Backscatter Mini Flash MF-1 and Optical Snoot OS-1

Phil Rudin · Issue 112, Jan/Feb 2020 · pp. 44–48

Products mentioned: Backscatter Mini Flash MF-1, Backscatter Optical Snoot OS-1, Nitecore NL1835HP battery, Nitecore dual battery charger, Aquatica A7rIV Pro Housing, Sony A7R IV, Sony FE 90mm F/2.8 Macro, Aquatica Macro Port

Every year dive industry professionals from around the world make their way to the US for DEMA, the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association business to business trade show. DEMA is the largest trade-only dive industry show in the world and since 1977 underwater photography has been a feature of the DEMA show. Every November DEMA draws a large media core to cover all the equipment and events related to the water sports industry. When I attended my first DEMA show in the early 80s the underwater photography community was a somewhat regionalized group of individuals who were mainly acquainted through dive businesses and photography clubs like SFUPS.org my local south Florida club. With the explosion of the internet sharing U/W photo information and training has given rise to a truly international community of like minded underwater photography professionals & enthusiasts. Underwater Phot…