Yar1971
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Re: Tip over? Never did, saw MANY, had a few close calls...
SirHarry wrote:
Yar1971 wrote:
-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
Yeah you fit that 800mm ff eq lens in camera housing. 😂
Unfortunately You're right in this particular aspect: longer zoom + watertight solutions = pain or just zero... However, I will probably change my w-proof Pana FT4 for Oly TG series as they accept add-on front teleconverters. It's all about compromises, You know...
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.
On realy calm water You can have Your camera at hand large part of the time. Just remember to hide it quickly when You need to manouver or aproaching possible obstacles. Should work, but some residual risk is unavoidable. This guy saving camera just wanted to catch a photo of historic mill remains. They were aproaching a bridge with some rapid below and surprising turn behind.
In that aspect hard box is the best -it may be open/closed imediately, in one second. Some people just fix them to the deck of the kayak or in the cockpit. Rolled bags are not so quick...
However, we all need is some luck anyway, with birds on water: my friend with her DSLR caught a hoopoe that unexpectedly passed by in just two seconds. She was ready just trying to get a kingfisher that was constantly jumping from left bank to right and back. I had no time to even rise my compact from my knees
Sometimes we have open field of observation on water, sometimes a heron is just escaping several meters from You when You've just appeared from behind the turn...
Regards,
-J.