1 60 meters
2 Need lots of 'em? Precisely my point!
Piers
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Thomas Heide Clausen
Sent: 11 March 2004 21:13
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: UW OMography?
On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:57:18 -0000
"Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Look out for "Ikelite" housings Thomas. They occasionally turn up on
> that auction site, they aren't cheap, but they *are* designed for
> underwater work with OM cameras (there are also models for Nik, Can
> etc, but you won't want them, will you?).
Piers, do you know the depth-rating of those? I know of current Ikelite
housings (for Ni*** and Ca***), which seem to be suitable for 30-50m or
so.....
>
> Piers
>
> PS Another candidate for the top ten alternative uses: As ballast when
> diving.
Heh, with about 500gr for an OM body, and with a relatively large volume,
you'll (unless you're a lean mean terminator build) need a whole lot of OM1s
to achieve neutral bouyancy, regardless of exposure-suit.....;)
--thomas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Thomas Heide Clausen
> Sent: 11 March 2004 20:36
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] UW OMography?
>
>
> Gentlefolks,
>
> I was wondering....do anyone have any experiences regarding
> UW-photography using our beloved OM's? I've been considering for a
> while that it might make for a viable solution (nice fast glass),
> however I've not seen any UW-housing for OMs....I assume that such
> exists, though, but I've not managed to find it anywhere.
>
> The two viable alternatives seems, to me, to be a digicam + an UW
> house or a Sea&Sea MMIII -- but I'd much love to be able to use an OM.
> Any listees with experience with this?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --thomas
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