Re: [Paddlewise] camera housing

Not necessarily.  It is simply one more thing to check when you are taking a 
picture.  A quick spray with a water bottle and wipe with a chamois  takes 
care of most of it.  If you are taking snapshots for the scrapbook it is 
completely adequate.  If you are a pro taking for publication, it may take a 
little more effort.  I use the Canon housing form my digital camera and I'm 
quite pleased with it.

I've seen some people keep their camera and housing is a ziplock bag.    It 
keeps most of the spray off the lens.  I don't bother.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Black Coffee 2002" <black-coffee2002_at_karavshin.org>
To: "'Paddlewise'" <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 9:21 PM
Subject: [Paddlewise] camera housing


> I was thinking it would be a nice way to protect my camera while kayaking.
>
> But then I was wondering, "how does it keep the lens dry?"
>
> Then it became obvious that it probably doesn't.  It expects you to be 
> fully
> dry or fully submerged, not a mix of the two.  Consequently I figure the
> lens is always going to be distorted with drops of water or dried salts,
> etc.
>
> So I guess this equipment is totally pointless for a kayaker?
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