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This is the real thing - the original widescreen presentation of the film. It's a beautiful thing to behold, too, with all the wonderful, groundbreaking underwater photography. And Bernard Herrmann's music had never sounded better up to this point in his career, either. It's true, Robert Wagner as a young Greek is hard to swallow, but his character is so likable that one can forget the inappropriate casting as the film progresses. BENEATH THE 12-MILE REEF is a gorgeous film and a lovely story and I can't overemphasize that if you've never seen it in widescreen as it was conceived - then you've never seen it.

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I've spent 11 years in the Baja and this video was the worst waste of film I've ever seen. Really criminal to charge for this junk. Gig

Very good film! It totally went with my class's book Shark Beneath the Reef! When you play it, play the version that has the scientist narrating it - really interesting!

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I purchased this case to hold small things that I wanted to be able to get to quickly on the river/rafting/canoeing. works great! I can put my cell phone and digital camera in it with peace of mind.

Went up to Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota last week with my camera gear in a pelican case. The Canoe tipped over, but my camera gear stayed nice and dry in this case. Awesome purchase. Saved my $$ gear. :) Rayana Adra

A multi-purpose / multi-dimensional air tight carrying case with an innovative padding system which allows various products to be custom seated, sealed and protected - from SLR cameras, pistols, to musical instruments.

The description says that it is 18" and it is not!! It is really, REALLY small! I am very disappointed. It won't even hold a camera! I wish I could return it before the occasion I needed it for. Very upset. Not as pictured!! In the picture it shows the case holding a drill.

Over the years, I've owned equipment cases of every type and brand, so I'll get right to the point...if the world ends in December of 2012, all that will survive will be Pelican cases and whatever was locked inside them!

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I purchased this case to hold small things that I wanted to be able to get to quickly on the river/rafting/canoeing. works great! I can put my cell phone and digital camera in it with peace of mind.

Went up to Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota last week with my camera gear in a pelican case. The Canoe tipped over, but my camera gear stayed nice and dry in this case. Awesome purchase. Saved my $$ gear. :) Rayana Adra

A multi-purpose / multi-dimensional air tight carrying case with an innovative padding system which allows various products to be custom seated, sealed and protected - from SLR cameras, pistols, to musical instruments.

The description says that it is 18" and it is not!! It is really, REALLY small! I am very disappointed. It won't even hold a camera! I wish I could return it before the occasion I needed it for. Very upset. Not as pictured!! In the picture it shows the case holding a drill.

Over the years, I've owned equipment cases of every type and brand, so I'll get right to the point...if the world ends in December of 2012, all that will survive will be Pelican cases and whatever was locked inside them!

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I purchased this case to hold small things that I wanted to be able to get to quickly on the river/rafting/canoeing. works great! I can put my cell phone and digital camera in it with peace of mind.

Went up to Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota last week with my camera gear in a pelican case. The Canoe tipped over, but my camera gear stayed nice and dry in this case. Awesome purchase. Saved my $$ gear. :) Rayana Adra

A multi-purpose / multi-dimensional air tight carrying case with an innovative padding system which allows various products to be custom seated, sealed and protected - from SLR cameras, pistols, to musical instruments.

The description says that it is 18" and it is not!! It is really, REALLY small! I am very disappointed. It won't even hold a camera! I wish I could return it before the occasion I needed it for. Very upset. Not as pictured!! In the picture it shows the case holding a drill.

Over the years, I've owned equipment cases of every type and brand, so I'll get right to the point...if the world ends in December of 2012, all that will survive will be Pelican cases and whatever was locked inside them!

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I'm a Pelican believer now. I bought several Pelican cases, including the 1600, to transport ham radio gear, AGM batteries, computers, and camera gear from South Carolina to Oregon in my pickup truck (3100 miles with the side trips). I am in the phenomenally dusty desert environment of the eastern slope of the Cascades for the summer (staffing a USFS fire lookout tower in the Deschutes wilderness). While not in use, I keep the electronic gear in the Pelicans .. safe from water and dust, and safe from the destructive "pack-rats" in my lookout tower's storage shed (they only go to the shed on my off days .. when the relief lookout is in the tower). Pack-rats can get into almost anything .. but not a Pelican. Bet the people at Pelican never used that sales pitch!

Even though I read that Pelican cases were known to be rugged, I was impressed when I received the model 1450. It could easily have been used in the old luggage commercials that demonstrated indestructability with a gorilla doing his best to destroy a suitcase. This case is a veritable Fort Knox. The foam can be easily customized for camera and accessories in minutes. It will keep them perfectly protected for generations. And it floats!

I was very pleased with my Pelican Case. It will provide my camera with the protection it needs, both from water, and other damage. The foam was pre-cut in 1/2" cubes, and very easy to remove, in the places I needed to put the camera and accessories. I would definitly buy another Pelican case.

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This is a well-made, sturdy and attractive box. It suits one of my purposes perfectly, opens and closes the way it should, etc. -- but I am still disappointed that it is not submersible. The only other comparable and truly submersible box that I've found on Amazon unfortunately has opening tab(s) that can go flying when you open it. These two should meet, mate and produce the perfect box even if it costs a tad more.

Lots of other well-deserved 5-star reviews so I won't elaborate. I use this for kayaking by clipping the case to my spray skirt loop. The perfect fit keeps my camera from banging around and it floats if it ever does fall in. I keep a small piece of microfiber towel in with it so I can wipe off drips (my hands are usually wet).

I used this case to keep my phone & camera in while rafting down Kenai River. It worked exactly as it's supposed to. Everything inside was dry as could be. Everything outside was totally drenched. Lightweight, sturdy (it got banged around on the raft & in the airport quite a bit), definitely works well!

Perfect to keep my Blackberry Pearl in with my wallet while kayaking. It looks like it would also fit other size BBs and iphones.

Well designed and solid; reasonable price. View access is good. Total water proof 10' would be even better

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The product is basic for any photographer. It also fits everywhere and follows the brand standards. Just what you expect and pay for you have it right away.

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This is a hefty and thoroughly illustrated tome, robustly bound and printed on high quality paper, which some beginners might find slightly intimidating at first (given that lofty "Art of" in its title, probably), but which in fact offers a wild, witty and exceptionally readable teaching course to...well, yes, to the "Art" of underwater photography. It's a wonderful and very personal step-by-step guide to one's inner artist which will instantly make a better photographer of all through its insightful texts and the absolutely mesmerizing works by several of the world's most influential underwater photographers. At the same time, it's a great, highly enjoyable, richly textured read which makes it stand out instantly from the true-and-tested crowd of bone-dry "how-to" technical guides, which are often as punctilious as they are completely uninspired (and uninspiring). But comparing the Ferraris' highly opinionated book to all the other, more technical manuals which abound on the market is quite naive and unfair - it's like apples and oranges. Light on tedious, oft-repeated technicalities and strong in uniquely practical, field-tested advice, this is a title which motivates and inspires via striking examples and clever comparisons - a book which shows you the basic rules and then teaches you to break them at will to obtain great, novel results in the process. One might call it the thinking diver's guide to underwater photography - it's aimed at those who have eyes (and a brain behind them!) and want to use them to create better images underwater. This comes after all from the authors who a few years ago conquered the coveted World Grand Prize in Antibes for their spectacular underwater photography work! Eye candy and food for thought in every page - I grant it five stars for being innovative, brilliant, well-written, splendidly illustrated and highly inspirational.

"This book serves beginners and advanced photographers well. The former will learn how to choose a system while the latter will find inspiration in thoughts on discipline and tenacity. All readers of this book will take something from the many images presented for your pleasure and education. If you are looking for f/stop and shutter speed you will not find it in this book. Instead, you will find ideas, concepts and discussion that will help you grow as a photographer". Michel Gilbert & Danielle Alary Underwater photography columnists, Diver Magazine (www.divermag.com)

I can't agree with the other reviewers of this book. But, that's probably because I have been a professional photographer most of my life and many of the basic composition, close-up and other photo issues this book deals with were learned many years ago for me. The "art" of photography is learned through doing and talent development. Books can only do so much and this one's way to expensive for what's offered. The photography is pretty good. The quality of the printing is not. I have seen much better reproduction and print quality in other photography and diving publications that cost a third of this book's price. Many of the images are dark and flat. And that's probably not the fault of the photographer or their original images. It's poor print quality. The few pertinent points that are discussed about the underwater photography methods and processes are helpful. But, anyone who would spend good money on expensive DSLRs, housings and underwater strobes is probably going to be pretty careful about who else handles them and how. For beginning photographers, and/or those new to diving who want something to help them get into this activity further, this may be a book for you. Experienced photographers/divers may not find this book a worthy choice, as I have discovered.

As I move my photography under water; I was seeking the knowledge of those who have gone before me. This book interested me because it is very recent with digital experience as well as film from the past. I am very pleased with the way this book has helped me up the learning curve and prepared me to shoot underwater images. Another point well made in the book is ETTL underwater. There are not too many people on the planet yet that are really doing this in my observation. The authors of this book have overcome the reluctance to believe in E or I TTL; just look at their images. www.BrianHamptonPhotography.com

I recently had the chance to read this book. As with all the books by the Ferraris (of which I own several), this one is thoughtfully assembled, crammed with photos, and jammed with great tips. Of course, the images and the text are excellent, but there are other reasons to like it: * I like how they explain what's good about the guest photographers' images. Rather than just say "Yes, another fascinating shot!" they take the time to explain it, so the rest of us, as we move along, can try to emulate. * I like how they explain the rules of photography -- and then show they can be broken to great effect. * I think comparing underwater photography to movie-making is a great idea. Everyone has seen movies they love and can recall some powerful scenes from them. One small criticism: I disliked how the images broke up the text. I'd be reading along with the narrative, wholly immersed, and then I'd come up to a Guest Photographer shot. I never knew whether I should read the GP synopsis (and therefore forget what the teachings were) or skip ahead to finish the teachings and then flip back to the GP bits. Clearly, this was not a major pitfall by any stretch, but I would've liked to've seen all the GP shots between chapters, maybe -- so as to avoid this situation? Just a thought, and this is no reason not to read the book. In total, the book is fantastically conceived and the images selected beautifully complement the teachings. It's a very dense book, though, and I know for my own part, it was somewhat intimidating to pick up and go through. In reality, it's dense mostly because it's thick with images -- not because it's thick with theory -- and is therefore far more accessible than you would believe by just looking at it. Though I'm going diving this weekend, it's merely a pleasure dive -- no camera -- but next time I do go diving with a camera, I'm going to go through the pages once more, to see how I can make my images pop. In the meantime, I plan to study the last topside shooting chapter so my general photos can be as amazing as theirs.