Re: [Paddlewise] Trip Photography

It is a problem.  I'm sure you've seen the several solution presented,
which I think I will try.  I'm not sure about attaching it to the PFD,
though.  Mine already weighs enough so that I have some doubts about its
ability to actually float.  (You might try a helmet if you want to
roll....)


On Wed, 22 Sep 1999 10:10:05 -0400 "Reeves, Debbie (Debbie)"
<dreeves_at_lucent.com> writes:
> I have the same dilemma, Joan.  Since I take a lot of photos to 
> publish in
> the newsletter, I have tried many different solutions.  The camera 
> (Minolta
> Weathermatic) must be accessible at all times.  I tried keeping it 
> upside
> down on the deck (to help reduce waterspots) but I was inadvertly 
> always
> hitting it with my hands/paddle.  I used to stuff it in the front of 
> my PFD
> to keep the lens free of waterspots.  However, this can be 
> uncomfortable and
> during winter causing the lens to fog up.  Lately I have been 
> looping the
> camera strap in the armhole of the PFD and tossing it over the back 
> of the
> PFD on the far side of the strobe.  This seems to keep it from 
> sliding
> around when I am leaning and edging.  But . . . if I had to execute 
> a roll
> without first better securing the camera (combat situation), it will 
> hit me
> in the head.  Hopefully if this happens, I will be paddling with 
> other
> Paddlewisers who participated in the unconscious paddler discussions 
> and
> they'll know just what to do.  :-)
> 
> Debbie Reeves (still seeking a better camera storage solution)
> Sandy Hook, NJ
> 
> 
> > ----------
> > From: 	volinjo_at_juno.com[SMTP:volinjo_at_juno.com]
> > 
> > And anyone
> > else:   Where do you keep your camera when paddling?  I try to 
> have a
> > clear deck (I can't manage to get rid of my spare paddle, but 
> other than
> > that, I don't want anything on deck.  I stow my water bottle in a
> > knee-hole, my pump in an under-deck bungie, paddle-float & sponge 
> behind
> > my seat.  But I can't figure out what to do with the camera.  I 
> tried
> > fitting it in the under-deck bungie, but it's not secure there, 
> and I
> > find it banging around in the cockpit.  I could put it in the day 
> hatch,
> > but I want it to be immediately accessible if I want to take a 
> picture. 
> > 
> > 
>
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