Maria Munn

Isotta are an iconic, trusted name in underwater imagery built on experience and excellent customer service who have made beautiful sturdy underwater housings over the years for all kinds of camera models from Go Pros and Insta 360 Ace Pros to Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic and Sony. They offer advanced, high quality products which respond to modern needs, remaining true to the passion and innovation which Egidio Isotta started from his own dream back in 1967 in Italy. They have recently released their RED64 Underwater Strobe in the same Iconic red anodised aluminium body for which Isotta is world-renowned. It features (to name a few) the following: Two connections: 1 fibre optic and an S6 Power 230 Watt Guide Number 22 underwater with ISO 100 300 Flashes per full power charge Colour Temperature: 5400 K 10 stop adjustments for Flash Power HSS for Sony, Canon and Nikon Both Full and Half Power on white plus red focus light Double o-ring seals on all buttons and removable parts It is unique in that even it's flash compartment is completely waterproof even with the battery compartment open and as with all Isotta products, has the option to customise it with your logo or name. Finally it has a: Working Depth at 100 metres Weight in water 230 grams Weight in air 1500 grams It measures 195 mm x 173 mm x 100 mm. Dive on into their website at www.isotecnic.it for more information.

If someone mentions the word Action Cam for underwater use, who else would automatically think of either Go Pro or the Osmo dpi range? This week I've been learning about Insta 360’s Ace Pro 2 and I have to say, I’ve been completely blown away by it’s specs. Not only does it boast an incredible Leica Summarit lens to set a completely new and unrivalled benchmark for action camera image quality (a whopping 50 MP), it has an F2.6 aperture to capture more light and reduce noise plus a 2.5” flip touchscreen plus many more incredible options to get super creative with your content. It has an elite 1/1.3” 8K sensor with 13.5 stops of dynamic range plus support for 4K 60 fps Active HDR and 8K 30 fps video. It also has a 5 mm AI chip for further processing and powerful performance. It promises to bring smoother, crisper 8k footage with incredible clarity , even in low light conditions, backed up by it’s renowned Flowstate Image Stabilisation and PureVideo software. It’s precise underwater colour technology ensures vibrant, true-to-life footage. It has outstanding white balance capabilities, boasts an incredible 157 degree field-of-view and is waterproof to 12 ms/39 ft. Leica has a long history of producing some of the best optics in the world, and I'm loving seeing the underwater images captured with this little gem of a camera. Has anyone got one? We’d love to see your images and hear your stories.