"Best" waterproof point and shoot? Greetings, all. My brother and I are doing a 10 day canoe trip in the Quetico / Boundary Waters in August. I'm bringing my regular gear, but he wants...

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"Best" waterproof point and shoot?

Jun 11, 2015 09:59:06 #

moonhawk Loc: Land of Enchantment

Greetings, all.

My brother and I are doing a 10 day canoe trip in the Quetico / Boundary Waters in August. I'm bringing my regular gear, but he wants to get a decent waterproof point and shoot, a category I know nothing about. He has a little photographic experience, but is hardly an expert. ( He's mainly interested in fishing.) A good display and a reasonable optical zoom range would be the main criteria.

He can afford good quality, so price is not an issue within reason.

Any suggestions? (And many thanks!)

Jun 11, 2015 10:08:13 #

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

I have heard alot of good talk about the Nikon AW100 and AW120. The GoPro should also be considered.

Jun 11, 2015 10:17:42 #

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Here is an article outlining the popular current choices: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/3436829389/dpreview-recommends-best-waterproof-cameras?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=mainmenu&utm_medium=text&ref=mainmenu

If it were me, I would probably get the Olympus Tough TG-4.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1127859-REG/olympus_v104160bu000_stylus_tough_tg_4_digital.html

Olympus offers a variety of accessories including optical wide angle and telephoto lenses.

Jun 11, 2015 22:43:20 #

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Nikonos V

Jun 11, 2015 23:13:20 #

SHLeM52 Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Amazing camera, but they haven't made those since 2001.

Mogul wrote:

Nikonos V

Jun 12, 2015 01:52:40 #

moonhawk Loc: Land of Enchantment

Thanks for all your replies. My brother has informed me that he purchased the Ricoh mentioned in the DPReview article that bspague posted a link to.

Jun 12, 2015 06:01:44 #

gmw12 Loc: Indianapolis & Windsor/UK & Montreux/Switzerl

moonhawk wrote:

Thanks for all your replies. My brother has informed me that he purchased the Ricoh mentioned in the DPReview article that bspague posted a link to.

Good choice. I love it.

Jun 12, 2015 06:29:14 #

mjmoore17 Loc: Philadelphia, PA area

[quote=bsprague]Here is an article outlining the popular current choices: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/3436829389/dpreview-recommends-best-waterproof-cameras?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=mainmenu&utm_medium=text&ref=mainmenu

If it were me, I would probably get the Olympus Tough TG-4.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1127859-REG/olympus_v104160bu000_stylus_tough_tg_4_digital.html

Olympus offers a variety of accessories including optical wide angle and telephoto lenses.[

/quote]
I used the Olympus TG-3 last year canyoneering. Lots of h2O. Worked great with nice pix.

Jun 12, 2015 08:03:50 #

Revet Loc: Fairview Park, Ohio

moonhawk wrote:

Greetings, all. br br My brother and I are doin... (show quote)

I have a Nikon AW100 and it is an amazing point and shoot. On our ski trip to colorado last winter I took pictures with it along side my D7100. With reasonable light, the AW100 took fantastic pictures. It also takes amazing underwater shots down to 30 feet. I assume you are not taking underwater shots in the boundary waters but as far as the AW100 build and waterproofing, it would be a great choice. If I was in a canoe, I would feel much better shooting with the AW100 then my D7100.

Jun 12, 2015 10:48:10 #

moonhawk Loc: Land of Enchantment

I'll be using my D7100 with 18-300 while in the boat. The rest of the time I'll have my D810 and a variety of lenses.

Best accessories? Dry bags and a good insurance policy.

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