Shooting the Olympus M.Zuiko 8mm Fisheye Underwater

Shooting the Olympus M.Zuiko 8mm Fisheye Underwater

Jul 30

Quick look at the new Olympus 8mm Fisheye PRO lens for underwater photography.

Megapixels are back!

Megapixels are back!

Jul 30

It’s official – megapixels are back in style, at least for a good number of underwater photographers. Back in the old days, compact cameras were chasing “megapixels”, and people fought to get as many as they could. Ten megapixels? Great. Twelve? Even better. Fast forward a few years, and megapixels were out of style. Canon lowered megapixels from their G-series cameras...

Testing the Olympus E-M5 Mark II and TG-4

Testing the Olympus E-M5 Mark II and TG-4

Jul 28

We’ve been putting two new Olympus cameras and some lenses to the test over the last couple weeks here at Bluewater Photo. Kelli has been shooting with the new OM-D E-M5 Mark II the last few weeks while I tested the camera during a trip to Key Largo, Florida. We’re very impressed, and will have our review published very soon with many underwater photos. I also had a chance to test...

Sony RX100 IV – Will it fit??

Sony RX100 IV – Will it fit??

Jul 15

Updated: August 3rd Sony recently announced the RX100 IV camera a few months ago. With the addition of 4K video recording to an already extremely well designed camera line, the RX100 IV promises to be a popular choice for photographers and videographers alike. At a glance everything looked to be the same and specifications from Sony were promising. Immediately we were receiving questions of...

Nikon 16-35mm F4 lens review for underwater

Nikon 16-35mm F4 lens review for underwater

Jul 03

Nikon 16-35mm lens The Nikon 16-35mm F4 VR lens is a sharp, versatile full-frame lens that is an excellent choice for underwater Nikon shooters who own cameras like the Nikon D800, D810, D610, D750, D4, or D700. I found contrast, sharpness, and focusing speed to be excellent while shooting with my Nauticam D800 housing. Please note that will you want an 8 or 9 inch dome port with this lens, and...