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| − | The Motormarine 35 SE is a [[scale focusing|scale-focusing]] underwater camera developed in 1983<ref>According to the [http://www.seaandsea.jp/company/outline.html Sea & Sea company history] at [http://www.seaandsea.jp/ the company's website].</ref> by [[Sea & Sea]]. The stout yellow plastic housing is claimed to be waterproof to a depth of 45 meters or 150 feet. | + | The '''Motormarine 35 SE''' is a [[scale focusing|scale-focusing]] underwater camera developed in 1983<ref>According to the [http://www.seaandsea.jp/company/outline.html Sea & Sea company history] at [http://www.seaandsea.jp/ the company's website].</ref> by [[Sea & Sea]]. The stout yellow plastic housing is claimed to be waterproof to a depth of 45 meters or 150 feet. |
| − | The camera has a single, non-adjustable shutter speed of 1/100 of a second; but apertures from f/2.8–16 are selected manually using a lever on the front of the camera. This is coupled to a light meter which illuminates a trio of indicator LEDs, visible through the clear plastic back of the camera, which guide the exposure setting. The 35mm f/2.8 lens nearly matched the standard optic included with its contemporary, the [[Nikonos V]], but the SE35 was priced much more affordably. | + | The camera has a single, non-adjustable shutter speed of 1/100 of a second; but apertures from f/2.8–16 are selected manually using a lever on the front of the camera. This is coupled to a light meter which illuminates a trio of indicator LEDs, visible through the clear plastic back of the camera, which guide the exposure setting. The 35mm f/2.8 lens nearly matched the standard optic included with its contemporary, the [[Nikonos V]], but the SE35 was priced much more affordably<ref>An advertisement from New York City retailer B&H in a January, 1988 [[Popular Photography]] magazine quotes prices of USD $439.95 for the Nikonos V with its 35/2.5 lens; while the Motormarine 35SE was priced at $189.95 (Vol. 95, No. 1; page 102).</ref>. |
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The Motormarine 35 SE is a scale-focusing underwater camera developed in 1983[1] by Sea & Sea. The stout yellow plastic housing is claimed to be waterproof to a depth of 45 meters or 150 feet.
The camera has a single, non-adjustable shutter speed of 1/100 of a second; but apertures from f/2.8–16 are selected manually using a lever on the front of the camera. This is coupled to a light meter which illuminates a trio of indicator LEDs, visible through the clear plastic back of the camera, which guide the exposure setting. The 35mm f/2.8 lens nearly matched the standard optic included with its contemporary, the Nikonos V, but the SE35 was priced much more affordably[2].
Notes
- ↑ According to the Sea & Sea company history at the company's website.
- ↑ An advertisement from New York City retailer B&H in a January, 1988 Popular Photography magazine quotes prices of USD $439.95 for the Nikonos V with its 35/2.5 lens; while the Motormarine 35SE was priced at $189.95 (Vol. 95, No. 1; page 102).
Links
- PDF user manual from the company website
