Underwater housing for Yashica Electro 8 Macro
Mar 1, 2024 11:32:18 GMT
on Mar 1, 2024 11:32:18 GMT
Posted: Mar 1, 2024 11:32:18 GMT
Hello,
While browsing the offers on a free-ads website, I came across the following item:
Apart from the nice looking Yashica Electro 8 Macro camera, the underwater housing is from the brand Hugy Fot, model Submarine 8. After a quick search, I found out that Hugy Fot still exist and continues manufacturing underwater housings, the company is now located in Belgium, but the label on the item says "Switzerland", so I looked up in the history section of their website, it says:
Also:
No mention of Yashica
, but I suppose it was then when they started manufacturing housings for Yashica cameras.
Source of the pictures: www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/2692229725-245-6640
While browsing the offers on a free-ads website, I came across the following item:
Apart from the nice looking Yashica Electro 8 Macro camera, the underwater housing is from the brand Hugy Fot, model Submarine 8. After a quick search, I found out that Hugy Fot still exist and continues manufacturing underwater housings, the company is now located in Belgium, but the label on the item says "Switzerland", so I looked up in the history section of their website, it says:
1953
René Hugenschmidt is introduced to the diving sport in the Italian city of Nervi and realizes that from that moment on his life will be dedicated to underwater photography. The young constructional engineer transforms his workshop at the Zürichzee into a Hugyfot assembly plant.
René Hugenschmidt is introduced to the diving sport in the Italian city of Nervi and realizes that from that moment on his life will be dedicated to underwater photography. The young constructional engineer transforms his workshop at the Zürichzee into a Hugyfot assembly plant.
Also:
1966
Japanese 35mm cameras conquer the world. It’s getting washed over with foreign brands like Asahi-Pentax, Canon, Fujca, Konica, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus and Topcon while the established German brands get pushed to the background. Hugyfot evolves and develops suitable housings for these 35mm cameras.
Japanese 35mm cameras conquer the world. It’s getting washed over with foreign brands like Asahi-Pentax, Canon, Fujca, Konica, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus and Topcon while the established German brands get pushed to the background. Hugyfot evolves and develops suitable housings for these 35mm cameras.
No mention of Yashica
, but I suppose it was then when they started manufacturing housings for Yashica cameras.Source of the pictures: www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/2692229725-245-6640