Hugyfot HFN-D810 User Manual page 4

History
In 1953, René Hugenschmidt is introduced to the
diving sport in the Italian city of Nervi and realises
that from that moment on his life will be dedicated
to underwater photography.
The young construction engineer transforms his
workshop at the Zürichzee into a Hugyfot assembly
plant. At first the production is limited to housings
for Agfa, Edixa, Exakta, Kodak, Leitz, Voigtländer
and Zeiss cameras.
At the same time, the Cousteau-Gagnan regulator
makes it's entry and in Paris the world's first diving
related magazine is released. Hans Hass gets well-
known with his movies 'Abenteuer im Roten Meer'
and 'Unternehmen Xarifa' and arouses a general
interest in the world below sea level. The diving in-
dustry is starting to get organised ...
Philosophy
From the early start in 1953, the Hugyfot philoso-
phy consisted of developing housings that were not
only functional and of high quality, but that also
distinguished themselves from other brands by
their well-considered and stubborn design.
1953 ...
The HugyCheck system is awarded 'Innovation of the
year 2009' at Duikvaker in Utrecht.
The HugyCheck system allows the diver to check
prior to the dive whether the housing has been
closed properly and whether the O-rings are intact.
Hugyfot was the first company to introduce a vau-
um check system for underwater housings.