This is a post for all our scuba readers 😉
The image on top shows the new waterhousing for the GF2 from Nauticam.
Divephotoguide posted an Olympus XZ-1 and Olympus E-050 Housing Review: “There are systems out there that can do more, as far as lens versatility, housing robustness, and strobe connectivity; but for the price, the Olympus XZ-1 and housing is tough to beat.”
Report about the tenth annual Digital Shootout at TheDigitalShootout.
You can see a few images of the Marine diving fair in Tokyo at DC.Watch.
A picture of the underwater housing with led light for new e-pl3 (TvSmith).
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Wow! i like.
whats the point of a lens release if you’re gonna have to open the housing anyways? does the lens cover come off separately? multiple lens covers for different sized lenses? i don’t see any other potential point for it
Being able to change the lens in five minutes instead of 15 i think
In fact yes, any serious UW housing facilitates exchange of lens ports. You need a separate port for each lens you use (well, almost). Serious UW photography is frightfully expensive.
That’s great – but the price is not: http://wetpixel.com/i.php/full/nauticam-releases-housing-for-panasonic-gf2/
Isn’t the GF2 a touchscreen camera..? How are you going to use that underwater??
You can also use it with buttons/dials
Yeah, I’ll take an EPL-3 + kit lens + housing for $1400…
That shape on the top right corner (under the hotshoe) houses a 12MP equivalent EVF, the two big holes on the front are there to provide professional grade stereo sound, The knob on the right is the manual ISO switch (ISO 25-25600), the body is a bit bigger than the earlier GF models because it now has a 3000 shot battery life (CIPA standard) as well as the first Lumix IBIS system. It is weather proofed, shock proofed, and background radiance proofed, of course. And the lens is the new Lumix G 7-200mm f/1.2 weather proof compact zoom.
Looks like the perfect GF-PRO cam to you too? What about its KILLER feature:
the red button on the right automatically destroys any SONY camera within a 100m. radius!
You can also check the 10Bar housings on 10Bar.com or on aditech-uw.com. You have other options besides Nauticam (very nice but very expensive) for the GH1/2, GF1/2, E-PL1/2/3… m43 is a good solution under water: expensive but cheaper than APSC or FF and less weight (not for UW handling but for airline) and better live view!