08 Digital Camera thread

[kenyee]

Originally Posted by Zeno

I think we are talking about waterproof ones.....even thou I took a bath twice with my Nikon already. Last time this weekend when I tried to get low to the water to take shots like these....they really got to make these things waterproof.

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.

[JohnR]

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.

Spoken like a true geek-slickdealer

[kenyee]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Spoken like a true geek-slickdealer

LOL...camera geek I be :-)
I like my K10D quite a bit...I'll be shooting near waterfalls with it out in the open and only worry about mist getting on the lens while everyone else is putting bags on the cameras to keep them from getting wet ;-)

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by kenyee

LOL...camera geek I be :-)
I like my K10D quite a bit...I'll be shooting near waterfalls with it out in the open and only worry about mist getting on the lens while everyone else is putting bags on the cameras to keep them from getting wet ;-)

You are also a Slickdeals person too - eh?

[kenyee]

Originally Posted by JohnR

You are also a Slickdeals person too - eh?

I prefer the bensbargains site a bit more...and the fatwallet forums.

[wheresmy50]

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.

[Sea Flat]

Great thread.

I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I have seen so many awesome pictures online and been out a few times and wished I had a camera to take some shots. I have already got the wife thinking about getting me a cheap digital to keep in my bag that never goes in the water.

Thanks

[kenyee]

Originally Posted by wheresmy50

I don' know why anyone would take one in or even near the surf.

For better photos for a book like Zeno's :-)

That said, I'd feel safer w/ a W30 or 770SW if there's any chance of dropping it in the water...

[Back Beach]

Just got the pentax optio W60, here's a few from yesterday. Jury still out on the camera, but so far, so good...

[MAKAI]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Just got the pentax optio W60, here's a few from yesterday. Jury still out on the camera, but so far, so good...

nice form on your son, you can sit in the rocking chair now.

[t.orlando]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Just got the pentax optio W60, here's a few from yesterday. Jury still out on the camera, but so far, so good...

Sweet, got my own camera man now.

[Bazza]

Last year I got the Pentax Optio w 30 and have been happy with it. The pictures do not come out as clear as my wife's Cannon Power Shot, but it seems like you have to loose some detail if you want a waterproof camera, and built in zoom. It is small and easy to carry, not too bulky.