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The silo is about 130 feet or so deep, 100 foot of which is underwater, meaning there is a sizeable area in which to surface, look around and breath air from. That’s right, you don’t have to be a tec or cave diver for this one, as it’s not technically in an overhead environment. The silo makes for an adventurous and fun recreational dive.
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We only had two dives, so just shoot as much as possible, get an interview with the guide, then see what we could edit together. We could dive in an unknown location, with lots of hazards, with a small camera capable of good quality results, and be assured it would shoot well when we needed it. Unlike the current incarnation, no over heating issues either.
#NUCLEAR MISSILE SILO FULL#
The original RX100 was an excellent choice for good quality and full HD video, with a decent codec and an acceptable bit rate for a compact camera. In a lot of ways, the video we decided to make helped form the heart of - our Minimentaries.
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If we did it again now, we’d be taking all kinds of camera gear, lights, sliders, tripods, drones, a sherpa… but this was in our early days. We didn’t really know what to expect, so we kept gear to a minimum: a trusted Canon 60D with Magic Lantern for topside filming and interviews, a Sony RX100 in Nauticam housing paired with Light & Motion Sola 4000s for underwater, and some handheld Sola 800s for additional lighting. We could have spent an age underwater there, moving behind cables, grids, launch platforms, and old equipment. 3 years ago we were invited out for an unusual dive inside an abandoned and flooded Cold War era nuclear missile silo. Nor do they include a drive through a field of abandoned cars and trucks before arriving at a hole in the ground, guarded by an ominous looking locked cage. Not many dives begin with a site briefing in the middle of the Washington desert.