Ikelite OM Systems TG-7 Review

Paul ‘Duxy’ Duxfield · Issue 141, Nov/Dec 2024 · pp. 22–26

Products mentioned: Olympus TG-7, OM Systems TG-7, Ikelite underwater housing, GoPro, Sea & Sea strobes

Winner, Underwater Under the Waterline by Matthew Smith, UK/Australia Matthew Smith carefully photographs a curious leopard seal beneath the Antarctic ice. He used a specially made extension he designed for the front of his underwater housing to get this split image. It was his first encounter with a leopard seal. The young seal made several close, curious passes. ‘When it looked straight into the lens barrel, I knew I had something good.’ Though leopard seals are widespread and abundant, overfishing, retreating sea ice and warming waters mean that krill and penguins – their main food sources – are both in decline. Location: Paradise Harbour, Antarctica Nikon Z 7 II + 14–30mm f4 lens; 1/200 at f11; ISO 640; neutral density graduated filter; Aquatica AZ6/7 housing + Matty Smith 12” split shot dome port; Sea & Sea YS-D3 MKII strobes Winner, Wetlands The Swarm of Life by Shane Gross, Canada…