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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 -- "I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them." -—Baruch Spinoza Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews |
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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. "W. Watson" wrote in message .net... 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 -- "I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them." --Baruch Spinoza Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews |
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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 -- Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe ---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.--- http://kayaker.nl/ |
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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:
wrote: W. Watson wrote: [...] 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? Well, that would be the classy approach, but they are expensive... http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...rch&Q=&ci=5237 |
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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 -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA |
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W. Watson wrote:
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. 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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Steve Cramer wrote:
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 Looks like I missed it. Was it a plastic bag? :-) 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 -- "Bad weather always looks worse through a window." Tom Lehrer Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews |
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No, it was a fixed focus 35mm in a plastic case.
W. Watson wrote: Steve Cramer wrote: 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 Looks like I missed it. Was it a plastic bag? :-) |
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Lost my old trusty 35mm into Shot Watch Cove (Pukaskwa NP/Lake Superior)
this spring and purchased the Pentax Optio 10. Handled everything the Great Lakes could dish out over several trips this summer...wilderness hiking in lots of rain also...takes amazing pictures...lots of easy to set modes that really work including macro ability. I use an NRS paddle leash bag (an exact fit!) to store it on deck and use the leash wrist strap w/o the leash to "biner" it too me in rough conditions (it won't float) if I want to shoot...it can even take movies submerged (you never know!) Takes such great pictures that I use it instead of my high end Sony for daily use. Amazon had reviews you might want to read for more info...just my $.02 "W. Watson" wrote in message .net... 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 -- "I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them." --Baruch Spinoza Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews |
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I went on a 10d backcountry canoe trip this summer; two of the guys had
olympus cameras. One was the Stylus 720sw (waterproof) or maybe its predecessor and the other was a stylus 600 something(water resistant) . They both were very compact and easily accessed and stored. Pictures came out great, even some of the aurora borealis. I have an Olympus D-595 that I carry in a small Pelican waterproof box. It works out well, but if I had to do it all over again I would go for something like the 720sw, it is A LOT more convenient. It is not a SLR, but the advantages (waterproof, light weight, small size) make it ideal for water travel and sports. We got a lot of shots that we might not have bothered with if we had a bigger camera. You could easily carry both, use the point & shoot for spur of the moment and your SLR when you are on firmer ground or quiet water. "W. Watson" wrote in message .net... 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 -- "I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them." --Baruch Spinoza Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews |
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My girlfriend uses an "Ewa-Marine" with her Nikon D50. It's a clear,
flexible case, the cheapest way to waterproof an SLR. http://www.rtsphoto.com/html/ewamar.html I see Amazon sells several models: http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102...0&Go.y=0&Go=Go Steve |
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