I am hoping to join friends this summer on some kayaking adventures. This will be all new to me. Also, it will be on small rivers...no whitewater. My question to you is, if you are a kayaker, what do you bring for a camera? One of my photographer friends does not bring any of her good cameras or lenses. They seem to have small waterproof cameras for kayaking. All I can think of is the photographic opportunities I would be missing! (Lots of wildlife up here.) All of my gear is insured but that doesn't mean I want to risk it getting dunked.
So, what do you do...dry bag with bigger camera & lens or small waterproof camera? And, if you have a small waterproof camera, how does that work for you? Brand of waterproof camera recommendation?
Thanks for any advice on this.
Marsha
There is a reason we pay the insurance premiums. Take the "Good stuff."
Waterproof cameras - Fuji, Olympus, Panasonic - check them out at B&H, Adorama or on Amazon. Great image quality.
Please don’t risk dunking, damaging or losing your bigger gear. Please.
rjaywallace wrote:
Waterproof cameras - Fuji, Olympus, Panasonic - check them out at B&H, Adorama or on Amazon.
Please don’t risk dunking, damaging or losing your bigger gear. Please.
Yes...I am really not wanting to do that!
Doing an "Eskimo roll" in a kayak is easier than you think. I personally don't bring cameras, cell phones or anything else I don't want ruined when I'm on the water. If you can't resist the urge to take photos I would hike back in and take my good stuff then.
I have been contemplating the same issue now that I've upgraded my gear yet
again, and added two more kayaks (and an Xterra). I had a crash course in keeping gear dry during
duck season when I ventured out with the kayak and shotgun. I quickly realized that
the outriggers they sell or rig up can give a lot more confidence in not tipping
over while being distracted hunting wise or camera wise. For this summer coming up
I will be rigging up a small double outrigger and getting a dry bag for the camera stuff.
All the stories I've read about people dunking their gear have been while getting
in and out of a boat, thus during that time a dry bag will save the day. I will be taking
my good camera and lens with me but minimize the amount. Probably just the d7200 and the 150-600
on a short monopod. We'll see how that works!
On another note, get any good volleyball pics this season???!!!
67skylark27 wrote:
I have been contemplating the same issue now that I've upgraded my gear yet
again, and added two more kayaks (and an Xterra). I had a crash course in keeping gear dry during
duck season when I ventured out with the kayak and shotgun. I quickly realized that
the outriggers they sell or rig up can give a lot more confidence in not tipping
over while being distracted hunting wise or camera wise. For this summer coming up
I will be rigging up a small double outrigger and getting a dry bag for the camera stuff.
All the stories I've read about people dunking their gear have been while getting
in and out of a boat, thus during that time a dry bag will save the day. I will be taking
my good camera and lens with me but minimize the amount. Probably just the d7200 and the 150-600
on a short monopod. We'll see how that works!
On another note, get any good volleyball pics this season???!!!
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You are going to do just what I would like to do!! Same camera and lens too! Let me know how you do after taking it out a couple of times.
Volleyball in Denver this weekend...I will not be there. (Club volleyball) She is a senior next year and a captain on the varsity team. I promise to do better with pics coming up in the future!! :-)
Denver would be a bit far! I posted some volleyball and hockey shots in the Sports Photography section. I have
a few more volleyball to post. The d7200 is getting me where I want to be for sports, glad I picked it up. The
d5300 went to my son at college.
I'll let you know what I rig up, it's warming up now so time to give it some attention.
67skylark27 wrote:
Denver would be a bit far! I posted some volleyball and hockey shots in the Sports Photography section. I have
a few more volleyball to post. The d7200 is getting me where I want to be for sports, glad I picked it up. The
d5300 went to my son at college.
I'll let you know what I rig up, it's warming up now so time to give it some attention.
Thanks and yes, please stay in touch! I love my D7200!!
I have used every thing from a Canon point & shoot to my Pentax K5ii with a older Sigma 120-400 F 4.5-5.6 on a cotton Carrier vest over my kayak vest. My advice is this, learn how to kayak first...then if you feel that you can handle it introduce a camera. Second if your in something less than 12 ft long stay on shore. I have a 14 ft Wilderness Systems touring kayak, I used a 12 ft kayak while in Florida on vacation, I can tell you this much size matters, the two feet makes a world of difference. Here is a photo from some years of me in the kayak I use to photograph wildlife.
Pixelpixie88 wrote:
I am hoping to join friends this summer on some kayaking adventures. This will be all new to me. Also, it will be on small rivers...no whitewater. My question to you is, if you are a kayaker, what do you bring for a camera? One of my photographer friends does not bring any of her good cameras or lenses. They seem to have small waterproof cameras for kayaking. All I can think of is the photographic opportunities I would be missing! (Lots of wildlife up here.) All of my gear is insured but that doesn't mean I want to risk it getting dunked.
So, what do you do...dry bag with bigger camera & lens or small waterproof camera? And, if you have a small waterproof camera, how does that work for you? Brand of waterproof camera recommendation?
Thanks for any advice on this.
Marsha
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In past while kayaking or rafting on rivers and ocean (both calm), I used a dry bag to protect my gear. After you get used to the water and your capability on the water, you may want to keep the camera out.
Have used fuji waterproof P&S (not good). Olympus tough 8yr old (not good). GoPro hero3 black (useable video - photography - not good), Gopro Hero 6 (screen shots - marginal).
Tried out latest Olympus Tough - not too bad. Sony RX100v (with waterproof case is $1200 - too much).
Went with Gopro6 per sons request. Phenomenal video and screen grabs from video is ok for web.
Net: if you are used to DSLR quality, anything else will dissappoint. (Tough and Sony werent bad).
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