All photos (including topside photos) in this article were captured with a Samsung Galaxy S22 in a Kraken KRH 05 Universal Smartphone Housing with a Depth & Temperature Sensor and a Kraken video light. As the title of the article says, the New Kraken App is still being beta tested, so there w …

The Kraken Sports Hydra 15,000 WRGBU underwater video light is Kraken's newest and most powerful hydra video light packed with features -  from a wide range of RGB colored beams to a whopping 18,000 lumen burst mode for photography. It has a built-in OLED display and outputs a po …

Ikelite's DS strobe lineup is known for being at the forefront of underwater strobe technology. The long awaited DS 230 is Ikelite's highest end model ever created, and it is finally here! The DS 230s feature 33% more power than the DS 161s, a 130 degree beam angle without diffus …

Join Sea & Sea's Andy Sallmon and Bluewater Photo's Nirupam Nigam as they discuss their experience shooting with the Sea & Sea housing for the Canon EOS R5 camera as well as a few key Sea & Sea accessories. The Sea & Sea R5 housing is a top aluminum housing model …

The Sony A7 IV represents Sony's best value full-frame mirrorless camera, capable of capturing 33-megapixel photos and 4K/60p video. We had the fortunate opportunity of being the first to put this camera to the test underwater in the wild, shark-rich waters of the Revillagiged …

The Canon RF 100 mm f/2.8 macro lens is the top choice for macro underwater photographers who shoot the Canon EOS R5, R6, & R. We took the lens diving off the coast of Southern California and came back with some incredible photos. The lens features a revolutionary 1.4X superm …

John Cesere is a valued Bluewater Photo customer who was the first to get a chance to take one of our Marelux underwater housings out diving. John has thousands of hours of underwater photography experience, and we were excited to hear John's thoughts on these new housings. We sent him the MX-R5 hou …

Marelux Canon EOS R5 Underwater Housing Review   It's fitting that the first Marelux underwater housing that we've had the pleasure of diving with has been the housing for the Canon EOS R5. As you may have seen in our Canon EOS R5 underwater review, the R5 has remained our top choice for an …

Ten Reasons Why Marelux Might Be Your Next Underwater Housing: Available NOW at Bluewater Photo Marelux underwater housings represent a new era in underwater housing manufacturing with a focus on affordability and ingenuity. This new aluminum housing brand features …

Sony FX3 Review for Underwater Video This is a full video review of the Sony FX3 cinema camera for underwater photo & video complete with sample underwater video clips (from the Sony A7S III - but it's the same camera!). The Sony FX3 can take 4K/120p video and capture amazingly clean footage …

  The Sony 28-60mm f/4-5.6 lens combined with the Nauticam WWL-1 (wet wide lens) & the Nauticam CMC (compact macro converter) is our top choice for a wide angle and macro full-frame Sony system. Here's why....   It's no secret that Sony makes incredible camera bodies with industry leading t …

Sony A1: One Camera to Rule them All   If money is no object, then there is no arguing that the Sony A1 is the best full-frame camera for underwater photo and video. As Sony's flagship, the A1 is the camera that the tech giant has deemed "worthy" of the first integer. …