Ready to upgrade my camera. Need advice.
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What camera would you recommend for hiking, fishing, and boating? I would really like to take the digital SLR plunge but I don’t know if it’s practical to carry that kind of delicate equipment on some of the adventures I get into. What should I do, maybe an insured SLR? Zach do you carry your Nikon on all of your adventures?
This is the camera I am using now plus a 200 meter waterproof case which is heavy and cumbersome. I plan to keep it for doing underwater shots. The 10X optical on this camera is great but you almost need a tripod to use it since there is no built in image stabilizer.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Olympus/oly_c765uz.aspMike –
In September we are expecting the Nikond D50 to drop into the sub $500 range with a kit lens (which is pretty good).
I have taken my canon digital rebel alot of places, including canada at -20 hunting whitetails, trekked all over new zealand, boats and kayaks down rivers, all kinds of stuff and they are pretty tough.
Mike A- these cameras are tougher than i expected. i have had a d100 for four years now and several dunkings that actualy made the camera shut off, and when dried out worked perfectly again. i don’t recommend this but it took it. i carry the cam in a small dry bag in a backpack for serious water where a dunking involves swimming. for everything else it is in a zoom case on my back all day. it is a tool and needs to be out there taking pics to be of any value. i have yet to dunk my d70 but i just started using it in the field and it is a little lighter to carry. they are both getting very reasonable on the used market.
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