Barbara wrote: >I keep my waterproof canon on a strap around my neck and tucked into my PFD. I can grab it, turn it on and take a shot in about 3 or 4 seconds. And have it back in the jacket and my and on the paddle on the 5th second. Barbara< What kind of Canon do you use? Have you compared its photos to those from the Pentax WR90 or WR105? I was considering buying a EOS Rebel G and then getting an ewa waterproof housing for it, but the housing is $190, so I figured I'd just get the EOS for land shots and spend the other money on a second, dedicated waterproof camera. Shawn -- 0 ____©/______ ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Baker Brothers 0 Brews & Boats http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/ Shawn W. Baker mailto://baker_at_montana.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
For photography on the water, and sometimes in, I use the Canon Prima AS-1. It's two shades of gray with red trim. I bought this one in Italy. The US model has a slightly different name. Features are the same. Features are: Canon lens 32mm 1:3.5 A setting dial that easy to use with gloves on that includes an underwater setting, auto exposure, off (whole camera), flash, and no flash. Also has a timer. I trashed the first one I had when I took it underwater to shoot someone rolling and I had loaded the film hastily and not check the o-ring for dirt. The camera leaked. The film was ruined. Now I think I should have tried immediately rinsing it in fresh water. I didn't know that at the time. After that I got an Olympus 105 stylus zoom. Water resistant. I practiced a roll and forgot I had it on my neck. That trashed that camera. I should have rinsed that one too, but didn't know that at the time. So, as I was in Italy on Elba, I went to the local camera store and picked up the Canon AS-1. I usually shoot ASA 200. The lense is wide, so I think wide angle when shooting. Really a fun camera. Barbara At 07:57 AM 9/23/1999 -0600, Shawn W. Baker wrote: >Barbara wrote: >>I keep my waterproof canon on a strap around my neck and tucked into my PFD. I can grab it, turn it on and take a shot in about 3 or 4 seconds. And have it back in the jacket and my and on the paddle on the 5th second. Barbara< > >What kind of Canon do you use? Have you compared its photos to those >from the Pentax WR90 or WR105? I was considering buying a EOS Rebel G >and then getting an ewa waterproof housing for it, but the housing is >$190, so I figured I'd just get the EOS for land shots and spend the >other money on a second, dedicated waterproof camera. > >Shawn >-- > 0 > ____©/______ >~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ >Baker Brothers 0 >Brews & Boats http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/ >Shawn W. Baker mailto://baker_at_montana.com > > Barbara Kossy Sea Kayak Italy http://www.seakayakitaly.com bkossy_at_igc.org *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Has anyone here seen an actual Tribal(ance) Kayak, or, better, paddled one? Web site is: <http://www.tribalance.com> It looks perfect for someone who might want to be able to ignore the aqueous environmental conditions, for a minute, while concentrating on that perfect shot. It also might enable me to lure my aquaphobic MSO (WIFE) out to look at the sea otters by the Monterrey Aquarium. If I could get her out there, ONCE, I'm sure she'd be hooked. She's a true animal lover and thinks sea otters are even more attractive than dogs. (She and her sister are involved breeders of English Cockers, Pugs, and German Short Hairs.) Fairweather and happy bytes, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Flory, San Jose, CA. dflory_at_earthlink.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speak softly and study Aikido, then you won't need a big stick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
"Shawn W. Baker" wrote: > What kind of Canon do you use? Have you compared its photos to those > from the Pentax WR90 or WR105? I was considering buying a EOS Rebel G > and then getting an ewa waterproof housing for it, but the housing is > $190, so I figured I'd just get the EOS for land shots and spend the > other money on a second, dedicated waterproof camera. Around here, the cost of the Canon waterproof point and shoot dropped by a factor of three overnight last year and hasn't gone back up by much. I took this as a signal that Canon wasn't having a good time with it and possibly was considering dropping it from their lineup. It hasn't been a popular camera if you follow the chat on rec.boats.paddle over the last couple of years. It was one of the cameras I rejected early. I got a Minolta Weathermatic and haven't had much luck with it. I bought my SO a Pentax WR105 this spring and I'm still not sure of it - the first was returned as it just didn't work. They replaced it no problems, but the most recent roll of film came back blank. My confidence in it isn't there yet. I lust after a Nikonos, but wish it had a zoom. I may get a waterproof case for my Canon Elan IIe yet. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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