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Inexpensive water resistant cases for boating?

Started Jun 17, 2020 | Discussions thread
Architeuthis Regular Member • Posts: 491
Re: Tip over? Never did, saw MANY, had a few close calls...

SirHarry wrote:

Yar1971 wrote:

-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 water

Wont work. You are simply too late with that heron flying towards your kajak. With the skout carrier you simply rotate 90 degrees and you can lift your camera out of the socket. Ready to shoot in 1 second.

It is, of course, up to everyone how to do. I personally, would take the camera out and wear it on the body only in selected regions, where the water is calm and the region is especially photogenic (high chance to see birds etc...). For the rest of the trip I would store the camera in a watertight ton. I am not the person that tips over easily, I am familiar with all levels of white water difficulty with kayak, up to VI (but was younger then ), but the fear of seldom happenings is greater than the desire to have camera ready on all occasions...

In addition, when the level of difficulty reaches II and more, the ready to use camera is of little help since you will have other things to do than photographing herons...

Wolfgang

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