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Originally Posted by kenyee
You just have to be willing to venture away from the mainstream Nikon/Canon. 
Pentax K10D's can be had on fleabay for $350 after the live cashback and you just have to pair it up w/ a $700 DA*50-135 lens to make it splashproof. People have done demos where they run the setup under a kitchen sink for a while and they've been dropped in mud and they keep shooting.
Olympus's DSLR system is also weatherized. |
SLRs are great. I own a K10D with few lenses, and yes it is sealed better than many comparably priced d-SLR cameras.
I don' know why anyone would take one in or even near the surf. That's why they make waterproof housings (which will cost more than the camera), and waterproof compact digitals.
I hear the Nikon D3 is sealed pretty well, and the magnesium body is less likely to crack if you drop it on a rock. The perfect fishing camera if you ask me. I wonder when we'll see Ashton in waders?
I'll stick to my Optio W70 for fishing use. Works just fine.