Canon's True "Flagship" with a Comprehensive UpgradeThe long-awaited Canon EOS R5 Mark II has has been announced, and it's making waves in the underwater photography world. This 45-megapixel full-frame mirrorless marvel is more than just an upgrade – it's a revolution. With lightning-f …

Nikon Z8 Underwater Video FootageNikon Z8 Underwater ReviewThis is a full review of the Nikon Z8 full-frame mirrorless camera for underwater photo & video. The staff at Bluewater Photo & the Underwater Photography Guide took the Nikon Z8 diving in the warm Caribbean waters of C …

The  Sony A7CR is the 61 megapixel, full-frame, high resolution camera that every underwater photographer has been waiting for. It's essentially a mini Sony A7R V  - Sony's top performing high-resolution photo camera. The A7C R shares the same sensor and internal d …

Sony has reinvigorated the APS-C camera market with the release of the  Sony A6700 in 2023. With a higher resolution sensor, featuring a 26 megapixel sensor -the Sony A6700 is a major upgrade to the Sony crop sensor line. At only $1399 for the body, it features many of the same incredible …

The GoPro Hero 12 is the newest iteration of arguably the worlds most popular video camera - especially among scuba divers and snorkelers. Somehow GoPro has managed to keep an incredibly small form factor while improving the battery life over the GoPro Hero 11 and u …

by Elma Tarr A BCD, Buoyancy Compensator, or Buoyancy Control Device all describe one of the most essential pieces of dive gear that you can carry with you on a dive trip. These wearable (often jacket or wing style) devices include an inflatable bladder which is then filled with compress …

A  scuba diving regulator is the device used by divers to breath compressed air underwater. It is essentially your life support system - complete with a mouth piece (second stage regulator) and a hose that connects to your tank via a first stage regulator.  Large volumes of compr …

This month we are excited to partnered with an extensive lineup of the best brands in the diving industry. Yes, that's right…  We are now selling DIVE GEAR!  One of the first items any new diver thinks about buying is a  dive computer. A dive computer allows you to safely t …

Sony has once again revolutionized underwater photography. With the Sony A9 III the coveted, long awaited, and seemingly unattainable "global shutter" is here. For years, the idea that every pixel on a sensor could be recorded and sent to the processor instantaneously felt more like a thought-e …

The Sony a9 III is this year's most exciting camera as it represents the first full-frame mirrorless camera model with a global shutter. A global shutter is an electronic shutter that is designed to read-out every pixel on the sensor to the camera's processor at exactly the same time. It …

Underwater strobes, or flashes, are devices used to bring color back into your underwater photos when water would otherwise make your images washed-out and blue. The Inon S220 is Inon's newest budget strobe, perfect for new underwater photographers, compact camera shooters, and thos …

It can be tempting to think of Octopus as the human analog of the oceans. And indeed they are. With extreme intelligence, communicative ability, problem-solving prowess, and sentience, Octopus are some of the world's most intelligent creatures. And to think, they are in many ways, a clam with brains …