/30/2008
Sea & Sea today announced the MDX-Pro D3 housing for Nikon's flagship the D3. The housings includes some worthwhile features like the built in leak sensor. The important control dials… ››

UWP Magazine Issue #41 available

by Lars Kirchhoff on 03/17/2008
Issue 41 of the Underwater Photography Magazine is now available for download. With 76 pages this is the largest issue ever. The issue contains equipment articles about the Olympus E-410… ››

BS Kinetics: Housing for Sony Alpha 200, 300 and 350!

by Serge Abourjeily on 03/15/2008
The German housing manufacturer BS Kinetics is not only known for building lightweight and affordable housings, but also for a wide range of models! The Gibson housing proves that, as… ››

Sea&Sea TTL Converter for YS-250

by Lars Kirchhoff on 03/13/2008
Sea&Sea now offers new TTL converters for the synchronization between the YS-250 Pro and Nikon and Canon DSLRs. The 250 TTL converter is equipped with a built-in TTL PCB that… ››

New Fantasea Products

by Lars Kirchhoff on 03/04/2008
Fantasea announced three new products. Actually it's two new products and a compatibility announcement. So let's start with that one. The Fantasea Line FD-40X housing for the Nikon D40 will… ››

New Aquatica Nikon D3 housing

by Lars Kirchhoff on 02/26/2008
Aquatica announced a new housing for the Nikon D3. The major news is that new Nikkor 14-24 lens can be used off the shelf with the Nikon D3 housing and… ››

Sony announces development of 35mm CMOS sensor

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/30/2008
After Canon and Nikon Sony finally announced a 35mm full size sensor (24mm x 36mm). The new 24.8 megapixel sensor promises a high dynamic range, low noise and fast processing.… ››

Nikon announces D60 digital SLR

by Drew Wohl on 01/30/2008
Nikon, Inc., introduced the new D60 digital SLR camera, which is considered a refresh of D40X ››

New housings series from Sea & Sea

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/18/2008
SEA&SEA announced a new series of housings called MDX housings that are machined out of solid block aluminum and designed for ultimate precision, ergonomics and performance. This series includes housings… ››

Boot Show 2008 - An Exhibition Guide

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/15/2008
Between the 19.-27. January the doors of the exhibition halls in Düsseldorf will be opened for Europas largest water spLocation exhibition. More than 1.600 exhibitors from more than 50 countries… ››

Boot Show 2008 - An Exhibition Guide

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/15/2008
Between the 19.-27. January the doors of the exhibition halls in Düsseldorf will be opened for Europas largest water spLocation exhibition. More than 1.600 exhibitors from more than 50 countries… ››

Aquatica 30D Housing

by Drew Wohl on 12/06/2007
To dSLR or not dSLR, that is the question. And one that I faced for awhile. Due to a combination of fate and a sale at a local camera shop,… ››

SanDisk RedSea 2007 - Report & Results

by Sharon Rainis on 11/20/2007
The SanDisk Red Sea 2007 Competition took place last week, on the 12th-17th of November, in Eilat, Israel. Over one hundred and twenty underwater photographers from all over the world,… ››

SanDisk RedSea 2007 - Report & Results

by Sharon Rainis on 11/20/2007
The SanDisk Red Sea 2007 Competition took place last week, on the 12th-17th of November, in Eilat, Israel. Over one hundred and twenty underwater photographers from all over the world,… ››

Aquatica Updates

by Lars Kirchhoff on 11/03/2007
Aquatica has just released some nice tools to make the life as an underwater photographer more comfortable. One think lots of people tinkered around were floates for strobe arms or… ››

Antibes 2007: Hugyfot Nikon D300 (ready!)

by Andi Voeltz on 10/30/2007
As previously announced a few weeks ago, the manufacturer of underwater housings entitled HUGYFOT was able to present a ready-2-dive underwater housing for the Nikon D300 (developed at light-speed) during… ››

Antibes 2007: Hugyfot Nikon D300 (ready!)

by Andi Voeltz on 10/30/2007
As previously announced a few weeks ago, the manufacturer of underwater housings entitled HUGYFOT was able to present a ready-2-dive underwater housing for the Nikon D300 (developed at light-speed) during… ››

HUGYFOT announces Nikon D300 housing

by Andi Voeltz on 09/19/2007
Hugyfot, manufacturer of housings with exquisite shape, has just sent us prototype pictures of their new underwater housing for the Nikon D300 digital SLR camera. The first real housing is… ››

Warning for Canon 400D (Digital Rebel Xti) with Heinrichs eTTL-Converter

by Andi Voeltz on 09/02/2007
Underwater photographers, who work with a Canon EOS 400D and eTTL-Converter developed by Heinrichs-Weikamp, are asked to kindly not update the firmware of their camera for the time being. With… ››

Nikon finally with full-frame camera!

by Andi Voeltz on 08/23/2007
I think the product many underwater photographers were longing for was a full frame camera from Nikon. Finally it’s there and the name is Nikon D3! No hoax, not hidden… ››

Canon 40D and EOS 1Ds Mark III on the Internet

by Andi Voeltz on 08/19/2007
The rumours about two new camera models from Canon seem to corroborate. The international version of Amazon.com lists two brand new cameras with complete specifications, which do not seem to… ››

Aquatica introduces new Nikon D40x housing

by Lars Kirchhoff on 08/16/2007
Aquatica announced the new Aquatica D40x housing for the Nikon D40x camera, which will be available in September this year. All Aquatica ports extensions, gears and accessories can be used… ››

Fantasea Line Releases the FP-5000 Underwater Housing for Nikon Coolpix P5000

by Lars Kirchhoff on 07/26/2007
Fantasea Line just announced a new housing for the Nikon Coolpix P5000. The housing allows access to all camera functions and can be taken down to 60m. The housing has… ››

Nikon DS40X Housing On The Way

by Drew Wohl on 04/22/2007
Fantasea has announced the Fantasea Line FD40X Waterproof Housing which will work for both the Nikon D40 and the D40X camera. It will be shipping in Mid-May with a SLRP… ››

Ikelite iTTL Synch Cords For non-Ikelite Housings For Nikon and Fuji dSLRs

by Drew Wohl on 04/13/2007
Ikelite's Nikon iTTL conversion circuitry is now available in a detachable adapter. With this $350 adapter you can now get iTTL from Ikelite Strobes with non-Ikelite housings for Nikon and… ››

Beneath The Sea 2007

by Drew Wohl on 03/25/2007
In the U.S. the end of March brings an event called March Madness, the college basketball tournament. If you are a diver and live in the North East U.S., March… ››

Nikon upgrades the D40: D40x

by Lars Kirchhoff on 03/08/2007
Nikon upgrades the Nikon D40, which means that from the end of march two D40 versions will be available. The new Nikon D40x has a 10,2 megapixel sensor instead of… ››

New Ikelite housing for Nikon D40

by Lars Kirchhoff on 02/23/2007
Ikelite just announced the specification of the new Ikelite #6804.1 Nikon D40 TTL underwater housing. The polycarbonate housing can be taken down to 60m and features all function available on… ››

Fantasea Nikon D80 & Canon EOS 400D On the Way

by Drew Wohl on 02/18/2007
Fantasea has announced that new housings for the Nikon D80 and the Canon EOS 400D (Rebel XTi) will be available by the end of March. Both housings list at $1,099… ››

Patima PDCH-D80 housing

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/25/2007
Patima just announced a new underwater housing for the Nikon D80 digital camera. This machined aluminum can be safely taken down to 80m and should be proof down to 120m.… ››

Boot 2007 :: UK-GERMANY

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/22/2007
There were already some rumors about 45 degree viewfinder prior the boot exhibtion, but it could be seen and tested now in it's full beauty in the booth of UK-GERMANY.… ››

Boot 2007 :: Subal

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/22/2007
Unfortunately we couldn't see the Nikon D80 housing, but only the prototype on the Subal booth. But the Canon 30D and the 5D housing could be found and tested on… ››

Boot 2007 :: Sealux

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/22/2007
On their booth Sealux proudly presents their new viewfinder for the camera housings. The 150 degree viewfinder is longer than the other available "geneigten" viewfinder and offers a brilliant view… ››

Boot 2007 :: MediaSub

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/22/2007
On the booth of Kultur- and Sportreisen the new BlueboxX from MediaSub can be observed. The housing is made of a new material and can be taken down to 60m.… ››

Nikon DS-40 Housings On The Way

by Drew Wohl on 01/13/2007
Nikon announced the D40 a couple of months ago, a small and more affordable 6 megapixel dSLR, and it was just a matter of time before the housings followed. Recently… ››

Everything But The Fish - A different door to underwater photography

by Sharon Rainis on 12/28/2006
This article shall introduce you to some unconventional underwater photography by our member and friend Sharon Rainis. The idea for this article is a result of my curiosity, as I… ››

Everything But The Fish - A different door to underwater photography

by Sharon Rainis on 12/28/2006
This article shall introduce you to some unconventional underwater photography by our member and friend Sharon Rainis. The idea for this article is a result of my curiosity, as I… ››

Sealux Updates

by Lars Kirchhoff on 12/10/2006
Sealux just announced that the CC400 housing for the Canon EOS 400D as well as the CD80 housing for the Nikon D80 are available. Both housings are designed to operate… ››

DEMA Tradeshow Report 2006 live from Orlando

by Andi Voeltz on 11/09/2006
Greetings from Orlando to all our readers! This year the annual DEMA Show is hosted in sunny Florida. DEMA is the largest dive related tradeshow in North America. I (Andi… ››

DEMA Tradeshow Report 2006 live from Orlando

by Andi Voeltz on 11/09/2006
Greetings from Orlando to all our readers! This year the annual DEMA Show is hosted in sunny Florida. DEMA is the largest dive related tradeshow in North America. I (Andi… ››

Two new DSLR housings from 10Bar

by Lars Kirchhoff on 11/03/2006
10bar announced two new housings for the digital underwater SLR world. With the 10Bar housing Nikon D80 users can choose between seven housings by now and the 10Bar housing for… ››

Hugyfot Nikon D200 Housing Review

by Udo van Dongen on 10/23/2006
If there is one housing for the D200 that can be called sexy in my honest opinion, it’s the Hugyfot D200 housing. It’s as compact as a D200 housing can… ››

Hugyfot Nikon D200 Housing Review

by Udo van Dongen on 10/23/2006
If there is one housing for the D200 that can be called sexy in my honest opinion, it’s the Hugyfot D200 housing. It’s as compact as a D200 housing can… ››

Nikon announces new D80 DSRL camera

by Andi Voeltz on 08/09/2006
Now it’s final. Nikon has officially announced their new D80 DSLR camera model. First announcement dripped into the web two weeks ago. To the digital underwater photographer this sounds like… ››

HUGYFOT D200 Housing Review by David Barrio

by David Barrio on 08/01/2006
You might guess what this is all about when I cite "My name is David Barrio and this is my story. I mean ..housing!". We have received some very refreshing… ››

HUGYFOT D200 Housing Review by David Barrio

by David Barrio on 08/01/2006
You might guess what this is all about when I cite "My name is David Barrio and this is my story. I mean ..housing!". We have received some very refreshing… ››

Sea & Sea DX-D200 housing review by JP Trenque

by JP Trenque on 07/28/2006
JP Trenque is an underwater photographer, winner of the BBC News Photographer of the Year 2005 competition and (previous) owner of several Nikon cameras and uderwater housings for them. We… ››

Sea & Sea DX-D200 housing review by JP Trenque

by JP Trenque on 07/28/2006
JP Trenque is an underwater photographer, winner of the BBC News Photographer of the Year 2005 competition and (previous) owner of several Nikon cameras and uderwater housings for them. We… ››

BS Kinetics Canon 430-EX strobe housing

by Lars Kirchhoff on 07/25/2006
BS Kinetics now offers a strobe housing for the Canon Speedlite 430 EX system flash. The carbon fibre housing can be taken down to a maximum depth of 80m. If… ››

Review of Seacam Canon EOS 5D underwater housing by Phil Simha

by Phil Simha on 07/24/2006
Phil Simha has provided us with a review of his Canon EOS 5D underwater housing from Seacam. He describes in detail the functions of the camera and also covers the… ››

Review of Seacam Canon EOS 5D underwater housing by Phil Simha

by Phil Simha on 07/24/2006
Phil Simha has provided us with a review of his Canon EOS 5D underwater housing from Seacam. He describes in detail the functions of the camera and also covers the… ››

Call for Nikon D200 underwater housing reviews

by Andi Voeltz on 07/09/2006
The Nikon D200 is currently a very popular digital SLR camera. This is even truer for the digital underwater photographer. However on a worldwide level you may count yourself very… ››

BreezeBrowser Pro 1.5 with XMP Support released

by Andi Voeltz on 06/30/2006
Breeze Systems Ltd. announce the immediate availability of the popular BreezeBrowser Pro v1.5, latest release of their image browsing and raw conversion software for Windows. Long known for its sophisticated… ››

BS Kinetics with two new housing versions

by Lars Kirchhoff on 06/22/2006
BS Kinetics offers two new versions of their carbon fibre housings now. The Sechura Digital underwater housing supports the Nikon D50 digital camera now. As the other housings from BS… ››

10Bar Strobe housings

by Lars Kirchhoff on 05/21/2006
10bar just announced three new housings for system strobes including a housing for the Olympus FL-50, the Nikon SB-800 and the Canon 500EX. All these polycarbonate housing feature the unique… ››

SanDisk RedSea Underwater Photo Competition 2006 Live Webcast

by Andi Voeltz on 04/22/2006
Everybody is ready to go! Starting from today we are going to post daily updates and photos from the SanDisk RedSea Underwater Photography Competition 2006. To see some pictures and… ››

SanDisk RedSea Underwater Photo Competition 2006 Live Webcast

by Andi Voeltz on 04/22/2006
Everybody is ready to go! Starting from today we are going to post daily updates and photos from the SanDisk RedSea Underwater Photography Competition 2006. To see some pictures and… ››

HUGYFOT D200 housing starts shipping

by Lars Kirchhoff on 04/08/2006
Our Sponsor HUGYFOT maker of premium design underwater housings has provided us with detailed photos and a press release for their recently developed Nikon D200 housing, which is about to… ››

SanDisk Red-Sea 2006 : Updated Prizes and give away Flash memory cards

by Andi Voeltz on 03/08/2006
Sandisk Red-Sea Competition, Eilat Israel, Feb 25th, 2006: Sandisk Corp. and "Yam", the Israeli Diving magazine, has announced today, the opening of the enrollment to the grand underwater competition, "Sandisk… ››

OpenRaw Needs Your Help

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/31/2006
Most professional and a growing number of amateur photographer know about the camera RAW format already. And the know about the difficulties about it with every new camera model. Photographers… ››

Sharks and Andi on Television

by Andi Voeltz on 01/17/2006
Everyone who is able to receive German television SAT.1 and was still awake at 0:10 a.m. might have recognized a tiger shark and me. And what did we learn from… ››

Ikelite 8" Dome Port

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/11/2006
Ikelite has released photos and details about their new 8" dome port for SLR housings. Ikelite emphasizes that most lenses will be working fine with their 3" dome, but there… ››

Review of Capture One v3.7

by Jason Grimes on 04/20/2005
Prepared By Jason Grimes, exclusively for Digideep.com As many of you know, PhaseOne is currently scheduled to release the latest version of its popular software in late May… ››

Review of Capture One v3.7

by Jason Grimes on 04/20/2005
Prepared By Jason Grimes, exclusively for Digideep.com As many of you know, PhaseOne is currently scheduled to release the latest version of its popular software in late May… ››

iTTL-Converter for Nikon D70

by Andi Voeltz on 02/24/2005
UW-photographers continue to migrate towards digital. While many compact digital cameras do not even have a hot-shoe for external strobes, frustration starts when you look at modern digital SLR bodies… ››

Bahamas Trip Report 2004

by Lars Kirchhoff on 11/11/2004
For everybody who was unable to join digideep's first tiger shark trip we have put together an online report with exciting pictures and stories. All participants were fortunate to encounter… ››

Bahamas Trip Report 2004

by Lars Kirchhoff on 11/11/2004
For everybody who was unable to join digideep's first tiger shark trip we have put together an online report with exciting pictures and stories. All participants were fortunate to encounter… ››

Interview with Howard Rosenstein from Fantasea Line at PHOTOKINA 2004

by Christian Kahlstorff on 10/13/2004
During Photokina 2004, I [Andi] was fortunate to finally meet with Howard Rosenstein from Fantasea Line. Howard has a long and interesting history in underwater photography resulting in an interview… ››

Interview with Howard Rosenstein from Fantasea Line at PHOTOKINA 2004

by Christian Kahlstorff on 10/13/2004
During Photokina 2004, I [Andi] was fortunate to finally meet with Howard Rosenstein from Fantasea Line. Howard has a long and interesting history in underwater photography resulting in an interview… ››

A review of the Subal ND70 housing for the Nikon D70

by Dr. Alex Mustard on 08/24/2004
Arnold Stepanek made his first underwater camera housing in 1952 and still designs the entire Subal range today. The underwater photography grapevine informs me that the Subal ND70 was designed… ››

A review of the Subal ND70 housing for the Nikon D70

by Dr. Alex Mustard on 08/24/2004
Arnold Stepanek made his first underwater camera housing in 1952 and still designs the entire Subal range today. The underwater photography grapevine informs me that the Subal ND70 was designed… ››

E-TTL solutions

by Andi Voeltz on 05/20/2004
It is an recurring question: "Will my new digital camera support E-TTL?" And the answer always starts with: "It depends,…". Many digital underwater divers resort to house their system strobes… ››

E-TTL solutions

by Andi Voeltz on 05/20/2004
It is an recurring question: "Will my new digital camera support E-TTL?" And the answer always starts with: "It depends,…". Many digital underwater divers resort to house their system strobes… ››

35th BOOT EXPO REPORT

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/20/2004
As every year the takes place in Düsseldorf, Germany. This year the show celebrates it's 35th anniversary. It still maintains unchallenged as the biggest water sports fair in… ››

35th BOOT EXPO REPORT

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/20/2004
As every year the takes place in Düsseldorf, Germany. This year the show celebrates it's 35th anniversary. It still maintains unchallenged as the biggest water sports fair in… ››

Introduction to Digital Underwater Photography

by Derek Heasley on 12/08/2003
Digital photography is becoming a very popular past time for a lot of people. It’s the ease of use and the instantaneous results that makes it so interesting. A person… ››

Introduction to Digital Underwater Photography

by Derek Heasley on 12/08/2003
Digital photography is becoming a very popular past time for a lot of people. It’s the ease of use and the instantaneous results that makes it so interesting. A person… ››

The Nikon D100 and Aquatica Housing – Made for Each Other ..and Diving!

by Michael Aw on 07/31/2003
We are please to present you a review by well known underwater photographer and marine journalist Michael Aw. Michael took a close look at Aquatica's recently introduced underwater housing for… ››

The Nikon D100 and Aquatica Housing – Made for Each Other ..and Diving!

by Michael Aw on 07/31/2003
We are please to present you a review by well known underwater photographer and marine journalist Michael Aw. Michael took a close look at Aquatica's recently introduced underwater housing for… ››

Alex Mustard breaks paradigm

by Andi Voeltz on 07/17/2003
It began with a short note in the describing a new technique. Alex started a discussion about uw-lightning with digital photography. The use of strobes to get colorful… ››

Alex Mustard breaks paradigm

by Andi Voeltz on 07/17/2003
It began with a short note in the describing a new technique. Alex started a discussion about uw-lightning with digital photography. The use of strobes to get colorful… ››