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Nels Dolphin Glider
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 340 Location: Ventura County, California
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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Guess I should offer the qualifier that the thing held a waterproof single use camera, and wasn't a camera itself. Hope I find info - things like this give me a raging case of obsessive/compulsive angst, which no amount of handwashing will help... |
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Nels Dolphin Glider
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 340 Location: Ventura County, California
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 6:14 pm Post subject: Found it... |
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Okay, this bloody camera holder popped up on E-Bay and someone was kind enough to let me know. Following is the photo. I guess the guy has about 200 left and they are "discontinued". Made to hold single-use cameras.
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Phantom Dolphin Glider
Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 64 Location: state of wa....shington
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:10 pm Post subject: ...Tube shot? Not. |
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Whoops. The camera on the arm is pointing the wrong way, unless the goal is to capture the users mugshot. Way too much padding, creating paddling bulk.Don`t bid higher twelve shekels.One can be made at home. |
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Nels Dolphin Glider
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 340 Location: Ventura County, California
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | Whoops. The camera on the arm is pointing the wrong way, unless the goal is to capture the users mugshot. |
I think you misread the photo - that's looking at the back of the hand and top of forearm. You would have to bend your arm to look out the viewfinder/aim blindly and take the shot in front. Absolutely right about paddling hassles any way you look at it, except on a bodyboard or paipo where you could put your arm across.
However, if it was designed to take photos of the holder (or turned around), then we could probably sell a bunch of them to Pedestrians who want their own "cover shots". Maybe we should corner the market now... |
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doc Dolphin Glider
Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 171 Location: the Frozen Northeast aka New England
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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Cripes, put a tide watch on the thing with a little strap stitched on and you'd have the longboard accessory market sewed up. Reminds me of those godawful huge leather watchbands from the '70s. |
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Phantom Dolphin Glider
Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 64 Location: state of wa....shington
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 11:58 pm Post subject: perhaps.... |
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Perhaps. is the lens pointed towards us in the photo? As for looking through the viewfinder, I would feel like a damn tourist doing that. Pay attention to the wave, and get dialed aiming the wrist. |
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Nels Dolphin Glider
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 340 Location: Ventura County, California
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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:09 am Post subject: |
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Ja Phantom, my take is we look right at the lens in the photo. Plus the frame advance is on stage left on that camera. I could see some fun possibilities with that, but I guess nothing you couldn't do just holding one in your hand. At least this thing keeps your hands free when paddling out.
Maybe this summer we could put up POV crowd shots from all our favorite secret spots. |
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