Footage of two hikers uncovering a 1950s soviet camera while walking close to Eagle creek, OR, US.

The video, shot late last month, was recorded by Ethan Field and Ron Campbell as they dug out the mysterious Exakta camera.

"I stepped over something I originally thought was a flask, because it was buried lens down almost completely covered, I dug it out, the first thing I noticed was it had film in it!", Ethan Field later wrote online.

"The trail from here was at least 300' above up a sheer cliff. This unfortunate photographer must have dropped it and could not get down there".

Despite damage and potential light leakage, the pair have sent the film to a lab to see if any images can be recovered.

After a journey off trail of Eagle Creek. I stepped over something I originally thought was a flask, because it was buried lens down almost completely covered, I dug it out, the first thing I noticed was it had film in it! And imagined what could have been captured!! Me and Ron were about a mile in on the trail when we went down and across a steep slope to cross Eagle Creek to the other side!! And yes, the creek was cold and strong as hell!! We went to an beautiful unnamed waterfall that we post shortly and on the way back after crossing the creek again, Ron walked right over and thankfully I saw it!! The trail from here was at least 300' above up a sheer cliff. This unfortunate photographer must have dropped it and could not get down there. It was sketchy and steep even for us and back then the landscape could've been even worst.