digital camera's

[s.tury]

I was wandering i notice alot of photos on the site with some really nice fish , im a bit worried about taking my digital camera out has anyone got a clue if they're not wet, will they be fine out on the water or am i best with an old pocket cheapo i'd be strung out if i damaged the camera [smiley=hanged.gif]

[NQCairns]

What have you got? A 300 dollar digital is more than enough for fishing pics in my opinion, even some $200 ones today do a good enough job. I have a 5 year old really low resolution one that is still working perfectly after tens of trips, but has been resigned for one a bit better. I would leave the Nikon or pentax at home nq

[bay_firey]

If it doesn't get wet it should be fine imho.
But just remeber how easy it would be to drop the camera and then it would be wet and useless

[boatboy50]

Hey Guys,
I take my Digital camera out at least once a week on the water.
Havnt dropped it yet, and its showing no signs of corrosion.
I have a camera bag for it, which also usually houses the handheld GPS.
Its a $1000 camera, and shows no signs of having troubles after about 12 months constant use.
Reghards
Darren

[s.tury]

mines probably $700 its a sony cybershot but it took a while to save for it im wrapped in it and would love to get some great pics out on the water but a bit worried about taking it out maybe should hold on till they come down even further and get a cheaper one?

[basserman]

got my digital camara about5 years ago it is a old sony cyber shot (the one that takes floppys) i take it out alot when fishing and it is still going strong but you do need to watch where you put it and treat it out on the water as i'm sure any water will see them not working!
i'm hopeing to save up and wait till the prices fall on some of the new underwater digitals

[cHiCo]

You can get waterproof cases which you can still take photos with the camera while they are in the case. Enquire at your local camera shop about them. Even just buying a case for it and taking it out when you need to use it pretty much makes the chance of it getting wet very low.

[bidkev]

Hi,

I've got a fuji finepix s500 3.2 meg. Wanted more meg but opted for less meg and the 10x zoom instead.

A simple cheap ploy to keep the camera clean and free from sand/grit/water etc is to cut a hole in a poly bag, big enough to poke the lens through and secure it round the lens with a laccy band. If you can keep it dry, they're fine on the water but it's the wind that does the damage by driving grit etc onto the lens and into so-called Innaccessible places.

I'm an ex pro photographer who used to carry as many as 3 EOS bodies in the boat with not one of them coming to grief. Always use a strap around the neck to prevent dropping.

A one meg is good enough for showing on the net but if you opt for that, you may kick yourself one day when you get that "big 'un" that you would like to develop and frame to 16X12

good luck

kev

[Big_Kev]

Check your house and contents insurance as it may cover the camera on the boat, just in case it is accidentaly damaged.
Cheers Kev.

[boatboy50]

Kingtin, how do you find the Fuji?
i currently own a fuji s2800 (an older version of what you have)
Its a great camera but is only 2.0 megapixel.
I want to upgrade to the 500 or the 700 soon, as the prices have dropped enough for me, to around 600 or 800 now.
Do you find it easy to use, and is the end product good?
have you got a polarized lens? does it make a difference?
i cant get it with my camera, partly why i want to upgrade.
Regards
Darren

[bidkev]

Hi Darren,

Try this:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms7000/

The reviewer only gives it an Average grade (Jeeeeeesuz! What does he expect for that money?) but the folk who have bought it generally seem quite pleased. Let's face it, you get what you pay for but this camera has 3.2 meg (enough for what I will need) comes out with a 10x Zoom f stop 2.8 and a 21/2 X digital zoom at less than 600 bucks! You couldn't buy an SLR lens alone, that size and that fast for the money!

I *was* going for the 700 but at only 3X zoom I didn't think the extra bucks was worth it just for the extra megs which I probably won't need anyway as large portraits (16x12 and above), I still shoot on film

It also comes with a good lens hood that also doubles as a 55m adapter which means that I can use all my old Canon EOS filters amd also my Cokin filters on it, but as of yet, I haven't had need to use a polariser but I don't see any difficulty in doing so. I think anything but a circular polariser may well confuse the metering system though. A 55m thread is pretty much well universal so you will have no trouble obtaining a polariser for it.

I'm happy with the shots that I've taken and the only way I can fault it so far is that it defaults to 400asa on Automatic. I avoid this by setting it to 200 and shoot (mainly) on Programme which is basically Automatic with the option to change aperture or speed.

This is a photo shot at 1 meg.......should've used fill in flash but I just wanted to see how it handled natural skin tones.

[Gorilla_in_Manila]

Kev,
Any problems with your EOS shutters. I got a EOS 10 that the shutter started sticking on. My old man and a couple of his friends have had their EOS 1000's stuff up. Sent them in for repair and they all had to change the entire shutter mechanism which cost them plenty of bucks. Some sort of gum or shit slowly leaks out of the material they are made from and clags them up apparently.
Had the same thoughts as far as the digital goes. Bought a sony P8 recently and am going to get one of those waterproof housings for it. 3.2 meg plenty of resolution for casual snaps and emailed fishing pics. Was almost going for the EOS10D but had a good hard think about what I was going to actually use it for. I'd proably leave it at home 9 times out of 10 because it would have been to much of a pain in the arse to lug around and babysit. Wouldn't take it out in the boat either probably.
Decided to wait until the EOS digitals with decent resolution come down in price. Then all my old lenses will still fit them. In the meantime, I can still take the good shots on the film EOS (as long as I get the bloody shutter fixed that is).
Was wondering if you are familiar with the problem with the shutters and know any way of fixing it short of sending it in for the big replacement.
Cheers
Jeff

[Volvo]

I purchased a Fujifinepix S3000 from HN for a neat sum of $520. Really impressed with the quality it gives.3.2Mp and 6xzoom..if the S5000 or S7000 are any better i dare say the extra few bucks they charge will be well worth it ..
Cheers

[boatboy50]

Thank you Kingtin,
I am sure now i will upgrade to the 500 or 700. Just depends on price.
I like the easy use of the 2800 i have, so hope to not lose that, as im no expert with the camera, point and shoot!
Looks like good quality. Do you have any idea on where to get the best prices for them?
Regards
Darren

[bidkev]

Thank you Kingtin,
I am sure now i will upgrade to the 500 or 700. Just depends on price.
I like the easy use of the 2800 i have, so hope to not lose that, as im no expert with the camera, point and shoot!
Looks like good quality. Do you have any idea on where to get the best prices for them?
Regards
Darren

Darren,

I got mine from Bentley's Camera House at Westfield Strathpine (they have other branches) They were $100 bucks cheaper than any of the other 7 places I asked for a quote.

Good luck

kev