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Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 16:48:13 +0200
From: mat.voss@t-*.de* (Matthias Voss)
Organization: Harry Haller Memorial Fund
To: Ed Street <blacknet@ph*.ne*>
CC: Don Burke <donburke56@ne*.ne*>, techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: What Are the Circumstances where a rebreather is appropriate? Was
     RE: This is inspiration diving and people are supposed to die


Ed Street schrieb:
> The video thing was for noize (from what I hear but may be wrong) and
> besides it makes the final product look better and requres less editing if
> you don't hear the camera person on film.

Yes, that`s for cheap systems where the microphone is within the camera
housing. Forget about it for anytrhing serious. We are talking bout
Imax, or digital video, after all.

>  In fact most video people I know
> has shot the best video of their life on OC units.

Al right. Getta know the rest. Seen any NG film, any Howard Hall,
Electric Marine , ?

If different cameras are used, as mostly in filming, the bubbles are a
mess, because they get into the scene anywhere they do not belong,
limiting free field of view, wasting time.

 
> For the fish, it depends on what type of fish your looking for ;)  words of
> wisdom is "KNOW YOUR SUBJECT!"  Most animals won't care if your on oc or
> anything else as long as you don't violate their space.  It's all in your
> approach, your actions and your mannerism.

Agreed, freediving spearfishing helps to get that knowledge.
Again, bubblefree is better. Been there , done that.


> snorkeling/OC equipment will sufice.  Sometimes it involves 


In free diving you easily surpass the speed which makes the difference
for somee fish to discern between no interest, and aggressive intruder.

Matthias
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