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Post by urmaddad on May 10, 2013 21:02:02 GMT -8
 I wanted to share this photograph of an underwater photographer, dated 1955. Not sure where this is or what kind of camera and housing he has, but it is a stunning photograph. |
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Post by SeaRat on May 11, 2013 11:11:05 GMT -8
I remember seeing this photo, and I think it is a U.S. Navy photo. But I cannot place it right now. I'll look at my references and see if I can find more.
John
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Post by scubadiverbob on May 17, 2013 14:03:27 GMT -8
The camera looks like a Calypso ... the ancestor of Nikonos II's
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Post by scubadiverbob on May 17, 2013 14:04:05 GMT -8
The camera looks like a Calypso ... the ancestor of Nikonos II's
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Post by nikeajax on May 17, 2013 15:03:47 GMT -8
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Post by urmaddad on May 20, 2013 16:37:41 GMT -8
The camera looks too big to be a Calypso. It appears to be a camera in a housing.
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Post by sidm on May 27, 2013 12:06:25 GMT -8
SeaRat is probably right. The diver has a military look about him and the ship's propeller in the background adds to that. The camera housing is the German made Akustiche. The housing was designed with the help of Hans Hass. Hass and his wife Lotte used it extensively. It dates from the mid-1950's. There is information about the housing on the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame website at www.scubahalloffame.com/virtualmuseum/cameras/ArticlesfromHDS/virtualmuseumhds1.html and in issue #56 of the Journal of Diving History. The housing was built to the same high standards as the Rolleimarine but fit the 35mm Leica cameras. |
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Post by SeaRat on May 28, 2013 9:43:44 GMT -8
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Post by treculi on May 29, 2013 18:13:53 GMT -8
Sid thanks for the link-interesting article. I always liked using a thumb operated shutter release on any camera or housing. It seems like it is easier to aim and steady the camera using a thumb release.
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