Post by SeaRat on Oct 26, 2023 10:00:10 GMT -8
Apparently, the U.S. Navy Seals have had Kodak make a digital Nikonos. Here are a few photos of this camera.
Here's some of the text from the webpage:
John
Here's some of the text from the webpage:
Lucky find
Over the next couple of years, I occasionally searched Google for new information about the mysterious Nikonos DCS models. As expected, I didn't find anything.
But then, in December 2008, I got lucky. I found a post in a forum at wetpixel.com, an underwater photography web site, mentioning another post in a Spanish scuba forum. Only reason I found it: The English language post included some text written by yours truly, and copied from NikonWeb.com. It's a small world.
Imagine my surprise when I clicked on the link and found no less than five high (relatively speaking) resolution photos of a Kodak DCS 425! I could hardly believe my eyes!
For future reference (hello Google!) here's the info on the label on the inside of the camera back:
Kodak Digital Science
Submersible Digital Camera
Modified by Eastman Kodak Company
Commercial & Government Systems
Rochester, NY 14653
Camera Model: DCS 425 m
Camera Serial No. 425-0008
Imager Serial No. M5MIR 39661
Sounds like a monochrome sensor (?), but according to the "official" list there's no such thing. Perhaps this is a third DCS 425 variant? (UPDATE: It IS a monochrome sensor. Read on for more information).
According to the Spanish forum, the poster had bought the camera on eBay. No price or other information, except that the camera "doesn't work at the moment". Unfortunately, the original eBay listing was gone when I made my discovery. The message was posted in May 2008, and I believe that the camera was bought shortly before (because another forum member posted a link to the eBay listing).
UPDATE: Since first publishing this article, I've been in touch with the current owner of the camera, a Spanish Nikonos collector. The DCS 425 is now part of his collection. The camera was bought on eBay in April 2008, from a US seller, for an undisclosed amount. I've also been able to locate the seller (i.e. the previous owner). He had also bought it on eBay, but then decided to sell it since the camera couldn't be fixed.
www.nikonweb.com/dcs425/?fbclid=IwAR0T9z0V6KuX_tBkk7LhXqc5oHSwTe10ZVvqRkdLdWPx-mxTI8YlN-pUM78
Over the next couple of years, I occasionally searched Google for new information about the mysterious Nikonos DCS models. As expected, I didn't find anything.
But then, in December 2008, I got lucky. I found a post in a forum at wetpixel.com, an underwater photography web site, mentioning another post in a Spanish scuba forum. Only reason I found it: The English language post included some text written by yours truly, and copied from NikonWeb.com. It's a small world.
Imagine my surprise when I clicked on the link and found no less than five high (relatively speaking) resolution photos of a Kodak DCS 425! I could hardly believe my eyes!
For future reference (hello Google!) here's the info on the label on the inside of the camera back:
Kodak Digital Science
Submersible Digital Camera
Modified by Eastman Kodak Company
Commercial & Government Systems
Rochester, NY 14653
Camera Model: DCS 425 m
Camera Serial No. 425-0008
Imager Serial No. M5MIR 39661
Sounds like a monochrome sensor (?), but according to the "official" list there's no such thing. Perhaps this is a third DCS 425 variant? (UPDATE: It IS a monochrome sensor. Read on for more information).
According to the Spanish forum, the poster had bought the camera on eBay. No price or other information, except that the camera "doesn't work at the moment". Unfortunately, the original eBay listing was gone when I made my discovery. The message was posted in May 2008, and I believe that the camera was bought shortly before (because another forum member posted a link to the eBay listing).
UPDATE: Since first publishing this article, I've been in touch with the current owner of the camera, a Spanish Nikonos collector. The DCS 425 is now part of his collection. The camera was bought on eBay in April 2008, from a US seller, for an undisclosed amount. I've also been able to locate the seller (i.e. the previous owner). He had also bought it on eBay, but then decided to sell it since the camera couldn't be fixed.
www.nikonweb.com/dcs425/?fbclid=IwAR0T9z0V6KuX_tBkk7LhXqc5oHSwTe10ZVvqRkdLdWPx-mxTI8YlN-pUM78
John
