Calypso
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The Calypso is the first self-contained 35mm film camera designed for underwater use, manufactured in France by Atoms to a design of Jean De Wouters. The camera operates at depths down to 200feet / 60m[1]. It was conceived by the famous marine explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997), named after the research vessel he was using from 1950, and distributed 1961–1962 by Spirotechnique[2], a small firm he had established dealing in underwater equipment, located in the suburb of Paris at Levallois