Following several weeks of round the clock work I have completed the new Big Blue Squid mail order catalogue. With around 200 products, the 12 page A4 catalogue will be printed this weekend and most of next week.
32,000 copies will be printed with 30,000 going into the June edition of Dive magazine. The magazine is sent out to all BSAC members polywrapped so I can be sure it will reach the most people.
The remaining 2000 will be available upon request (for free) from the website.
The catalogue includes the complete new range of Fantasea products and our new line in digital memory cards, O Rings, batteries and other spare parts.
If you would like a catalogue, there will be an opportunity to request one late next week once it is printed from the Big Blue Squid website.
Friday, April 29, 2005
'Blue Reef' Prototype Nears Completion
The 'Blue Reef' project is nearing completion as the prototype will be ready in the next three weeks. Under development for nearly five months now, final CAD drawings were completed just last week.
Pending talks in Wales late in May I hope to be in a position to publicly announce the completion of the product. Depending on how licensing issues pan out I'm hoping to have the product ready for market within the year.
For those who may not have seen recent news about 'Blue Reef', it will bring a new dimension of 'peace of mind' and safety while at sea for all open water users including divers, leisure cruisers and commercial offshore workers.
Pending talks in Wales late in May I hope to be in a position to publicly announce the completion of the product. Depending on how licensing issues pan out I'm hoping to have the product ready for market within the year.
For those who may not have seen recent news about 'Blue Reef', it will bring a new dimension of 'peace of mind' and safety while at sea for all open water users including divers, leisure cruisers and commercial offshore workers.
Cold Water Battery Insulation
Our new insulation packs for cold water photographers will also be ready by the end of May. These are designed to fit between your camera and the housing without causing additional pressure but will drastically reduce the cold convection between the seawater and the camera body. Any heat from the camera will also be reflected back into the body of the camera, thereby increasing battery life dramatically.
Available in various sizes and shapes the insulation packs will be around £10 each.
Available in various sizes and shapes the insulation packs will be around £10 each.
Fuji Filters
I'm currently working on a new filter attachment for Fuji housings so if you're interested get in touch.
It will be easily removable in the same style as Sony Marine Filter kits except it will be available for both blue and green water filters. We're currently completing the prototype and should it have ready for the end of May but do get in touch if you're interested so we can gauge the response for getting them manufactured.
The estimated retail cost will be around 70 UK Pounds. While we're making the filter sleeves ourselves, the filter lenses are made by UR Pro so they're the highest quality.
It will be easily removable in the same style as Sony Marine Filter kits except it will be available for both blue and green water filters. We're currently completing the prototype and should it have ready for the end of May but do get in touch if you're interested so we can gauge the response for getting them manufactured.
The estimated retail cost will be around 70 UK Pounds. While we're making the filter sleeves ourselves, the filter lenses are made by UR Pro so they're the highest quality.
Fantasea Distributorship
Fantasea Line products from Israel are some of the worlds most popular underwater housings. Sold worldwide they are (as yet) not widely available in the UK or Ireland. Following our successful application to take on the distributorship of Fantasea Line products, the entire range will shortly be available from bigbluesquid.com.
The newest housing is the FD-70 for Nikon's D70 plus they have a great new range of CP Housings for the Coolpix range plus a full range of compatible lighting.
The newest housing is the FD-70 for Nikon's D70 plus they have a great new range of CP Housings for the Coolpix range plus a full range of compatible lighting.
New Blog Development
For all those interested in underwater photography and the development of equipment and it's availability in the UK or Ireland, then this Blog is for you.
It's written by me, Mike Thompson, owner of BigBlueSquid.com, the only dedicated underwater camera store in Ireland.
Opened in October 2004 this is our first dive season and we're genuinely looking forward to supplying the UK and Ireland with not just new equipment, but lower prices, faster (and free) delivery and advice on getting those underwater shots.
We also devote a large amount of time to our own product development. So far we have one patent, another applied for and four more prototypes under construction for both underwater photographic equipment and diving safety equipment.
This blog should keep you up-to-date with all the latest from new product lines to website development and our occasional appearance at conservation days, dive shows and conferences.
You'll also find some of my own dive photos when I think they're worthy enough for broadcast.
If you're interested in receiving product news and free articles on underwater photography, check out our home page for the free bi-monthly newsletter.
Good diving!
Mike (:)-@
It's written by me, Mike Thompson, owner of BigBlueSquid.com, the only dedicated underwater camera store in Ireland.
Opened in October 2004 this is our first dive season and we're genuinely looking forward to supplying the UK and Ireland with not just new equipment, but lower prices, faster (and free) delivery and advice on getting those underwater shots.
We also devote a large amount of time to our own product development. So far we have one patent, another applied for and four more prototypes under construction for both underwater photographic equipment and diving safety equipment.
This blog should keep you up-to-date with all the latest from new product lines to website development and our occasional appearance at conservation days, dive shows and conferences.
You'll also find some of my own dive photos when I think they're worthy enough for broadcast.
If you're interested in receiving product news and free articles on underwater photography, check out our home page for the free bi-monthly newsletter.
Good diving!
Mike (:)-@
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