[Paddlewise] SLR's, water & Foggy Photos

My cameras are with me most everywhere and the kayak is no exception as
they tend to make me a bit of extra cash on a good day!  To this end,
there are three paths I recommend you investigate (listed in order of
expense) if you want absolute certainty of dry film and a usable camera
at the end of your journey:

1) You may stick with a water 'resistant' model - Pentax WR models are
fine even in salt water and have taken several dunkings in fresh & salt
while strapped to my deck.  If in salt, you must however, wash or rinse
the beast with fresh water as soon as practical.  The photo quality is
adequate though, as you pointed out, there is no easy way to us
filtration such as a polarizer.  The ease of operation, weight and the
availability of the zoom is a reap factor here!

2) Contact B&H photo at "http://www.bhphotovideo.com/" and procure the
correct model EWA Marine bag for whatever camera & lens combination you
might elect to carry (including any of the "point & shoot" models".  I
use one of these on the Nikon, even under water, and used to use one on
the video.  The bags for the more intricate models may cost just
slightly less than you would pay for the Pentax WR however.

3) Buy a Nikonos!  As was noted in another post, these are waterproof
period!  The biggest problem is learning to focus and adjust exposure
with the older models and getting along with a minimal choice in lens
size for above and below water (the optics differ in either instance -
so does your breathability)  Used models of the Nikonos II & III are in
the $200 range.

The strange people I paddle with use all of these options as you might
note from our web site

Dennis Higgins - web beast
"http://www.execpc.com/~raskal"

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