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UWP News from DEMA: Subal
Subal are the oldest existing housing manufacturer in the world, as they have been making housings since 1954 and they are still going strong. Subal offers an excellent range of housings for over 40 models of camera, covering 6 camera makers. At their stand at this year’s DEMA, we chatted to the Subal Production Manager, and professional underwater photographer, Vladimir Mladenovic about what was new in the world of Subal.
The first thing to really catch our eye on the Subal stand at DEMA was their striking housings for Leica M cameras. They have a fantastic retro look, and Subal are the only housing manufacturer to offer housings for Leica M and SL cameras. The Subal M housings have been designed to mirror the looks of the Leica cameras, and they offer a full range of ports for lenses that will work for underwater photographers. For anyone looking for something a little bit different, you should definitely take a look at these. Subal also made an adapter for the Leica M housing that will allow you to use your old Nikonos lenses (this also applies to their Sony Alpha 7 MkII housing).
Subal were also showing off the new housing (the NDF) for the Nikon DF camera. Again this is a unique housing offered only by Subal. The Nikon DF is the lightest full frame camera with a retro look and feel. It is a camera for photographers who want a little magic in their lives, as well as a sense of history.
For those that want to shoot pro standard underwater video, then also on display was the whopping pro video housing for the Sony FS7. It is a thing to behold! Vladimir was keen to point out that they now offered TTL for both Canon and Nikon cameras. They are the first to do this for Canon and the system will work with several models of Ikelite, Sea&Sea and INON strobes.
All Subal housings can come in custom colours of black, red, yellow, white as well as the well-known standard colour. You can order 80m depth rated standard housing, or upgrade to a 120m version. As of January, all housings will come with the electronics for a vacuum pump leak detection system. With pro and amateur underwater photographers using these housings all over the world, Subal are always in the forefront of the industry. We really hope to be able to review the Leica housing at some point in 2017.
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
Free Octopus with every purchase of a SCUBAPRO regulator system
Just in time for the spring season, divers can save money with the FREE OCTOPUS SPRING PROMOTION! Until July 31st SCUBAPRO offers an Octopus for free
with every purchase of a regulator system!
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