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Here are the first images of the upcoming housing from Nauticam for the 5D MkIII.
Nauticam, an international leader in innovative underwater housing technology, is once again the first to market with their latest underwater housing for the new full frame camera from Canon. Scubapix are presenting the Australian premiere [...]

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Even though the surf is about half the size it was yesterday, I think it is better for us along the Manly stretch. The swell also seems to have turned more east, so it is hitting the banks and holding up a little better than the last few days. Smaller waves, fewer closeouts, more turns, more fun…
Don’t be fooled by the nice warm colours in today’s photographs. Although the sun is out and everything looks to be bathed in warmth, it is damn chilly on the beach in the mornings with these......

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With line upon line of south swell pushing into Manly, hitting the banks and shutting down with ruler edge precision along the beach, I figured it was a good morning to take a drive ‘over yonder’. What I found a little higher up the Northern Beaches peninsula was a very tasty looking wave, basking in the early morning offshore breeze. I’ll admit it was damn near freezing at dawn, but getting good waves before breakfast will always warm the soul…

Joel Coleman…

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Before the sun came up I took a quick look at Manly and saw a beautiful left reel off at Queenscliff. I then jumped in the car and darted over to the south facing beaches to check the conditions. Even though it was bigger, the winds were not as favourable and there seemed to be a lot of wobble to every wave. With time before the sun broke the horizon, I headed back to Manly only to see that beautiful left had turned into a grizzly rip. The rest of the beach was producing some pretty impressi......

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Every now and again you read something in the news about the ‘best cities in the world to live in.’ If the writers were at a Sydney beach this morning we are sure to be top of that list.. It’s May, nearly winter, pfft to that! The weatherman is telling us it will be 28 degrees today. A warm water eddy is sitting off the coast meaning seawater temps are at 22 degrees. With such warm weather and light westerly winds predicted, I personally think everyone should be given the day off to en......

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Nauticam, an international leader in innovative underwater housing technology, is once again the first to market with their latest batch of underwater housings for the new full frame cameras from Nikon and Canon. Scubapix are presenting the Australian premiere of the new underwater housings for the D800, D4 and 5D MkIII at [...]

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While the swell might have faded even more overnight and the early low tide was causing most waves to close out across the banks, it is a spectacular day with the forecast telling us to expect 25 degrees of bliss! It is still worth a surf as the tide fills in and you know there is nothing better than some Saltwater Meditation on a day like today!...
Mothers Day is this Sunday. Sure, flowers and chocolates are nice, but mum would be more impressed with a special artwork from the Saltmotion G......

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The YS-D1 sets a new standard for underwater strobes. From subtle light output as low as guide number 1 to a maximum power of guide number 32, control of underwater lighting has become effortless with the YS-D1.
Now in stock at Scubapix.com

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Sorry about the lame pun in today’s title but, honestly, I could not think of any other way to describe what is going on around Manly at the moment. Actually it’s not just Manly that is providing great waves; most of the east cost is producing quality surf from this swell. The size has dropped a little since yesterday and the direction shifted slightly more south, winds are still offshore and the sun is out. What more could you ask for? Perhaps some crowd repellent. There were a lot of p......

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The sky turned on an amazing show of neon colours from horizon to horizon this morning. Not to be outdone by the colours in the sky, the ocean put on a show of its own. Freshly groomed groundswell and good quality sandbanks made for an epic early morning session in the surf. All areas along the Manly stretch from south to north had good waves and a number of hollow caves on offer. If you are reading this and did not surf today, I hate to tell you, but you missed out. However, the good news i......

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