Finally LF gear for Underwater

[Juergen Sattler]

I always knew there had to be gear out there to take your LF camera on your next diving trip - for starters here is a lens for that:-) http://cgi.ebay.com/Sironar-Copal-1-5-6-100mm-Underwater-Camera-Lens-Water_W0QQitemZ7537785235QQcategoryZ30076QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I am sure you can get the waterproof housing for your camera from the same seller!

[Warren Weckesser]

1-2-4-8-15-30-60-125-250-500... That must be the depth meter, but is it in meters or feet?

Hold on... "Made in Germany", so it must be meters. And I guess "B" means "Boat" (i.e. at the surface), but what is "T"?

[Richard Ide]

Warren

I would have expected "B" and "T" to be a means of adjusting pressure differential between bottom and top. Hopefully the cell spacing has been adjusted to compensate for the refractive index difference between water and air

Richard

[Brian C. Miller]

B is for Boat, and T is for Torpedo! I bet that the numbers indicate range to target.

This lens is for a submarine! I always wondered how they knew where they were underwater. This lens explains everything!

[Tracy Storer]

"T" would be for "tauchen" which is German for submerge, as is "Tauchen das U-Boot"

[Donald Brewster]

Give the seller a break, they're Texans after all . . . .

[David G. Gagnon]

I just noticed that a potential bidder had asked the seller a question regarding the lens. To save you from having to go to the auction, here's a copy and paste.........

Q: Have you tried the lens under water to test the shutter??? thanks, jay....
Aug-11-05

A: Hello, I have not tested anything. I did work the shutter at the counter when the seller was here, and it worked, but I didn't put it under water. I thought it is supposed to be inside the canister with the camera and would not get wet. Please let me know. Thanks, Ryan

Hahahahahahahaha!!!

DG