What is within the realm of possibility for what camera it might have been will depend on the age of the sub and the procurement rules for your Navy. It would not have been an MX on a US Navy sub. I suspect most camera bodies from the era that these would be from will look small mounted on a periscope. FWIW, Olympus was very big in microscopes and 35mm bodies for use on microscopes. Olympus is probably the most likely candidate.
BR mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Let's see if we can do this without being insulting to each other.... > >Last night I saw some film of the inside of one of our nuclear subs. > >Attached to the periscope, just above the eyepiece, was a small, chrome >35mm camera body. > >Either an ME, MX type Pentax, an OM Olympus or what? I don't think >there are any Nikon bodies that fit the bill and it didn't look like a >Canon. Obviously not a rangefinder. > >Infuriatingly, there were no more shots of the periscope that showed the >body - I hadn't been really paying attention up to then. > >Anyone got a clue? > >My money would be on the MX. > >mike > > __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455
