Folks, I have updated the Pacific Wrecks section of the web site with info on the Oahu wreck and the F4U Corsair wreck. http://www.mikey.net/pacific/index.htm ...
I just noticed this little DV cam on sale at Best Buy for about $500: http://www.sharp-usa.com/products/ModelLanding/0,1058,323,00.html At least it looks...
The shape of the design *does* look ideal for an underwater housing! As for LANC, as I understand it only Sony and Canon camcorders support it. Too bad. It's...
... Re: [uwvideo] ideal DV cam to build uw case for? There is almost no info on the camcorder at that address. Yes, $500 is cheap but if it doesnt produce the...
Steve Douglas
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Mar 28, 2002 11:57 pm
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Hi folks, Bruce Robison and I are leading a trip to the Galapagos this July 10-20 on the new Peter Hughes ship. We have only one spot left open. Several of us...
Steve Douglas
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Mar 29, 2002 12:03 am
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Just out of curiosity, how do people on this list feel about insurance for underwater camera gear? I'm curious what kinds of policies people are buying, how...
I use DEPP and wouldn't even think of leaving home with my video gear without it. I had a battery pod flood a couple years ago and they took care of it with...
Marc Weiss
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Mar 29, 2002 5:18 pm
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I'm glad to hear you ask that question Mike, and I hope that this topic receives some response. I also find myself 'working without a net', but I must admit...
I insure all my diving gear, including my video and still cameras with DEPP. They provide blanket replacement coverage irregardless of how the equipment gets...
... I'm told that homeowner's insurance usually covers it even though you've done something careless to cause the damage-as careless as dropping your camera in...
Most homeowners only covers loss or theft, not a flood......check yours carefully!!! Marc Weiss Regional Sales Director BeneScript Services, Inc. 8443...
Marc Weiss
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Mar 29, 2002 5:32 pm
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I have a Sony PC110 camera which allows two settings for audio capture: 12 bit 32 kHZ and 16 bit 48 kHz. The Sony manual states that the former is for...
Mine is covered by homeowners insurance as a rider. However, I had them reply ---in writing-- that the insurance would cover flooding of the camera AND that...
In my experience, it doesn't really matter which setting you use as long as you keep it consistent. That's because most of the underwater video I shoot doesn't...
... Very true. I made the mistake of cleaning out the housing and leaving it open on a front-deck camera table while the dive boat I was on made sail for a new...
Mike, Leaving a housing open on a dive boat!!! I bet that gave you a hefty dose of humility!! Good thing your cam wasn't inside. I use a Gates housing, I've...
Steve Douglas
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Mar 30, 2002 1:03 am
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help Andrew Bowie abowie@... http://users.bigpond.net.au/abowie...
Andrew Bowie
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Mar 30, 2002 1:05 am
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I was mostly just worried at first and then a tiny bit embarrassed. It was a big live-aboard dive boat, the Spirit of the Solomons, and the outside camera...
Hello all, Did anyone here attend the UW Film Festival at this year's "Beneath the Sea" show in New Jersey last Saturday? Those who were there will surely...
It's a Sharp Viewcam. Sharp's been making them for many many years (anyone remember the Wayne Gretzky commercials a decade or so ago?), but all of them used...
SeaBee, Since you're planning on editing with NLE then setting the camcorder will have no effect. I use the PC100 in a Mako housing and my preference is audio...
Wade Norton
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Mar 30, 2002 11:17 am
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Hello Kris, While I didn't attend the BTS film festival, I totally understand the hurt you feel regarding your "slaughtered" presentation. When a person ...
Jim Church
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Mar 30, 2002 2:34 pm
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Words of wisdom from Jim Church. As a winner of a couple UW video contests I can only imagine how I'd feel if my winning works were handled as you described....
Marc Weiss
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Mar 30, 2002 2:49 pm
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I've always thought that while the viewcams seemed akward for land use they'd be very nice for UW usage. I don't like analog editing so they weren't an option...
... feels ... Hi Jim et al., I am generally a very quiet and tolerant person. I don't like to make waves, and I especially don't like to have to point fingers....
... Hi Kris, First of all, great video and congratulations! :-) Through the years, I have also had a number of questionable things happen to my entries in BTS;...
