The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #93606   Message #1816554
Posted By: LilyFestre
22-Aug-06 - 07:53 PM
Thread Name: BS: Kayak Questions
Subject: RE: BS: Kayak Questions
Hi Everybody,

    For those of you who kayak, do you take any photos while you are on the water? I've been using a Kodak Waterproof Disposable camera but the results are not what I was hoping for (even though I KNOW it's a cheap camera...the quality is far worse than what I thought it would be). Recently I've been packing my Canon AE-1 in a dry bag and using that. Since opening and taking out the camera and closing the dry sack takes time and is somewhat noisy, often the wildlife photos I am after are long gone or my boat as drifted, etc. So..I've taken to hanging the camera around my neck with the zoom tucked down in my life jacket. What kinds of cameras have you used? How do you go about keeping your camera safe and dry? I'm still a beginner kayaker and I don't care how many drip rings I have, some water in the yak is inevitable!!!! I'd appreciate any and all of your ideas!

Thanks!

Michelle

PS. The Olympus Stylus is on my wishlist....it's waterproof but not within my budget at the moment so I'm trying to make do! :)