Parting Shots

P. Mitchell-Jones & Ted Kinsman · Issue 47, Mar/Apr 2009 · pp. 78–79

Products mentioned: Epoque-ET100, Fujicolour 200 ISO film, Ikelite housing, Canon 30D

Parting Shot 1 Back in 2000, I was new to underwater photography and I purchased an Epoque 35mm film camera at the dive show in Birmingham in preparation for a trip to the Maldives. One of my sons had found himself a job as a snorkel guide on Kuredu for a year so it was our onerous duty to visit him. The camera was very basic, fixed everything, but was simple to use and served as a good start point for me. My son had been very enthusiastic about the dive sites and the wildlife that was around. He wasnít wrong. I enjoyed the diving, the water was clear, the coral was bleached in places but there was a profusion of all the usual ëcommoní stuff. Turtles, sharks, eagle ray were in abundance around the island and in one hour we saw ten turtles whilst snorkelling. As the holiday drew to a close, we went off for a two dive daytrip to a Fushivaru. The first dive was in a channel and provided eve…