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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… ››

Hugyfot HFC-40D Housing Review

by Karin Brussaard on 06/11/2008
Panama means 'abundance of fish' in the indigenous language of one of the Indian tribes. In Coiba this is obviously the case. But due to a minor sight at times,… ››

Hugyfot HFC-40D Housing Review

by Karin Brussaard on 06/11/2008
Panama means 'abundance of fish' in the indigenous language of one of the Indian tribes. In Coiba this is obviously the case. But due to a minor sight at times,… ››

Canon announces EOS 1000D / Rebel XS

by Andi Voeltz on 06/10/2008
„It does not get better but you can have it cheaper!“ according to this motto Canon has announced the EOS 1000D digital slr camera today. Overseas it also carries the… ››

CDF'2008: A Ray-mazing dive at Animal Encouters

by Serge Abourjeily on 05/31/2008
Diving like in a supermarket – this is how you could discribe the fish pooll at Animal Encounters in the Sea Aquarium Curacao. In the little bay you can find… ››

CDF'2008: A Ray-mazing dive at Animal Encouters

by Serge Abourjeily on 05/31/2008
Diving like in a supermarket – this is how you could discribe the fish pooll at Animal Encounters in the Sea Aquarium Curacao. In the little bay you can find… ››

CDF'2008: Tarpons on Curaçao

by Serge Abourjeily on 05/26/2008
Easy diving conditions, Carribean flair and stunning coral landscapes but no Tarpons on Curacao. That's not true. We saw them. Even though many people on the island say, that there… ››

CDF'2008: Tarpons on Curaçao

by Serge Abourjeily on 05/26/2008
Easy diving conditions, Carribean flair and stunning coral landscapes but no Tarpons on Curacao. That's not true. We saw them. Even though many people on the island say, that there… ››

Ikelite housing EOS 450D

by Serge Abourjeily on 05/19/2008
Ikelite is always quick in introduction of new housings - this time the American manufacturer just has launched a housing (Art.Nr. #6871.45) for Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi… ››

Hugyfot HFC-40D & Canon 40D: First impressions

by Adrian Schöne on 05/15/2008
The new Canon EOS 40D was hardly announced when the first manufacturers made their plans for an underwater housing.The well-known manufacturer Hugyfot started the development shortly after the launch of… ››

Aquatica Canon 1Ds Mark III

by Lars Kirchhoff on 04/28/2008
The new Aquatica Canon 1Ds Mark III housing is a rock solid housing machined from solid aluminum, treated and anodized to military specificationfor the Canon 1Ds Mark III. This solid… ››

Sealux: Universal housings for Canon and JVC.

by Serge Abourjeily on 04/25/2008
Sealux comes up with two new products: With the UMN 190C and the UMN 190J the German manufacturer presents two universal housings for Canon and JVC Camcorders. Both housings take… ››

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… ››

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.… ››

New Patima housings for Canon G9 and Sigma DP1

by Lars Kirchhoff on 03/30/2008
Patima has announced two new compact cameras underwater housings. the Patima DPCH-G9 for the Canon G9 and the Patima DPCH-DP1 for the Sigma DP1. Patima is one of the few… ››

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… ››

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.… ››

British Underwater Image Festival Countdown

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/26/2008
The deadline for entries in the British Underwater Image Festival is drawing closer. Underwater photographers and videographers have only until 31 January to enter the Canon and Cameras Underwater-sponsored event,… ››

Canon 400D/XTi successor 450D/XSi announced by Canon

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/24/2008
Canon has also announced the Rebel xSI/450D, the long awaited successor to the Canon 400D/Digital Rebel xTI. The camera features some significant improvements, including with 14-bit CMOS sensor with the… ››

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,… ››

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… ››

Open letter to HeinrichsWeikamp GbR

by Lars Kirchhoff on 09/12/2007
After publishing an article about potential problems with the popular HeinrichsWeikamp TTL converter and a recent firmware update for the Canon EOS 400D last week, some confusion arised. Unfortunately our… ››

Open letter to HeinrichsWeikamp GbR

by Lars Kirchhoff on 09/12/2007
After publishing an article about potential problems with the popular HeinrichsWeikamp TTL converter and a recent firmware update for the Canon EOS 400D last week, some confusion arised. Unfortunately our… ››

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 Announces G9, New 12 Megapixel Elphs and Powershots

by Drew Wohl on 08/20/2007
In addition to the new Canon 40D and EOS-1DS, Canon has also announced the G9, which includes RAW file support, and upgraded versions of the popular Elph and Powershot Cameras. ››

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… ››

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… ››

Nexus 4.75" Tokina fisheye glass dome

by Lars Kirchhoff on 02/26/2007
Nexus introduced another port in his series of lens specific series. The new glass dome (DP1017-10) is designed specifically for the new Tokina 10-17mm fisheye lens with a diameter of… ››

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… ››

Canon HV20 :: Compact HDV1080i in 25p underwater,

by Andi Voeltz on 02/07/2007
It really looks like the small high definition camcorders are waking up. Just shortly after Sony announced their new HDR-HC 7 and HDR-HC 5, Canon chimes in with their HV20.… ››

New video housing manufacturer

by Lars Kirchhoff on 02/05/2007
PLONGEIMAGE, a new manufacturer from France, is now offering two "universal" video housings in different sizes. Both transparent polycarbonate housings can be used for most Sony camcorders and with a… ››

Microsoft Photo Info Tool

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/24/2007
Microsoft just announced a new free photo tool called "Photo Info", that might be interesting for you. It adds a new option "Photo Info" to the explorer context menu. The… ››

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.… ››

2007 Boot :: HGVT

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/22/2007
On the HGVT booth Mr. Görlitz presents some nice new innovations and concepts for the underwater videography world. The most intersting news for me was a new electronic control system,… ››

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… ››

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… ››

Red Sea Digital Underwater Photo Expedition 2006 Trip Journal

by Andi Voeltz on 06/26/2006
Welcome to our webcast from the 3rd annual DIGIDEEP digital photo and video expedition featuring the new PADI digital underwater photography course. Another time we are about to explore the… ››

Red Sea Digital Underwater Photo Expedition 2006 Trip Journal

by Andi Voeltz on 06/26/2006
Welcome to our webcast from the 3rd annual DIGIDEEP digital photo and video expedition featuring the new PADI digital underwater photography course. Another time we are about to explore the… ››

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… ››

Sealux CX580 housing for Canon 580EX Flash

by Lars Kirchhoff on 05/17/2006
Sealux just announced a high quality housing for the Canon 580EX system flash, which supports manual and automatic ttl-mode. All important function can be used with the housing. For the… ››

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… ››

Canon 30D announced

by Lars Kirchhoff on 02/21/2006
Today Canon announced the successor of the Canon 20D. The Canon 30D is a subtle update including the body, spot metering, selectable continuous shooting speed and the the 2,5" display… ››

Sea & Sea 350D Impressions

by Jonas Vannar on 02/01/2006
When Sea&Sea late last year announced that they where about to release a housing for the Canon EOS 350D it came perfectly in time for me. I had just decided… ››

Sea & Sea 350D Impressions

by Jonas Vannar on 02/01/2006
When Sea&Sea late last year announced that they where about to release a housing for the Canon EOS 350D it came perfectly in time for me. I had just decided… ››

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… ››

New Swivelling Viewfinder

by Lars Kirchhoff on 01/27/2006
Helge Suess presents a new swivelling 45 degree viewfinder, which was developed in a cooperation with . The first prototyp is a stereolithography which fits to underwater housings, but… ››

Fantasea Line Releases the F350D Housing

by Andi Voeltz on 01/14/2006
Fantasea Line, distributor of the world’s most popular and affordable underwater photographic products, announces the release of the F350D waterproof camera housing for the Digital Canon Rebel XT/350D. The Fantasea… ››

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… ››

UwP Magazine #28 is out!

by Andi Voeltz on 01/04/2006
Peter Rowlands and team have worked hard for another round to bring you the latest issue of Underwater Photography magazine. This issue introduces 8 new products and shares 5 more… ››

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… ››

Grand Cayman Digital Jam 2005

by Ingvar Eliasson on 02/10/2005
Ingvar Eliasson, one of our contributors, joined the underwater photo contest Dive Chronicles' Digital Jam 2005 in Grand Cayman this year. He has posted an extensive from… ››

Grand Cayman Digital Jam 2005

by Ingvar Eliasson on 02/10/2005
Ingvar Eliasson, one of our contributors, joined the underwater photo contest Dive Chronicles' Digital Jam 2005 in Grand Cayman this year. He has posted an extensive from… ››

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… ››

Jonah Canon 10D underwater housing review

by Jason Grimes on 11/28/2003
*NOTE* This review covers a pre-production Jonah Canon 10D HousingI recently traveled throughout Indonesia with a Jonah C10 - a prototype housing made exclusively for the Canon 10D digital camera.… ››

Jonah Canon 10D underwater housing review

by Jason Grimes on 11/28/2003
*NOTE* This review covers a pre-production Jonah Canon 10D HousingI recently traveled throughout Indonesia with a Jonah C10 - a prototype housing made exclusively for the Canon 10D digital camera.… ››

Using the Canon EOS 10D In a UK-GERMANY Underwater Housing

by Andre Smith on 09/18/2003
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Fiji for some liveaboard and land based diving over a 9 day period. This system was put to test for 26 dives… ››

Using the Canon EOS 10D In a UK-GERMANY Underwater Housing

by Andre Smith on 09/18/2003
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Fiji for some liveaboard and land based diving over a 9 day period. This system was put to test for 26 dives… ››

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… ››