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WHAT IS THE BEST MACRO LENS FOR UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO? What is the best macro lens for underwater photos and videos? During The Digital Shootout, we asked a panel of the world’s best underwater photographers and videographers this question to get their hot-take responses. Watch our...

WHAT IS THE BEST SHUTTER SPEED FOR UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO? What is the best shutter speed for underwater photos and videos? During The Digital Shootout, we asked a panel of the world’s best underwater photographers and videographers this question to get their hot-take responses. Watch...

STROBES VS. VIDEO LIGHTS FOR UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY Video Lights Work, But Strobes Are Best For Photos One of the most common questions at Backscatter is whether you can use video lights instead of strobes for underwater photography. The straightforward answer is that a strobe will always be...

Canon underwater shooters are spoiled for choice at the moment between two great full-frame mirrorless cameras with the Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS R5 C. While these cameras appear similar in both name and appearance, there is a lot going on under the hood that makes shooting each of them a...

Sony a1 Underwater Camera Review By: Jim Decker The Sony a1 on paper looks like the “one” camera to rule them all. With high resolution (50mp), speed (up to 30 fps stills), and 8K 30p/4K 120p video, can this camera live up to being a jack of all trades AND master of all? After testing the...

Here is my latest short video about my encounter with a friendly cuttlefish at Dampier Straight, while we were staying at Sorido Bay Resort of Papua Diving in Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia in December 2018. I named this cuttlefish "The BBC Cuttlefish" because a BBC crew spent several...

The 2018 Travellers' Choice Restaurants Awards lists: 5. Restaurante Benazuza, Cancun, Mexico Has anyone eaten there?

Hi gear head divers, OK - simple gear question.... I dive southern pacific, easy rec dives, never usually going below 100ft. (no ice cold - super crazy tech depths) I want a super smooth, breaths like budda regulator. Lots of air flow and super easy breathing to the point I cant even tell...

I am going to be doing a month of backpacking in March. Would like to get in some diving. My travel guide, "Rough Guide to Thailand", recommends the following areas: East Coast Ko Chang Pattaya Andaman Coast Ao Nang Khao Lak Ko Lanta Ko Phi Phi Phuket Gulf Coast Ko PhaNgan Ko Samui Ko Tao...