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A working underwater photography kit
You don't need a 5-figure rig. Here's what does the job.
Editor User 18 Mar 2026
1 min read
Most of the underwater work on this site was shot on a Sony A7 IV in a Nauticam housing with a single Inon Z-330 strobe. The strobe matters more than the camera body. Two strobes are nicer but a single side-mounted strobe handles 80% of dive photography.
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7-Night Manta Season Charter at MV Coral Wanderer
7 nights at MV Coral Wanderer — A wood-hulled traditional safari boat with eight cabins and a full-time underwater photographer.
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10-Night Deep South Expedition at MV Coral Wanderer
10 nights at MV Coral Wanderer — A wood-hulled traditional safari boat with eight cabins and a full-time underwater photographer.
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