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Inexpensive water resistant cases for boating?

Started Jun 17, 2020 | Discussions thread
Yar1971 Regular Member • Posts: 409
Tip over? Never did, saw MANY, had a few close calls...
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SirHarry wrote:

I am using a skout carrier cotton while kayakking, with my g9+100-400. So it is attached to me. There is a rain cover which will fit snugly when i set the lens at 300mm. You have to take the rock of the kajak into account so shoot at high shutter (ibis wont work).

Dont tip over. 🙂

Well, You may tip over on calmest water in the world. So rain cover is just a rain cover, no matter land or river/lake. For me only two general solutions give acceptable level of risk on a small boat which can capsize:

-Watertight camera/camera housing -90% foolproof, especially if You remeber to tie it to yourself/boat or to a piece of flotation - they just sink without it, You know

-Shoot&hide strategy = camera stored in 100% waterproof bag or box onboard between photo opportunities; not totaly safe and needs some care&caution, but certainly very low level risk on flat waters

Regards,

-J.

P.S. My friend has just  managed to save his camera on the river after his kayak was tipped over and flooded by the current  at the obstacle.  He did it by periscope method

He was just in the water (shallow one, anyway) with his hand  raised vertically above surface and own head

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