Alex Horvath wrote:

Good idea. It's just a matter of time till I drop my Nikon N90 + lens
into the water. Changing lenses especially on a kayak is a real
juggling act. Also, just getting an SLR near slat water for extended
periods likely reduces it's life.

Even if it's not sal****er, one error (and we're all human...:-) ) and
it's an expensive joke. One friend of mine has two expensive digital
camera's that are lying at the bottom of one and the same creek. Nice
compact models, he got great pictures with them... but they're gone now.

Did you consider Nikonos? I think the disadvantage is that it's a
really old design.

Nah, I didn't think about that one. I wanted something that I could
easily find because I was about to embark on a six week paddling trip. A
camera that I could use with one hand (never let go of my paddle :-) ),
that had decent zoom and picture quality, that didn't overexpose
everytime I saw the sun and underexpose when there was one cloud, that
would float and which wouldn't hurt my wallet in case I accidentally
broke it. So far, it's lasted longer than I had hoped for.

Wilko
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