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The University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth's Marine Fisheries Field Research Group (About Us – Marine Fisheries Field Research Group) has been working on estimating scallop abundance and distribution along the Atlantic Coast of North America to understand the effects of anthropogenic climate change and natural decadal climatic variability. We worked with the team to develop a modular camera system which would allow them the flexibility in camera placement for the measurement and species identification. The team at UMass developed a quadrant survey pyramid with camera and lights:  Three of our MV 30-25 camera enclosures were strategically mounted within a robust steel...

When Cris Jaffee came to us to talk about co-developing a housing for the Leica M10 Ranger, we were more than enthuasastic to assist. With the environments in which Chris was determined to take the houisng in; it needed to have a simple form factor;robust design; complete ergonomics to allow for easy acces of battery, lens, and memory components; and modulartiy which allowed for the wide range of accessories and lights to be attached. All these capabilities made it the best option for shooting in the Arctic, rough seas of the Pacific, and various other rugged capture locations around the...

A prototype system originally built to film marine archeological discoveries in the depths of Egypt, this system was made to be modular. With a simple adjustment of the mounting position, the E2X4 system can be mounted to a diver-driven sled (shown), mounted on scooters, or placed upon a tripod for static capture. This is key for the success of a cinematic system that is being taken in extreme environments to create immersive expereinces for the audience. Made to house 4 Z-Cam E2s, this system simantenously records video in 16K and stores up to four hours of continous footage. The control...

The Tri-Clops system, co-created with our partners at Nautilus Live, is a three camera system array which was designed to shoot the highest quality, production-ready video for deep sea exploration. The focus of this system was to create cinematic video for photogrammetry and stereo applications. The team at Nautilus integrated the camera system into their Hercules ROV to assist their efforts exploring the underwater terrain in the Hawaiian Archipelago. This footage is ciritical to not only increase the capabilities of Underwater ROV exploration, but also to connect educators and scientific outreach groups with high quality cinematic video. The hope is...