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DEMA 2012 Dive Show Coverage – Part 1
The DEMA international dive show opened up this Wednesday. After a couple of days at the show meeting suppliers and industry colleagues , we took some good pictures and ready to introduce some new releases.
Fantasea
Fantasea announced an exciting new housing for the Canon G15, the housing is going to be very similar to the P7100 but may be a little bit more compact due the cameras size.
An interesting fact is that the G15 will fit in the currect FP7100 housing and you are eve
n able to operate the On/Off button , shutter release and camera mode buttons. This housing is expected to be shipping next Spring.
Another release is a complete new collection of video lights ranging from $100 retail to $300 retail at 700-1300 Lumens. Pictures and specs of the new items will be announced in a separate blog post.
Fantasea also showcased their new optics for the Canon G15 and S110 housings as well as their famous Blueray trays with various mounts even for the GoPro (seems that every manufacturer now has a gopro solution).
Intova
Intova has released the Sport HD action camera, a 1080p , dedicated underwater camera that competes with the variety of cameras in the market. Their price point is ~$200 with a built in LCD screen and stills button. They are offering a Red and ND filters as well as a macro and wide angle lens that will be arriving in January. This camera is lowering the costs of an action camera and will be very popular addon for stills users.
New Lights are also coming up with exceptional ratio of $$ per lumens , we will have more information and pictures in the next couple of days. They are talking about ~3000 lumen lights for less than $500.
A new low-end underwater camera in the range of $249 will be releasd soon , specs are not yet available but the previous model is now selling for ~$200 on special sale.Mozaik is becoming an Intova dealer and products will be up on our website by the end of the month.
No major changes with light and motion this year but a few improvements to their current line.
The SOLA’s now come with a choice of YS Mount / Ball Mount and Locline Mount.
The SOLA 2000 now has an improved version called 2000 S/F with both spot and flood modes but a narrower 60 deg beam. The previous version will still sell for $100 less and have the more attractive 80 degree beam.
There is a new SOLA light for tech diving with a narrow beam and 600 lumens , this will be called the SOLA TECH 600.
L&M releasd a SOLA light dedicated for Fluorescent diving with yellow filter and accompanying yellow glasses to mount on the googles and see the glowing colors.
Ikelite
Ikelite announced some exciting new products this year.
Canon G15, Nikon P7100 housings. An upcoming Canon EOS M Mirrorless camera housing which should open the door for supporting more mirrorless cameras.
A new strobe , called the Manta with GN 20 , TTL and fiber optic support ( yes , Ikelite is moving to fiber optic too soon.. )
2 New lights , a small inexpensive 250 Lumen dive light and a larger yet compact 2000 Lumen video light which will sell for less than $500 , these lights should be available by the end of the year.
The Nikon D600 housing was showcased as well and is now shipping.
All Pictures taken today can be seen on our Facebook Page. More product information and pictures will be posted tomorrow.
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