All of the lenses in the Nikonos line except the 15 mm wide angle are constructed to work equally well above or below water. (The design of their 15mm lens actually incorporates some of the water's defraction of help correct the final image on the film plane.) Depending on how much you're willing to carry, Ikelite makes several excellent clear poly housings for Nikon and Canon cameras. The basic rig, without flashes, is very reasonable and isn't much larger than one of the smaller Pelican waterproof box. By going that direction you get (a) waterproof (b) use of a much wider selection of lenses and (c) protection for the camera and lens. You can get port extensions to accommodate telephoto lenses up to about 200mm (and you may have to buy more than one port depending on your lens choice.) BTW, there was a recent thread on rec.boats.paddle about waterproof PhD (Push here Dummy) cameras. Quite a number of people in the thread had very good things to say about the Pentax 90 WR (which I believe is very water resistant, not waterproof). I really like the size and convenience of that type of camera, but I miss being able to use filters (especially the polarizer) which can turn an OK shot into a prize winner. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 10:41 AM 11/20/98 -0500, Byron wrote: >Depending on how much you're willing to carry, Ikelite makes several >excellent clear poly housings for Nikon and Canon cameras. >BTW, there was a recent thread on rec.boats.paddle about waterproof PhD >(Push here Dummy) cameras. Quite a number of people in the thread had very >good things to say about the Pentax 90 WR (which I believe is very water >resistant, not waterproof). I really like the size and convenience of that >type of camera, but I miss being able to use filters (especially the >polarizer) which can turn an OK shot into a prize winner. Great thread! I have been struggling with the choices of carrying either my SLR or my digital camera (Kodak DC-50) in a dry bag and using with care; or selling them both and buying something along the lines of what you describe here. I've looked at http://www.ikelite.com - interesting product line. I also miss a polarizer. Is it possible to adjust the polarizer when using an Ikelite housing? I've seen a few flexible camera bags/housings that would be suitable for kayaking, but those that I've seen are sized for the typical small viewfinder cameras. If anyone knows of a waterproof bag that that would hold a DC-50 (6.5" x 5" x 2"), I'd like to hear about it. Bob Tellefson Santa Barbara Kayak Assocation http://www.sbka.org 805-683-9717 *************************************************************************** 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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