My old underwater camera was a tank compared to today's gear

I used to bring a film camera down on dives for side projects. The housing was so big it felt like another piece of equipment. You had to wind the film manually and hope for the best. Now I snap pics with a compact digital setup during decompression stops. I can instantly see if the shot of a weld or marine growth is clear. Back then, half my photos came out dark or blurry from the current. It's wild how tech lets us document jobs without the old hassle.

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zarap772d ago

My first housing needed a wrist lanyard because the strap mounts broke. I shot a whole roll of 36 on a salvage job, only to get it developed and find every frame fogged up. Being able to check the screen right after a shot changed everything.

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jordan5112d ago

That 36-shot salvage job turning into a fog gallery is brutal. I can picture the moment you got the prints back, just a stack of gray ghosts. The wrist lanyard was probably the only thing holding your sanity together. Instant review on a screen really did save us from a lot of those heartbreaks. Now every old-timer story starts with 'back in my film days' and a shudder.

ross.dakota2d ago

Still managed to top that by accidentally loading a roll with the lens cap on the whole time. Felt like a real pro until the blank proofs showed up. At least fogging has some artistic mystery, pure black frames just scream dumb mistake. My own fault for trusting my memory over a basic check.