"John Snoddy" <john_at_snoddy.com> wrote: >I just added a Canon Optura 30 camcorder to my digital camera collection. Next project is to build a waterproof housing. ... (http://www.wakeworld.com/articles/2003/housing.asp). I built a similar PVC housing as described on the MSN 'Divelight' group. Works great! I built mine out of 4" PVC for my Canon Elura 70. The cam mic picks up quite a bit of motor noise. shawn *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Shawn, I've been trying to find the necessary parts: 6 inch PVC, hasp clamps, 6.5 inch o-ring. No luck on any of it. I looked at 4 inch PVC, but my Optura is such a tight fit, I can't imagine being able to build/install camera controls. So I gave up. Found a relatively affordable housing: Epic Elite (http://epiccam.com/ecommerce/os/catalog/product_info.php? cPath=1&products_id=28). Designed by surfers rather than divers and perfectly suits my planned usage. $269 is still a lot of money, but to be honest, I had reservations about my ability to actually build the thing. After adding the complexity of finding all the necessary parts (and finding a somewhat reasonable alternative) I decided to take the easy route. John On Apr 22, 2005, at 5:30 PM, Shawn Baker wrote: > > I built a similar PVC housing as described on the MSN 'Divelight' > group. Works great! I built mine out of 4" PVC for my Canon Elura 70. > > The cam mic picks up quite a bit of motor noise. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Ricoh has come out with a water-proof camera! Anyone know anything about it? Tord *************************************************************************** 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 4/14/2005 7:29:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, gwarner2_at_shaw.ca writes: I don't have a Pentax Optio WP but am curious to know what the power source is for the camera and how long it works off the battery source. Some of the digital cameras my friends use eat batteries at the same rate my 14 year old son eats though our fridge. I swear he can open the fridge door and clean out everything edible before the light comes on. By evening the only thing left in the fridge is some science experiments and the organic green sludge in the vegetable crisper. Why's it called a crisper? You put fresh vegies in and "poof" they turn to sludge. It should be called the sludger. Sorry, I lost focus there for a moment. About the batteries, what's the power source for the Optio WP? Oh, and would you pass the green sludge? They list a rechargable lithium ion battery. The weak link to me about digital is the battery. I've been on 2 week trips and the digital shooters were fretting over batteries. Some digi cameras do, however, use AA's so a proper duracell recharge midtrip is a-ok. I like my pentax IQzoom but my buddies digi shots were much more vibrant than mine and I think this may be the pad I launch into digital-at least for kayaking-from. He even bought a spare battery for our last trip and was fretting about not having enough juice, so I'm still a bit concerned. Every time those funky little sounds go off and all that, it just wastes energy that could be used for day 5 on a trip. What are those little scientists in their cubicles doing? I remove the veggies from their incubator like plastic bags and put them into a basket. That removes alot of the moisture that turns them into sludge. The crisper is the beer overflow tank now. Our only teenagers are cats, so we are forced to eat our own broccoli. Here is a link for more info on the optio wp. Thanks to everybody for their insight. _http://www.digital-cameras-ratings.info/Camera/B0007CZ6F0/Pentax-Optio-WP-5MP -Waterproof-Digi/_ (http://www.digital-cameras-ratings.info/Camera/B0007CZ6F0/Pentax-Optio-WP-5MP-Waterproof-Digi/) Rob *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Rob, If you really like your film camera, but want the digital images too, don't forget that you can have a cd made when you bring your film in for processing. That's what my wife does with her IQ Zoom. The newer digital cameras seem to be doing a lot better on battery use than the older ones. My underwater Reefmaster digital, eats batteries in just a couple of hours. My old Olympus Ultrazoom C700 can pretty much shoot an entire day on one set of batteries. My newest camera is a Canon Digital Rebel SLR and it shoots about 400 - 600 pictures per battery charge depending on how much I use flash with it. As far as the sludger is concerned, we just got a new refrigerator and it appears to be able to make sludge even faster than our old one did. Steve Holtzman Southern Calif *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Batteries have gotten much better. My Nikon D70 (DSLR) can go more than a week with out recharging. My older Sony DSC717 could take around 300 pictures before it needed a recharge. The first digital camera I got (and subsequently returned) went through batteries like a kid eatin' candy. For paddling I have been using the older Canon waterproof 35mm, but this year decided to paddle with my cheap 4MP Canon. I just keep it in a small Pelican 1020 case on the deck. These are the small cases that just flip open. I stow the good gear in a larger Pelican case for use on land. -Patrick At 7:55 PM -0700 4/14/05, Steve Holtzman wrote: >[snip] > >My old Olympus Ultrazoom C700 can pretty much shoot an entire day on one set >of batteries. My newest camera is a Canon Digital Rebel SLR and it shoots >about 400 - 600 pictures per battery charge depending on how much I use >flash with it. *************************************************************************** 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 4/15/2005 4:51:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, mcguire_at_crsr.net writes: Does it have an optical zoom, by the way? The specs I found only listed a 3x digital zoom The pentax specs list only a digital zoom. _http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Pentax/pentax_optiowp.asp_ (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Pentax/pentax_optiowp.asp) What is the difference from a photographers perspective? Rob *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
For the most part digital zoom is useless - OK, a bit of an exaggeration but all a digital zoom does is make the pixels bigger - so yes, it appears zoomed but the image quality drops. The software interpolates to smooth things out. Not sure, but the lack of optical zoom may be the result of trying to waterproof the unit as optical zooms rely on moving lenses in some fashion. . I'd want a minimum of 3x optical zoom on a point and shoot. Personal opinion. my $0.02, K *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Saturday 16 April 2005 02.24, you wrote: > What is the difference from a photographers perspective? Digital zoom enlarges the pixels in the camera, in the same way as in Photoshop you can enlarge a photo, so while size increases, resolution goes down. Optical zoom works by increasing the magnification of the optics, thus the resolution stays the same, but, say, the beauty, takes up more of the frame, much like when you creep up close (the perspectives differ between close-ups and zoom pictures, of course). So there is never any need for using digital zoom. If you want to enlarge part of a scenery more than the optical zoom can handle you do it afterwards in Photoshop, or similar program. Actually, there are three things one should learn using Photoshop, or similar program. That's all - the rest is for creative photographic editing! 1. Learn to crop a photo, cutting away parts of the photo that distract. 2. Learn to re-size a photo, so that its size and resolution is adapted to the medium your going to use. A somewhat dizzy photo, that you want to keep as a memory, or other reason, never gains anything to be saved in full size, often the reverse. A crisp photo, on the other hand, should be kept in as big format as possible - who knows, one day it might be published, and printed! A slightly blurred photo looks better if decreased in size a bit, due to the way our eyes work, so that's why pictures should be taken in as big size as possible, till you checked them in your computer. 3. Learn to use Levels - a much better tool than Brightness and Contrast, which only occasionally can be helpful! Now you're all experts and can work as photoeditors at any newspaper! Greetings, Tord S Eriksson, ex-editor-in-chief *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
on 16/4/05 22:49, Tord Eriksson at tord_at_tord.nu wrote: > Actually, there are three things one should learn > using Photoshop, or similar program. That's all - > the rest is for creative photographic editing! > > 1. Learn to crop a photo... > > 2. Learn to re-size a photo... > > 3. Learn to use Levels... > Now you're all experts and can work > as photoeditors at any newspaper! I would add: 4. Learn to dodge and burn - with discretion 5. Learn to use unsharp mask. Your training as a photo editor is complete. Now all you need to do is learn to crop badly and use photos poorly, and then you can become sub-editors at any newspaper! :-) Cheers JKA (Newspaper photographer, married to a sub-editor) -- John Kirk-Anderson Banks Peninsula NEW ZEALAND *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
To add to the digital photo training suggested thus far: The other annoyance is sending large images via email or on the web. Learn to make smaller versions for distribution or on-screen viewing. The simplest way to do this that I've found is using a free program called Easy Thumbnails (http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/index.php?2.6) Works well. Set the resolution and an entire directory of files will be reduced to a 2nd set of files each with a max your preset size in a single, one-click batch job. No connection to the company or author - just works well and of course, it is free. Making the paddling connection - after each trip, I simply place all images in a folder and in a batch job create small versions of every image. Store them in a sub-folder and burn the whole thing onto CDs to give to everyone on the trip - or email out to others - or post to a web site. Everyone gets both - full resolution images and the thumbnails ready to share. Simplifies the whole process. K PS: The other paddling related photo suggestion is to figure out how to mount a polarizer (filter) on your in-boat camera - will improve pretty much every one of your on-water shots. *************************************************************************** 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 went to the site for the reviews mentioned in the previous post (sorry I deleted it and do not have links anymore) and read the Optio as having a 3x optical zoom. (38mm - 114mm). I know that my Optio WR33 has a 3X optical zoom and a 3x digital zoom. The literature on the Optio WR 33 talks about a new arrangement of the lenses to allow movement for zoom feature while still staying inside the waterproof sealed area. I can't imagine the newest version at a higher price getting rid of the optical zoom. Check those specs again if you think that they said no optical zoom to be sure of what they are saying (I could definitely be wrong). There is a Zoom wide = 38 mm and a Zoom tele = 114 mm 3x on the spec sheet as well as a Digital Zoom = 3x (or 4x). Mark J. Arnold > [Original Message] > From: Keith Wrage <keith.wrage_at_charter.net> > To: <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> > Date: 4/15/2005 20:08:11 > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] New Waterproof Digital Camera > > For the most part digital zoom is useless - OK, a bit of an exaggeration > but all a digital zoom does is make the pixels bigger - so yes, it appears > zoomed but the image quality drops. The software interpolates to smooth > things out. Not sure, but the lack of optical zoom may be the result of > trying to waterproof the unit as optical zooms rely on moving lenses in > some fashion. . I'd want a minimum of 3x optical zoom on a point and > shoot. Personal opinion. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
According to www.pentaxusa.com, the Optio WP has a 3x optical zoom. Mine should be here by Friday- looking forward to it! Bruce Flagstaff, AZ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Dear Paddlewisers, Besides our regular boats, my wife and I have a small fleet of rather insignificant kayaks that we use for guest, friends, family, etc. Lately, we've considered acquiring a double and have seen one locally for sale at a reasonable price. The boat is (allegedly) made by Impex kayaks and called an "Orca - Pyranah". This is the only double I've ever seen where the rudder is controlled by only the front paddler. Does that seem normal to any of you? I envisage using this boat with a novice paired with a more experienced paddler and, normally, I would expect to put the more experienced person in the stern. Comments, please. Thanks, Bill Leonhardt *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Bill Leonhardt wrote: > Lately, we've considered acquiring a double and have seen one locally > for sale at a reasonable price. The boat is (allegedly) made by Impex > kayaks and called an "Orca - Pyranah". Not sure what you've got there; the seller probably isn't, either. The Orca by Pyranha is a single and has nothing to do with Impex. -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA *************************************************************************** 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 just added a Canon Optura 30 camcorder to my digital camera collection. Next project is to build a waterproof housing. I'm going to build a unit based roughly on a design by Andy Zarlengo (http://www.wakeworld.com/articles/2003/housing.asp). The title of his article is "Low Income Housing Project" - which is funny unless you are trying to use Google to find it! My digital arsenal now includes: Pentax Optio 33WR -- so waterproof I wear it around my neck or tucked in my PFD in all conditions Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10 -- which stays in a Pelican case unless the water is calm or I'm on shore Canon Optura 30 -- soon to be housed in a waterproof case Once the housing is done (and fully tested!), I need to figure out how to mount it on my boat. Any suggestion? *************************************************************************** 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 just added a Canon Optura 30 camcorder to my digital camera collection. Next project is to build a waterproof housing. I'm going to build a unit based roughly on a design by Andy Zarlengo (http://www.wakeworld.com/articles/2003/housing.asp). The title of his article is "Low Income Housing Project" - which is funny unless you are trying to use Google to find it! My digital arsenal now includes: Pentax Optio 33WR -- so waterproof I wear it around my neck or tucked in my PFD in all conditions Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10 -- which stays in a Pelican case unless the water is calm or I'm on shore Canon Optura 30 -- soon to be housed in a waterproof case Once the housing is done (and fully tested!), I need to figure out how to mount it on my boat. Any suggestion? *************************************************************************** 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 4/20/2005 12:15:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, john_at_snoddy.com writes: Once the housing is done (and fully tested!), I need to figure out how to mount it on my boat. Any suggestion? You may want to check out the film, This Is The Sea by Justine Curgenven. Her website offers some details on equipment used. _www.cackletv.com_ (http://www.cackletv.com) . Rob G *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 23 Apr 2005 at 19:48, Tord Eriksson wrote: > Ricoh has come out with a water-proof camera! > > Anyone know anything about it? Looks like it's JIS7 waterproof only: <http://www.dpreview.com/news/0212/02120301ricoh300g.asp> Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Saturday 23 April 2005 20.13, you wrote: > On 23 Apr 2005 at 19:48, Tord Eriksson wrote: > > Ricoh has come out with a water-proof camera! > > > > Anyone know anything about it? > > Looks like it's JIS7 waterproof only: > <http://www.dpreview.com/news/0212/02120301ricoh300g.asp> Enough for everyday paddling :-)! I've seen it, but not tried it! Pretty expensive, too! Tord *************************************************************************** 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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