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By: ichh

ichh — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:05:28 +0000

Awesome! i’ve never seen this bef.
http://www.sport-tips.org

By: Hamad Mohammed

Hamad Mohammed — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:41:39 +0000

Wahoo wolfgang .. thats a cool way. i have been thinking in investing in underwater housing… and now i will for sure invest in one.
cool
Hamad

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By: Gary Smith

Gary Smith — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:35:45 +0000

Fantastic article. Very insightful, thanks for making my day

By: Wolfgang Rattay

Wolfgang Rattay — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:09:11 +0000

Hi James,
I am more than happy to clarify this.
As per earlier, the Canon transmitter can not be used in wireless mode.
Due to the density of water - no matter if it is just two inch deep – wireless transmission quits working. The unit has to be used in wire-mode in order to work from the pool.
The other big issue to be solved with Canon’s Mark 2 is the firewire signal that comes from the camera. Unfortunately fireware does not travel over more than approx. 1.2m of cable length. Therefore the unit that “translates” firewire into normal “LAN-language” has to stay close to the camera. In my underwater setup a 0.5m long custom-made waterproof firewire cable goes from the camera housing to the second housing that contains Canon’s WFTE-1 transmission unit. The transferred image data is then filed over the second cable - the red one in the picture – to the ftp server. Previously mentioned - it is a specially treated regular CAT-5-LAN cable. Therefore we can view, acquire and edit the images from underwater within seconds after they have been taken. Cheers Wolfgang

By: James Madelin

James Madelin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:40:22 +0000

hello, this is fascinating but i hope you can clarify one point for me. the canon transmitter uses short range radio waves, which do not pass through water. in a comment above you say that the transmitter is on the end of a 70m cable, but if this is the case why is it in a waterproof housing ? i would be grateful if you could clarify this point. very good work and thankyou for the informative blog entry !

By: Wolfgang

Wolfgang — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:30:54 +0000

here are two interesting sites for Mr. Mollycoddle,
http://www.spruecheportal.de/warmduscher .php and
http://www.helmutniklas.de/private/weich ei/weichei.html
too bad it does not translate well into English. A short suit helps to stay warm and healthy (for two weeks of competition) when I am checking the camera position (sometimes up to 3 to 4 times) before I like it for next day`s competition.

By: Wolfgang Rattay

Wolfgang Rattay — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:18:28 +0000

Most of the times the best swimmers - the ones you want - are competing in lane 4 (and 5). OK, most of the times. In Eindhoven one final was won in lane 8.

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By: Olivier

Olivier — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:50:06 +0000

Of course you still have to know under which swimmer (the one who’s gona win) to position your gear if you want to get “the” shot.