underwater cameras

March Underwater Photography Equipment Offers and Competition to Win a Course

To celebrate us being at the 2024 Go Diving Show this month we are running a special offer. If you spend £500 or more on underwater photography equipment from us throughout March you’ll receive six months free access to the online course of your choice.

The courses you can choose from are either underwater photography for Olympus/OM Systems TG, compact camera or mirrorless camera users, or our photo editing course for Adobe Lightroom Classic and aspects of Photoshop. The UWP courses are ten sessions long with each session being roughly one and a half hours, while the editing course is 8 sessions of similar length.

As well as this we are selling all Fantasea Line compact camera housings at £50 off the SRP. The current range available can be used with Canon G9X & G9X MkII, G7X MkII and MkIII and Sony RX100 III, IV, V, VA, VI and VII cameras. Drop us an email at info@alphamarinephoto.com for prices and to order yours.

If you are looking for any underwater photography equipment get in touch with us. We can supply most brands available in the UK and will do our best to match prices with any UK dealer along side our offers. We offer a bespoke service and aim to provide equipment that best matches your needs and budget

As well as our March offers, if you sign up for our e-Newsletter through our contact page or are already signed up you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win your choice of one of our live online courses being run this year.

A Guide to Trays and Handles for Underwater Photography

A Guide to Trays and Handles for Underwater Photography

One of the most common accessories to add to an underwater housing is a tray. Trays allow you to have a handle or pair of handles to give a steadier grip when using your camera and also allow the mounting of an arm system to use strobes or video lights.

A Guide to Strobe Arms for Underwater Photography

A Guide to Strobe Arms for Underwater Photography

Phil Medcalf takes a look at the arm systems available for use with strobes and video lights when doing underwater photography or videography, compares the different designs and looks at some of the range of arms produced by various manufacturers.

Taking Underwater Pictures With Your Camera's Built-in Flash

Taking Underwater Pictures With Your Camera's Built-in Flash

One of the most disregarded features of underwater housings for compact cameras is the ability to fit a flash diffuser to the housing and use the camera’s built-in flash as a light source.

Maintenance Tips for Underwater Photography Equipment

Maintenance Tips for Underwater Photography Equipment

Phil Medcalf gives some tips on how to look after your underwater photography equipment. Looking why housings sometimes fail, the perils of rinse tanks and more.

Phil and Adam Hanlon talk about using compact cameras underwater on Wetpixel Live

At the Go Diving Show a couple of weeks ago I was asked by Adam Hanlon of Wetpixel to do a couple of chats on their Wetpixel Live YouTube series. Here’s the first of them where we talk about the trends in entry level equipment for underwater photography and why in general a compact camera is still a good option.

We are dealers in a range of underwater photography equipment and also run workshops in the UK and overseas. Email info@alphamarinephoto.com to book on workshops, buy equipment or get advice.

What Cameras and Lenses we use. Facebook Live Video with Notes and Links

What Cameras and Lenses we use. Facebook Live Video with Notes and Links

I did another Facebook Live session on Thursday where this time I talked about the cameras and lenses Anne and myself use for both underwater photography and on land. Here is the complete, unedited version if you didn’t see it live. I looked at mirrorless versus DSLR, sensor sizes and what lenses suit different types of photography including some sample shots. Also what ports for underwater housings go with the lenses and some of the specific features of Olympus Micro Four-Thirds cameras.

A guide to buying used underwater photography equipment

A guide to buying used underwater photography equipment

Buying underwater photography gear from the secondhand market is an absolute minefield. There are some amazing bargains to be had but for every one of those there’s often two or three turkeys that you need to steer clear of.