3 options to u/w photographers’ complications

Underwater photographers, do you might have hassle balancing completely different dome-ports, preserving your set-up secure and secure on a rocking dive-boat or attaining fast one-handed attachment of equipment reminiscent of strobes or snoots?

California producer Ultralight Camera Solutions (ULCS) has launched three new equipment designed to resolve what it says have been recognized as recurring challenges for underwater photographers.

Its Camera Dome Weight Trim Kit; a Stabilising Plate for video and stills pictures; and AC-AQD04 Quick-Release Adapter have been all developed after figuring out gaps within the underwater digital camera accent market, in response to ULCS.

“We had dealers asking for these solutions,” says proprietor Ken Kollwitz. “These products exist because people kept running into the same problems, and there weren’t good options available – or the existing options had significant drawbacks.”

The Camera Dome Weight Trim Kit addresses the “fundamental challenge” of attaining correct stability when utilizing dome ports of various sizes and supplies, in response to ULCS. 

Acrylic dome-ports create upward buoyancy, inflicting the entrance of the digital camera housing to rise below water, whereas glass dome-ports, notably bigger ones, add important weight to the entrance of the housing – each situations affecting a photographer’s capability to keep up correct trim and management.

The ULCS trim package mounts to the underside of the digital camera housing and permits photographers so as to add adjustable weight the place wanted. 

The protecting rubber pad on the bottom of the housing could be badly broken when utilizing the one comparable product, says ULCS, whereas its design can accommodate completely different dome sizes and supplies and permits photographers to customize the load configuration for his or her particular dome port set-up. It prices £96.

Heavily rigged underwater digital camera techniques, with a number of strobes arms, and equipment hooked up are likely to tilt and rock when positioned on the deck of a dive-boat working in tough situations, rising the chance of harm and complicating pre-dive preparations, says ULCS, with its Stabilising Plate providing reassuring stability throughout staging and deployment.

Kollwitz says that he recognized the necessity for the product after observing the problem repeatedly within the subject, and claims that the ULCS plate fits a extra common vary of video and stills digital camera housings whereas remaining inexpensive than competing merchandise. The worth is £132.

The AC-AQD04 adaptor is a 10cm quick-disconnect arm designed for quick, one-handed attachment of underwater lights, strobes, snoots and different tools. 

The adapter contains a push-button launch mechanism and compact design to streamline underwater picture and video set-ups.

“There are other brands making similar products, but ours has fewer moving parts, can be used with one hand and photographers can service it themselves,” says Kollwitz. “We also plan to use this as a starting point for other quick-disconnect products.” It retails for £33.

ULCS was based in 1995 and its merchandise can be found internationally from its website.

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