Pentax make a weather proof camera called the Espio 105W (IQzoom 105W in the States). If I remember corectly it has a zoom range of 38-105mm at about f4.5. According to the sales brochure it is waterproof enough that you can wash it under running tap water. So I am sure that it would be good for sea kayakers. In New Zealand many white water kayakers are using them. I think the Pentax site is http://www.pentax.com The site has a bit of infor on this camera. James PALAKU - A large arachnid that inhabits one of the moons of planet Bajor from Star Trek Deep Space Nine. http://www.fallstop.co.nz/kayak.htm 127 Edinburgh Street Christchurch New Zealand. ph 3389 555 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 1/18/01 11:31:18 AM, boydwe_at_dmci.net writes: << >For the truly cheap among us who don't take a lot of photos, both Kodak >and Fuji make disposable waterproof cameras that sell for $10-12. They >float, and if you lose one, so what? I use a $14 Vivitar I got from K-mart for the same purpose. The majority of photos on my web page were taken with that little green thing. It's sure not the camera that my regular ones are, but if it gets wet, I'm only out $15. There is a "waterproof" version of the same camera available for about $50. >> we just got back pictures we took with one of those things. I was so disappointed in the pictures. You have to get right up on whatever you are taking a picture of and what you frame is not what you get. It is a cheap camera and I think I'll never use one after I finish the most current one. The pictures just aren't worth the effort. Joan Spinner *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 12:41 PM 1/18/01 EST, JSpinner_at_aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 1/18/01 11:31:18 AM, boydwe_at_dmci.net writes: > >we just got back pictures we took with one of those things. I was so >disappointed in the pictures. You have to get right up on whatever you are >taking a picture of and what you frame is not what you get. It is a cheap >camera and I think I'll never use one after I finish the most current one. >The pictures just aren't worth the effort. This is a reusable, not a disposable. Yes, the lens could be better -- but what do you expect for $14? -- Wes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I too use a Nikonos III. I keep it at hand in my sea kayak with the 80mm lens mounted and set at the hyperfocal distance for the general conditions using the Sunny 16 rule. I carry the 35mm lens in my deck bag in case I need it. These are the only two Nikonos lenses that can be used above the waterline. For the uninitiated, the Sunny 16 rule means I determine the proper f/stop and shutter speed by setting the shutter to the closest speed equal to the inverse of the film speed (i.e. set the shutter for 1/250th when using 200 ISO film, 125th for 100 ISO, etc.) and the f/stop to 16 on a bright sunny day. Adjust the f/stop for cloudier conditions by opening it appropriately. Before the days of automatic cameras this info was printed inside every box of film, in some cases it still is, otherwise you'll learn by experience and the exposure latitude of most print films will keep you from blowing too many shots. The hyperfocal distance is set by adjusting the focus so that the far end of the depth of field range for the f/stop being used is set on infinity. This gives you an in-focus range much larger than setting the focus directy at infinity. A few years ago I bought a Minolta Vectis GX-1 waterproof APS camera, which I was not overy impressed with (either the APS format or the camera itself), but is indeed waterproof. I also have an EWA-Marine soft waterproof housing that I can put a normal SLR into with a lens out to about 100mm mounted. It works, but is a bit clumsy in use. In spray conditions I have a Gore-Tex sleeve into which a camera can be put to keep it safe. Good for misty/rainy conditions, but not for general kayaing use. Benno Jones *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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