Trout44 wrote:
Will be on a drift boat everyday.
I kayak, and have a camera with me most of the time. I always plan on flipping over and getting everything wet (I paddle in rough conditions), so I have an Olympus TG-6 in my PFD pocket. You have several options.
1) Just stuff it in a heavy duty plastic bag, and pull it out when you want it. If you do this, wrap it in a good microfiber cloth to dry it off between uses. Benefits are it is quick, easy, and cheep. Downside is the bag is not water tight. In a heavy rain your gear will get wet.
2) Stuff it in a typical roll top dry bag. Once these are sealed properly they are waterproof to a couple of feet submersion (they are not rated for this however). Still wrap the camera in a microfiber cloth. Benefit is more secure and more dry, but it takes more time to get the camera out, and more time and effort to tuck it back inside.
3) Get a zippered dry bag, like the Ortlieb aqua-zoom, or one from Sagebrush Dry Gear. These have truely waterproof zippers for quick entry and closure. Be ready to open your wallet. This is what I use when I want a nice camera close at hand.
https://sagebrushdry.com/collections/camera-bags/products/cam-dry-bag?variant=65958092800274) Get an Olympus TG-6. Really good point and shoot images. Submersible, pocket size, don't have to worry about a few sprinkles. You can get a floating wrist strap so if you drop it in the water you can retrieve it. If you do this, still bring a clean dry cloth to remove water spray from the lens before each shot. Water droplets ruin a lot of pics. In a kayak we all typically "lick and dip" the lens. It covers the lens with a thin, even, film of water so the water drops aren't as obvious. On the plus side, you can even shove the thing underwater if you want a pic of the fish next to the boat!
5) Get a housing for your camera, or get an older housing and a "burner" camera. I have a Nikon d80 and an underwater housing. Very bulky, so I don't use it very often. You can get the outdated housings pretty cheep, as once camera makers change a model the buttons and levers don't match to the old housing anymore. Ikelite is "the" name for this, however if you want to drop several thousand there are others that make exceptional housings for pretty much any camera. Still want the dry cloth, but your camera is available whenever you want it. Downside is you can't easily access your camera if you want/need to change lenses...so you want to fish, or take pics?
Have fun.