My first attempt at a home made underwater housing for my Super 8 movie camera. Circa last century. It was ugly but it worked. Bonus feature #1: waterproof on/off switch - very handy when you are shooting movie film that costs $600 per hour (before editing out all the dud bits). Bonus feature #2: it was so big and bouyant I could duckdive and it would drag me to the surface like a short board. Best comment: "Are you shooting commercially?" from a lady surfer at Tea Tree - Noosa.
Fresh cyclone to go
Will you be wanting
waves with that?
F*ing epic.
ReplyDeletemuch appreciated - especially given the beauty you share on your own site. Where did that International dash ornament come from (the sailing boat)? Classic
ReplyDeleteBitchin'. I bought an Kodak Brownie a while ago in hopes of shooting some surf footage but have yet to purchase some film. I am just thinking of all the possibilities of making housing like that. Polaroid, Holga, who knows? But Im lovin' the Super 8. Let us know how it goes.
ReplyDeleteHey thanks, Super 8 works fine in the surf but two problems here in Oz - nobody processes Super 8 and it's expensive compared to hi def digital. I'll post a few Super 8 frames some time. Super busy at the moment. I have a Holga 120 and a Rollei TLR 6x6 so would like to hear if you come across any info on housings for them. cheers
ReplyDeleteMy good friend and confidant Pedro's mantra is: Find, store, fix, share...
ReplyDeleteFrom trash heap to dash keep.
Pedro wants to be a pirate, not a lion.
http://o4trix.blogspot.com/2009/03/pedro-lion.html