Gallery: Beloved High-Speed Film Camera Faces Extinction
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*A multiple exposure of Olympic gold medal gymnast Kurt Thomas that was made using a modified Hulcher camera in 1979.* *Photo: John G. Zimmerman*
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*Pitcher Vida Blue's pitching motion is both frozen and blurred in this photo thanks to a double shutter designed by John G. Zimmerman.* *Photo: John G. Zimmerman*
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*Runner Steve Prefontaine at the 1972 Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon.* *Photo: John G. Zimmerman*
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*A 30-frame sequence of golfer Ernie Els shot on a Hulcher camera in 2006.* *Photo: Dom Furore/Golf Digest*
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*A multiple-exposure photo made on a Hulcher camera of tennis coach and commentator Vic Braden demonstrating continuous service motion in 1977.* *Photo: John G. Zimmerman*
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*A multiple exposure of Olympic gold medal gymnast Kurt Thomas that was made using a modified Hulcher camera in 1979.* *Photo: John G. Zimmerman*
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*The Olympic trials in Eugene Oregon, 1972.* *Photo: John G. Zimmerman*
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*Tennis coach and commentator Vic Braden demonstrates a loop forehand, 1977.* *Photo: John G. Zimmerman*
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*Photographer John G. Zimmerman with his pipe and Hucher camera, 1972.* *Photo: Courtesy of the John G. Zimmerman Archive*
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*A roll of developed 35mm film from a Hulcher camera.* *Photo: Christian Iooss/Golf Digest*
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