>> Do you prefer slides or videos? >> ************************************************************************** * I don't know what your video expertise is, but I would rather watch a slide show than a poorly shot and edited video. Video that is worth watching has to be carefully shot and edited. That means, among other things, keeping the camera steady, knowing when to pan and zoom and when not to, and so forth, and then spending many hours editing the tape after you get home. As a practical matter, a video camera in a watertight housing is bulkier and harder to hide than a waterproof camera. Also, a good supply of videocassettes must be much bulkier than an equivalent number of film cassettes. If you go the slide route, I would recommend that you carry two cameras: a waterproof Minolta Weathermatic or Nikonos for on- water use, and an SLR with flash and extra lenses for use on shore. In the kayak, I normally carry a Nikonos V around my neck under the front zip of my PFD. (A flip-up lens cover helps to keep droplets off the lens.) Inside the kayak, usually between my knees, I carry a water-resistant case with a Nikon FM2, a 28 mm lens, a telephoto or telephoto zoom lens, a close-focusing 50 mm f/1.8 lens for low-light situations, a flash, and of course film. The case is a narrow, soft-sided Lowe Elite camera case that can be converted to a fanny pack. For waterproofing I made a drybag that fastens inside and accepts the original partitions from the Lowe case. With the camera equipment inside, it even floats with the top of the drybag out of water. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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