For on the water shots, I use an outdated 2.0 Mpixel Olympus D-520 Zoom, which is not waterproof at all. But, it is probably pretty worthless now if I were to sell it, so I don't worry about dropping it in the drink. Yet, at 2 megapixels, the snapshot quality is pretty good for sharing photos with others electronically. No way are the shots magazine quality, but I get a lot of shots others with more valuable cameras miss, because mine is always ready for use. The trick is that I keep it in a Pelican MicroCase 1020 lanyarded to the deck of my sea kayak. This case is small, completely waterproof, and flips open easily for use of the camera. I get my shot, restore the camera to the case, shut it, slap the case back under a bungie and keep on paddling. If I need to reposition to get a better shot, the 1020 stays open and the camera's wrist sling goes between my teeth while I regroup, leaving both hands free to manage the paddle, etc. Then I drop the paddle (it's on a leash) to get another shot, and stuff the camera away. If the camera dies, then I'll think about investing in a waterproof one ... but my technique won't change, because I'll still need to have an on the deck storage box, so the camera will still be instantly available. [I also own a Pentax Zoom90 WR, which goes on trips equipped with slide film, but I don't think anybody who does serious photography would regard this camera as capable of decent images: the lens just is not that good. I use it when I want direct slide images, for shots where the light values are extreme.] -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Apr 14 2005 - 21:42:04 PDT
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