Hot or Not: Camera Releases Fall 2014 Canon G7X, Olympus E-PL7, Canon 5D Mark II, Nikon D750 By Scott Gietler   Four new cameras have been released this fall. There's a lot of hype around the new systems, but which will be best for underwater photography? Which are worth purchasing and which are …

Sony A5000 review for underwater photography Upgrading from a Canon G-series compact camera By Renee Capozzola     The decision process I recently purchased the Sony A5000 camera along with the Nauticam A5000 housing, fisheye dome port, 16mm pancake lens, and fisheye conversion lens (I already …

Olympus E-M1 underwater review Carolyn Wang discusses her recent upgrade from a Sony RX-100 to the Olympus OM-D E-M1     Mirrorless cameras are becoming increasingly popular with underwater photographers both as upgrades from compact camera systems and from large DSLR systems. Bluewater Travel …

How to Attach the Nauticam M10 Mount to your Housing Many of the dSLR and some of the new, larger Mirrorless housings (like the Sony A7), have the ability to add an M10 ball mount to the screw hole on the outside of the housing body, where the silver bracket attaches from the handle. This used to …

Long Beach Scuba Show 2014!It's that time of the year again, the famous Long Beach Scuba Show is this weekend, June 7-8th! The show is the perfect time to get a chance to check out all the great new housings, strobes, lights and more. We'll be there with our team of experts ready to answer all qu …

Photos from the Bluewater Photo Shark Trips   Last month, Bluewater Photo ran several trips to snorkel with sharks in open water off Southern California. This was prime season for spotting blue sharks, however with warmer water temps this year (and an El Nino on the horizon) the makos made their p …

Must-Have Accessories - GoPro   Enhance your underwater video recording ability with these must have GoPro accessories. Whether you have the Hero4, Hero 3+, Hero 3 or other GoPro model, these are accessories you won't want to leave home without. Spare Battery …

Olympus OM-D E-M1 vs Nikon D7000 By Scott Gietler Owner, Bluewater Photo   A little history - in the beginning Of course I shoot with a dSLR. Why would I downgrade to one of those crummy little mirrorless cameras, with their wimpy size sensors?(Disclaimer - I don't really think mirrorless camer …

Awesome Sony RX-100 macro photos Stacking wet lenses underwater   Some of our guests on our 4th annual Anilao photo workshop got some awesome macro shots by stacking two wet lenses with their Sony RX-100 setups. By working on their strobe placement, and learning how to properly steady their hous …

Introducing the FIX NEO Video Lights "High Tech" comes to video lights   These new lights springs onto the scene full of high tech wonder. The Fix Neo video lights offer just about everything people want these days - high tech features like a digital display, complete power control, from 0% to 1 …

Support the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber! (and have a blast too!) Chamber Eve 2014 When? Wednesday May 7th at 7PM Where? Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach Why? To support the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber, an important lifesaving facility for all Southern California Divers! How Much? $95 donati …

iTorch Video Pro 7 Review iTorch is well known for making high quality, high powered lights in small bodies. The lights are great for video with a wide beam angle and bright LED light. The iTorch Video Pro 7 is the newest in a line of popular lights, and takes things to the professional level. …