NYCkayaker How Do You Keep Your Cameras Dry?

[Mo Fridlich]

Tom.,

My Canon G7 goes in a Pelican water tight case with spare battery and extra 
memory.

Here a pictures of all pelican cases : 
http://www.pelican-case.com/cases.html  They come in all sizes and you have 
to find the one that fits best.
I use the http://www.pelican-case.com/1120.html  as you can see for about $ 
30.
Here is a picture of it on the front of the kayak. Bear in mind that it 
looks bigger in this shot than it actually is. I was more focused on the 
Beluga whale swimming under my kayak.
I put a bungee on the front, drilled a couple of holes and fastened a thin 
rope in the back of the case and clip both to the top of the kayak. Camera 
is always ready with a unsnapping of the locks. Only problem is when 
conditions are rough it is tough to take pictures, but then you are usually 
too busy anyway.

An other solution is getting a new water proof camera such as the Pentax 
Optio:  http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07022103pentaxw30.asp There a 
several models available for around $ 250.

Ewa marine makes a selection of flexible plastic housings that are not cheap 
but less expensive than hard cases 
http://www.ewa-marine.com/english/index.htm

Finally if you want to spend the money, there are specific canon hard 
plastic cases that you can see at: 
http://store.aikotradingstore.com/canonhousings1.html

The one for the A70  http://store.aikotradingstore.com/wpdc700.html  at $ 
210 is not cheep.

Hope that helps!
Regards,
Mo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TomBrooklyn" <tombrook11232 at yahoo.com>
To: <nyckayaker at rockandwater.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 7:06 AM
Subject: NYCkayaker How Do You Keep Your Cameras Dry?


> What kind of camera do you use for kayaking, and how do you keep it dry?
>
> I have a Canon A70 I could hopefully use in case anyone has any particular 
> tips for that model.
>
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