> 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 *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 26 2008 - 22:14:21 PDT
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