Re: [Paddlewise] Camera Recommendation

From: Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:14:08 -0700
> Doug,
>
> It might be worthwhile to take a look at the Canon A570 IS and similar 
> Canon IS cameras.  Image stabilization is really nice to have when 
> shooting images from a kayak cockpit.  The "A" series is compact and 
> lightweight, compared to Canon's "S" series of IS cameras.
>

I like Sony stuff in general - just gotta like reading pages of instruction 
with their stuff though. Might be a good choice for a main camera, and go 
with Pentax or  Olympus for a quick-access waterproof PFD-pocket camera. Two 
cameras then. Let me run that by my wife...

> I own an S1 IS (3 Mpx) and an A570 IS (7 Mpx).  The A570 rides on deck in 
> a microdrybox; the S1 stays at home; some of your Victoria-area compadres 
> use the S1 inside a full-function dry case Canon sells for it and swear by 
> it, despite the small number of pixels per image.
>
> -- 
> Dave Kruger
> Astoria, OR

Yeah, I should paddle with some of these local shutter-bug clowns once and 
awhile. Might learn something.   :-)

DL 
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