Hasselblad H38 Peterson Gates Underwater Housing Exc Start Price USD 3,350.00 Current Price USD 3,350.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 3,750.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, July 21, 2008 End Time Monday, July 28, 2008 Location Atlanta, GA See more about 'Hasselblad H38 Peterson Gates Underwater Housing Exc' Description Hasselblad H38 Peterson Gates Underwater Housing for 903 SWC, 903SWC (Superwide). It's in excellent condition. I've tried to show quite a few different views, including close-up areas of any wear. As is typical with diving and underwater photography, just getting in and out of the boat unfortunately adds a little handling wear. Any scratches were immediately treated so they wouldn't oxidize, mostly on the viewfinder, which was often used as a handle by the boat crew (I understand they later removed the viewfinder from the next production run). The angle of view is so wide that one usually just points the housing, but I found the viewfinder useful as well. The back has a couple enamel chips on the top later, but no oxidation at all. The dome is mint with no scratches. The housing has been used maybe 50 times at the most. Fantastic housing!! It was developed in collaboration by Lee Peterson at Marine Camera Distributors and Gates with Hasselblad. It was designed to optically match the Zeiss Biogon 38mmm on the 903 SWC Superwide and take full advantage of it's unique (non retrofocus) optical design. I enjoyed using it immensely. It's so well balanced, that it weighs only a few ounces underwater. Over the years, I've found myself using it less and less, so it's unfortunately time for it to go. Included is all the original equipment as supplied by Hasselblad: gear and attachments, an extra o-ring, dome polishing kit, Hasselblad/Zeiss Bay 60 Proxar 2.0 (required to focus underwater), case, and the instruction manual. After recently speaking with Gates, I found that the housing is no longer available, as the last production run was sold out a few years ago. The selling price was $5575.00. I've place a starting bid of $3350 (Buy It Now $3750), which I think is quite a fair number for such a great housing. Please let me know if you have any questions. I'm more than glad to answer anything you might need to know in addition to the description. We favor shipping to U.S. confirmed Paypal addresses. Email me to approve any international shipping and/or shipping to non-confirmed Paypal addresses. Thanks. Place a Bid!