Which camera?

These pictures were taken with a Fuji 35mm disposable (yes, you read that right) underwater camera. The depth rating stated on the camera was 5 meters/15 feet and the picture you see below was captured at a depth of 30 meters/100 feet. The year was 2001 and I was going diving at Layang-Layang, one of the atolls in the Spratley Islands. Good cameras then like the Sea&Sea or Nikonos were way out my budget and the digital revolution was just around the corner, meaning I have no idea what digital cameras can do then. Along in my baggage was my trusty Canon EOS-50 SLR (35mm film format) and the Fuji 35mm disposable. Not only did the Fuji survive the plunge to 30 meters, it managed to take one shot at that depth. Why only one? The water pressure had warped the casing and the film-advance winding gear mechanism were no longer in contact so I could not advance the film for the next frame. However, no leaks and walla & behold, some of the shots below.


The view up from a depth of 30 meters. Sorry about the composition. The viewfinder was kinda tiny.














Morning traffic in the form of a shoal of fusilers.