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4 days ago | 
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Ikelite Releases OM System TG-7 Housing and Ecko Strobe KitsBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, June 23, 2025 @ 08:00 PM (EST)
Underwater Housing, OM System Tough TG-7 Camera and Ecko Strobes Wide Angle Kit
Following the launch of its Ecko DS and Ecko Fiber strobes, Ikelite has launched two new kits bundling the fiber-optically triggered model. The kits combine the OM System Tough TG-7 camera, housing, one or two strobes, and various accessories.
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6 days ago | 
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TechniquesArticlesNewsTravelGalleriesEquipmentContestsHome > News > Marelux Announces MX-R5II Housing for the Canon EOS R5 Mark IIMarelux Announces MX-R5II Housing for the Canon EOS R5 Mark IIBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, June 22, 2025 @ 09:00 AM (EST)
Marelux has released its underwater housing for the new Canon EOS R5 Mark II.
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BigPicture Photography Competition 2025 Winners RevealedBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, June 20, 2025 @ 09:00 AM (EST)
Aquatic Life, Winner: “Octopus Mother” by Kat Zhou
The California Academy of Sciences has unveiled the winners of its BigPicture photography competition, which celebrates stunning images from the natural world. Now in its 12th year, the competition is judged by a panel of nature and conservation photography experts, which is chaired by wildlife photographer Suzi Eszterhas.
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1 week ago | 
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AOI Announces Protective Silicone Sleeves for Q1-Series StrobesBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, June 18, 2025 @ 09:00 PM (EST)
Alongside the launch of its latest strobe—the UCS-Q1i—AOI has announced a set of protective silicone sleeves designed for strobes in the Q1 series, including the UCS-Q1i, UCS-Q1RC, and UCS-Q1.
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1 week ago | 
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AOI Launches UCS-Q1i StrobeBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, June 18, 2025 @ 10:30 AM (EST)
AOI has released a new addition to its Q-series of Ultra Compact Strobes, which includes the UCS-Q1 and UCS-Q1 RC. The UCS-Q1i was unveiled at the recent Malaysia International Dive Exhibition (MIDE) in Kuala Lumpur.
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1 week ago | 
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TechniquesArticlesNewsTravelGalleriesEquipmentContestsHome > News > Ikelite Unveils Ecko DS and Ecko Fiber StrobesIkelite Unveils Ecko DS and Ecko Fiber StrobesBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, June 15, 2025 @ 09:00 AM (EST)
Left: Ecko DS. Right: Ecko Fiber
A week ago, when Ikelite announced its new “165-series” strobes—the DS165 and RC165 with electrical bulkhead and fiber-optic ports, respectively—we wondered if these were the first of many to be offered in both fiber-optic and electrical versions.
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2 weeks ago | 
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Winners of DIVE Magazine’s Big Shot Portraits Photo Competition By Ian Bongso-Seldrup, June 11, 2025 @ 03:30 AM (EST) Winner – ‘Blenny With Attitude’ by Ralph Paprzycki: A sarcastic fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi) on a night dive at Veterans Park, Redondo Beach, California (Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 14-35mm f/4 lens at 35mm, Ikelite housing, Sea&Sea YS-D3 strobe with snoot; f/8, 1/125s, ISO 500) DIVE magazine has unveiled the winners of its latest Big Shot underwater photography competition,...
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Nominations Open for the Inaugural ADEX 360 BLU AwardsBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, June 8, 2025 @ 10:00 AM (EST)
If you were one of the nearly 50,000 attendees at the last Asia Dive Expo in Singapore—or any of the 30 previous editions of the hugely popular dive show—you will already know that ADEX is a must-attend event on the dive calendar. But the next one just got even more interesting, with the announcement of the first ADEX 360 BLU Awards.
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2 weeks ago | 
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TechniquesArticlesNewsTravelGalleriesEquipmentContestsHome > News > Announcing the Winners of the 12th United Nations World Oceans Day Photo ContestAnnouncing the Winners of the 12th United Nations World Oceans Day Photo ContestBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, June 8, 2025 @ 12:00 AM (EST)
The winners of the twelfth annual Photo Competition for United Nations World Oceans Day were announced today surrounding the United Nations World Oceans Day celebration in Nice, France.
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3 weeks ago | 
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Instagram Now Supports Images with 3:4 Aspect RatioBy Ian Bongso-Seldrup, June 1, 2025 @ 10:00 AM (EST)
If you’ve really been paying attention to the Instagram profile grid over the last couple of days, you will have spotted that your vertical images that you meticulously cropped to 4:5 aspect ratio are now having the sides trimmed just a little bit.
