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I posted the message below in 2004, but never took any action. I'm sure
things have changed, so maybe there are new cameras out there I should take
a look at. Several people mentioned Optio at the time, so maybe they are
still a good choice. I'd prefer digital. I recently went on a paddle, and
one person had a waterproof enclosure that seemed to do well for him. A
little bulky, but he'd used it many times and we were in class II water
quite often when he used it.

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I'd like to take my camera with me more often on kayak trips, but am always
concerned about it ending up in the water. Are there reasonably inexpensive,
$300 or less, cameras that are waterproof and have some flexibility in
adding lens? I typically use a Canon Rebel G with two or three different
lenses. One is a 300mm. Perhaps there is some way to enclose it in a bag
meant for the purposes of protecting equipment from a dunking?


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(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
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The new optio Pentax is digital, a buddy has one, takes it on class IV-V all
the time, and gets great shots. Seems rugged and dependable. Right under
$300. I think.


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I posted the message below in 2004, but never took any action. I'm sure
things have changed, so maybe there are new cameras out there I should

take
a look at. Several people mentioned Optio at the time, so maybe they are
still a good choice. I'd prefer digital. I recently went on a paddle, and
one person had a waterproof enclosure that seemed to do well for him. A
little bulky, but he'd used it many times and we were in class II water
quite often when he used it.

========================
I'd like to take my camera with me more often on kayak trips, but am

always
concerned about it ending up in the water. Are there reasonably

inexpensive,
$300 or less, cameras that are waterproof and have some flexibility in
adding lens? I typically use a Canon Rebel G with two or three different
lenses. One is a 300mm. Perhaps there is some way to enclose it in a bag
meant for the purposes of protecting equipment from a dunking?


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
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not to scorn human actions, but to understand them."
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W. Watson wrote:
I posted the message below in 2004, but never took any action. I'm sure
things have changed, so maybe there are new cameras out there I should take
a look at. Several people mentioned Optio at the time, so maybe they are
still a good choice. I'd prefer digital. I recently went on a paddle, and
one person had a waterproof enclosure that seemed to do well for him. A
little bulky, but he'd used it many times and we were in class II water
quite often when he used it.

========================
I'd like to take my camera with me more often on kayak trips, but am always
concerned about it ending up in the water. Are there reasonably inexpensive,
$300 or less, cameras that are waterproof and have some flexibility in
adding lens? I typically use a Canon Rebel G with two or three different
lenses. One is a 300mm. Perhaps there is some way to enclose it in a bag
meant for the purposes of protecting equipment from a dunking?



Yes, there are a handful of 3x waterproof digital cameras available
from Pentax, Olympus, and a few others that are perfect for snapshots
and landscape shots. For more serious photography your Rebel can be
housed in a waterproof Pelican box. The problem I have is that the box
is a few inches too big to fit comfortable between my knees. Measure
carefully before ordering a box.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

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W. Watson wrote:
I posted the message below in 2004, but never took any action. I'm sure
things have changed, so maybe there are new cameras out there I should take
a look at. Several people mentioned Optio at the time, so maybe they are
still a good choice. I'd prefer digital.


Pentax recently released the W20 to compete with the 7 Mp Olympus 720SW.
My waterproof (and alternative) camera page is still he

http://cacreeks.com/cameras.htm

I would have bought a Fuji F30 (for use in a Pelican box) by now, due to
its wonderful high-ISO performance, but reports say it doesn't work well
in bright sunlight, as do most newish Canon models.

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Bill Tuthill wrote:
W. Watson wrote:
I posted the message below in 2004, but never took any action. I'm sure
things have changed, so maybe there are new cameras out there I should take
a look at. Several people mentioned Optio at the time, so maybe they are
still a good choice. I'd prefer digital.


Pentax recently released the W20 to compete with the 7 Mp Olympus 720SW.


Olympus has now also added the 725 SW. Similar specs, can go to 5m under
water instead of the 3m (10ft) of the 720 SW.

http://www.dcviews.com/press/Olympus-725-SW.htm


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Last weekend I spent a couple of days paddling with Mark Arnold and he had a
nice little waterproof camera. I believe it was a Pentax Optio WPi, a 6
megapixel camera, waterproof (can withstand submersion to a depth of 1.5m
for 30 minutes) that he said he paid in the low two hundreds for. I just
did a search on Froogle and saw one for $199.

I met Mark in Ithaca last Saturday morning and we did a 3 hour paddle on our
local lake (Cayuga) where he took several shots of some small waterfalls
flowing into the lake. On Sunday we drove up (in separate vehicles) to
Wellsley Island (in the 1000 Islands region of the St. Lawrence river),
shared a campsite then went out for a paddle around the islands. We
launched in a very calm bay and paddled out with the wind at our backs to an
area called the narrows. We paddled around a couple of small islands then
worked our way across the opposite of the bay where the wind had picked up a
lot. We stopped for a lunch break, then rather than continue around the
perimeter of the bay and heading back into the teeth of the wind we went
back the way we came. By the time we back the entrance of the narrows and
into the lee of Wellsley island the water calmed and we made our way back to
the launch spot. We swapped boats for awhile and played around a bit. I
got to try his Impex Force 3, a boat I've been wanting to try for awhile. I
really liked the way it paddled. It would be on my short list for a boat to
buy if I ever decided to replace my Skerray.
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W. Watson wrote:

I posted the message below in 2004, but never took any action. I'm sure
things have changed, so maybe there are new cameras out there I should take
a look at. Several people mentioned Optio at the time, so maybe they are
still a good choice. I'd prefer digital. I recently went on a paddle, and
one person had a waterproof enclosure that seemed to do well for him. A
little bulky, but he'd used it many times and we were in class II water
quite often when he used it.

========================
I'd like to take my camera with me more often on kayak trips, but am always
concerned about it ending up in the water. Are there reasonably inexpensive,
$300 or less, cameras that are waterproof and have some flexibility in
adding lens? I typically use a Canon Rebel G with two or three different
lenses. One is a 300mm. Perhaps there is some way to enclose it in a bag
meant for the purposes of protecting equipment from a dunking?




Yes, there are a handful of 3x waterproof digital cameras available
from Pentax, Olympus, and a few others that are perfect for snapshots
and landscape shots. For more serious photography your Rebel can be
housed in a waterproof Pelican box. The problem I have is that the box
is a few inches too big to fit comfortable between my knees. Measure
carefully before ordering a box.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

Who makes enclosures rather than carrying cases?


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
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not to scorn human actions, but to understand them."
-—Baruch Spinoza

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Want a cheap waterproof camera? Try this one: http://www.woot.com/ (Link
valid until midnight CST 9/18/06)

Did I mention it was cheap?

Steve


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W. Watson wrote:

I posted the message below in 2004, but never took any action. I'm sure
things have changed, so maybe there are new cameras out there I
should take
a look at. Several people mentioned Optio at the time, so maybe they are
still a good choice. I'd prefer digital. I recently went on a paddle,
and
one person had a waterproof enclosure that seemed to do well for him. A
little bulky, but he'd used it many times and we were in class II water
quite often when he used it.

========================
I'd like to take my camera with me more often on kayak trips, but am
always
concerned about it ending up in the water. Are there reasonably
inexpensive,
$300 or less, cameras that are waterproof and have some flexibility in
adding lens? I typically use a Canon Rebel G with two or three
different
lenses. One is a 300mm. Perhaps there is some way to enclose it in a
bag
meant for the purposes of protecting equipment from a dunking?




Yes, there are a handful of 3x waterproof digital cameras available
from Pentax, Olympus, and a few others that are perfect for snapshots
and landscape shots. For more serious photography your Rebel can be
housed in a waterproof Pelican box. The problem I have is that the box
is a few inches too big to fit comfortable between my knees. Measure
carefully before ordering a box.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation


Who makes enclosures rather than carrying cases?


Canon has them for most of their digital cameras.
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