An interview with Edward Lai

Peter Rowlands · Issue 82, Jan/Feb 2015 · pp. 30–35

Products mentioned: Nauticam manual white balance port, Nauticam D90 housing, Nauticam D300 housing, Nauticam D700 housing, 180 degree viewfinder, Nikon D2X, Nikon SB-800, Nikon D300, Nikon SB-200, Inon Z-240, Olympus 4040

Edward, thanks for taking time out at this busy DEMA show to let me interview you on this the 7th DEMA since you first exhibited. At that show in 2008 you had a single product on display - a manual white balance port for various housings. What was the response at the show and did you envisage or have plans on how far you and your Company would come in just 6 years? Amazingly the response was better than we anticipated. We met many knowledgeable people from the industry who were willing to share their insights. We were excited to be interviewed by Eric Cheng and got reported on Wetpixel - quite encouraged as a newcomer. In those 4 days we were able to receive valuable opinion and suggestions. To be honest, by that time we didn’t have a concrete plan of our future yet. I gained a lot of information and inspiration being able to communicate with so many people in one place. On the way trave…