If they have a photo lab on board (and they probably do), why would you think there would be any problem having a film scanner as well? Given the age of the subs, the computers were not original equipment either.
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Stoddart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 4:58 AM Subject: Re: Pentax goes to war? > > Another thing that struck me last night regarding the documentary > that started this thread, the one filmed aboard HMS Splendid in The Gulf. > At one point the captain was showing a photo of a Cruise missile being > fired and saying it had been published in a newspaper. The picture looked > like it was taken through the periscope (it was a circular colour image > with black borders) and a crewman was shown editing it on a computer. > > Now my thought is, because the submarine is on station so they can't pop > down to Quick Snaps or wherever, and it looked like they had a circa > 1970's-1980's camera on the persicope housing, presumably they had the > ability to develop and digitize their images on board? Does anyone know if > that's the case? > > Ho hum, I'll shut up about it now :-) > > Chris > >
