Weatherproofing F707

Jeremy Birn61459 · Nov 12, 2001

OK, I've got my new F707, it seems to be working great, but it's raining outside (in the SF area) right now, and so I'm afraid to use my new baby outside.

What do you do (or get) to protext your F707 in the rain?

jeremy

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Gabe E · Nov 12, 2001

good question - i want to bring my F707 when im out snowboarding. Most people have mentioned using a Glad bag. Not cool.

Jeremy Birn said:
OK, I've got my new F707, it seems to be working great, but it's
raining outside (in the SF area) right now, and so I'm afraid to
use my new baby outside.

What do you do (or get) to protext your F707 in the rain?

jeremy

--
Jeremy Birn
http://www.3dRender.com/

Shay Stephens · Nov 12, 2001

I have used my jacket, and an umbrella. But I am thinking of a rain coat kind of thing made out of plastic like from a shower curtain that will fit over the camera but allow operation and prevent falling rain from getting inside the camera. Have not designed anything yet, just a concept so far. Here in Seattle it tends to rain a fair amount, so this is something I am intersted in as well.

Shay

Jeremy Birn said:
OK, I've got my new F707, it seems to be working great, but it's
raining outside (in the SF area) right now, and so I'm afraid to
use my new baby outside.

What do you do (or get) to protext your F707 in the rain?

jeremy

--
Jeremy Birn
http://www.3dRender.com/

taurian · Nov 12, 2001

Hi Gabe, have you considered factors like temperature, fogging etc? Will 707 work in low temps?

Gabe E · Nov 12, 2001

I just heard about the battery dying faster because of the cold which makes sense - the molecules in the battery slow down and dont produce -
i think i need to worry MORE about falling on it - when i dont make a jump -haha

taurian said:
Hi Gabe, have you considered factors like temperature, fogging etc?
Will 707 work in low temps?

faral · Nov 12, 2001

i brought my f505v snowboarding. I just put the camera in it's case, then hung it inside inside my jacket instead of outside. that way it stays warm and when i want to take a picture, i just pull it out, snap, and put it back in. oh yeah, i took my gloves off of course.

Gregory Alter · Nov 12, 2001

OK, folks--you are all nuttier than the fruitcakes that will be arriving, soon! Yes, you can TRY and protect your camera from cold and moisture, but you are taking a BIG risk. I have already lost one expensive point and shoot camera to moisture while river rafting, and just about wrecked a Video Cam when a relative dropped it in the sand at the beach. Buy a $8000 bullet proof Nikon, and you will still have a lot of risks outside with your camera. Put it in a completely waterproof bag while white water rafting--and it may survive, but just don't take any pictures! Buy a camera made for all weather use and don't risk your $1000 camera.

I have taken my cameras downhill skiing, but I always take a few shots and then just ski down to put the camera in a locker for the rest of my runs. Anything else is just too risky...You can get a fully waterproof shockproof throwaway camera, ya know...

Greg

Shay said:
Shay

Jeremy Birn said:

OK, I've got my new F707, it seems to be working great, but it's
raining outside (in the SF area) right now, and so I'm afraid to
use my new baby outside.

What do you do (or get) to protext your F707 in the rain?

jeremy

--
Jeremy Birn
http://www.3dRender.com/

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Michael Kim · Nov 12, 2001

Somebody had already posted a link to this manufacturer, and here it is again. http://www.ewa-marine.com/English/e-start.htm

They manufacture waterproof housings for underwater photography, so I'm sure it'll stand up to a little rain. They have a unit that they say will work for the F707. I know that bhphoto.com sells their stuff and I've been thinking about heading over to there since i live in the area, so I can actually see one of their "bags" in person. But if anyone has any experience with their products, I'd love to hear some opinions.

Mike Kim

Jeremy Birn said:
OK, I've got my new F707, it seems to be working great, but it's
raining outside (in the SF area) right now, and so I'm afraid to
use my new baby outside.

What do you do (or get) to protext your F707 in the rain?

jeremy

--
Jeremy Birn
http://www.3dRender.com/

Gabe E · Nov 12, 2001

Well there has to be a point in buying a digital cam - u want to take photos with it - not to mention the movies too - Im done with disposables - well maybe not at concerts. ANyways the camera seems desiel - so why not -
i can always get another one if this one breaks

Gregory Alter said:
I have taken my cameras downhill skiing, but I always take a few
shots and then just ski down to put the camera in a locker for the
rest of my runs. Anything else is just too risky...You can get a
fully waterproof shockproof throwaway camera, ya know...

Greg

Shay said:

Shay

Jeremy Birn said:

OK, I've got my new F707, it seems to be working great, but it's
raining outside (in the SF area) right now, and so I'm afraid to
use my new baby outside.

What do you do (or get) to protext your F707 in the rain?

jeremy

--
Jeremy Birn
http://www.3dRender.com/

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Macro · Nov 13, 2001

Which areas, parts, controls, etc. on the 707 look like water damage could occur?

Macroman-

Robin56223 · Nov 13, 2001

I have the AquaPac bag. The 707 barely fits, but it works just fine. Ewa told me (on line) that they did not have a bag that fit the 707.
Good Luck,
Robin

Mike Fitzgerald · Nov 13, 2001

How to give your Cyber-Shot a heart attack:
http://www.aricraft.com/stratos.html

Dee Golden · Nov 13, 2001

Mike Fitzgerald said:
How to give your Cyber-Shot a heart attack:
http://www.aricraft.com/stratos.html

That was very interesting. I've known about the Berkeley professor who does aerial shots with his kites, but this was fascinating too. Wish I had the bandwidth to view the crash movie .

Thanks for the link!

Dee

Arvin Chang · Nov 13, 2001

Hehe, was a worry I had a lot, why I took a lot more photos with my crappy Kodak DC280 than I do now. I had a padded camera bag, but it flops around, especially in the pipe... no spins (not that I can do more than an alley-oop)

Gabe E said:
taurian said:

Hi Gabe, have you considered factors like temperature, fogging etc?
Will 707 work in low temps?

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Arvin Chang · Nov 13, 2001

Gregory Alter said:
OK, folks--you are all nuttier than the fruitcakes that will be
arriving, soon! Yes, you can TRY and protect your camera from cold
and moisture, but you are taking a BIG risk. I have already lost
one expensive point and shoot camera to moisture while river
rafting, and just about wrecked a Video Cam when a relative dropped

:O Ok... river rafting is a little bit more dangerous than rain or snow don't ya think?

Gregory Alter said:
I have taken my cameras downhill skiing, but I always take a few
shots and then just ski down to put the camera in a locker for the
rest of my runs. Anything else is just too risky...You can get a
fully waterproof shockproof throwaway camera, ya know...

Yea, I only bring out my camera when I know I'm not going to be jumping myself... if you followed my photo taking, the number of shots I take jumps dramatically when I'm tired or injuried.

--arvin

Gabe E · Nov 13, 2001

cool - well i figure ill be taking turns - like ill do my thing on the pipe and snowboard park -someone else filming - then next time up - ill keep it cool - and record my friend. Seems fair and a good system right?

WHat kinda board do u have? i have a lamar 162 - but i just bought a Burton Dragon 158 - sweet board. WHere do u board at? Im at Vermont (killington, sugerbush ) but most of the season at Mountain creek,nj and camelback, pa - So tell us if u had any problems with it in the cold ? (do u have a 707 now - and do u plan on taking it out too) -
hey old people try snowboarding its fun. i swear.

gabe

Arvin Chang said:
Gabe E said:

taurian said:

Hi Gabe, have you considered factors like temperature, fogging etc?
Will 707 work in low temps?

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Gabe E · Nov 13, 2001

how much ? its either that or a Glad bag dude.
thanks

Robin said:
I have the AquaPac bag. The 707 barely fits, but it works just
fine. Ewa told me (on line) that they did not have a bag that fit
the 707.
Good Luck,
Robin

Mike Fitzgerald · Nov 13, 2001

Dee Golden said:
Mike Fitzgerald said:

How to give your Cyber-Shot a heart attack:
http://www.aricraft.com/stratos.html

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That was very interesting. I've known about the Berkeley professor
who does aerial shots with his kites, but this was fascinating too.
Wish I had the bandwidth to view the crash movie .

Thanks for the link!

You're welcome. The crash movie is a bit disappointing in that the general flight is rather jerky (might have been what caused the eventual prang). I was expecting something like an excessively rough landing, but that wasn't what happened at all: it went in nose first, almost dead vertical. I don't think I've "given away the plot" — still worth a look when you move to broadband. It's not stated whether the F505v survived, but I would doubt it. Interesting that it did survive falling off the wing earlier, though.

I'm hoping the other, larger, movie file might be more relaxing but I haven't downloaded it yet. I've been blowing my monthly ration routinely for the last few months researching cameras, including fixes for the F707 I don't yet have, and the excess has been costing an arm and a leg! :-(

Cheers,
Mike

Carlos Heiss · Nov 13, 2001

Mike Kim said:
Somebody had already posted a link to this manufacturer, and here
it is again. http://www.ewa-marine.com/English/e-start.htm

They manufacture waterproof housings for underwater photography, so
I'm sure it'll stand up to a little rain. They have a unit that
they say will work for the F707. I know that bhphoto.com sells
their stuff and I've been thinking about heading over to there
since i live in the area, so I can actually see one of their "bags"
in person. But if anyone has any experience with their products,
I'd love to hear some opinions.

Mike Kim

I bought this EWA-MARINE UW Housing for my Coolpix 990 and don't recommend this poorly manufactured plastic bag! Cost: US$ 149,95. I tried to take some photos whit it but without success.

Carlos

Ed (;¬ >) · Nov 13, 2001

It is not necessary to view it in real time. Just start the download and then put your viewer on pause. Wait for the download to finish and then play it. Your browser will save the file until you close it.

If you want to save it for later, just use the file menu on your viewer.

-Ed

Dee Golden said:
Mike Fitzgerald said:

How to give your Cyber-Shot a heart attack:
http://www.aricraft.com/stratos.html

Click to expand...

That was very interesting. I've known about the Berkeley professor
who does aerial shots with his kites, but this was fascinating too.
Wish I had the bandwidth to view the crash movie .

Thanks for the link!

Dee

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