camera carried in fly vest….
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I just played with the canon sd 750 last night at a x-mas party, i really liked it. Its super small, thin, and has a huge screen.
Having dropped a camera into a stream (ouch! – instant death for the camera!), I will never take a non-waterproof camera into that environment again.
Nikon and Canon both manufacture cameras in Japan, Thailand, and Taiwan, but I suspect you meant, ‘are there any cameras made in the United States?’
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I’ve been carrying/shooting a Pentax Optio 33WR for a few years and it’s been bullet-proof. I just recently upgraded to a Pentax Optio W30 which is water-proof to about 10′ (as opposed to the 33WR which Pentax considers Water Resistant). Both of these camera’s will take good photos if the photographer does his/her job.
It took me two cameras before I admitted to myself that s#** happens when one is fishing. The question isn’t if the camera will get soaked, but when will it happen.I use State Farm for my camera gear as well as a few other things. My brother put a few of his rifles on his policy, a laptop, you can do pretty much whatever you want. It is on a Personal Article Policy, the same type of policy you would put jewelry or something on. I have only had to use it so far on one lens, but its a no deductible, no questions asked type policy. Its great. For several thouasand in gear, it costs abot 100 bucks a year.
One thing to keep in mind – something my daughter learned the hard way – is that waterproof cameras do not float.
Another thing to keep in mind – something I learned the hard way – is if you want a waterproof camera and your daughter wants a digital camera, don’t try to kill two birds with one stone.
your insurance is actually going to cover you droping the camera in a river? who is it with?
Most general home owners policies should cover it. The problem becomes the deductible, the questions, ( did you really own it, when did you buy it, wheres the receipts etc), the hassle, and the time it takes to resolve it.
When first insuring my gear I spent alot of time on the phone asking both my broker and carrier just those types of questions. Where as, if you put it on Riders, sometimes called Schedules its pretty much
I’m taking care of this right now actually.
Most general homeowners policies aren’t going to cover it though, unless it was stolen out of your home, that’s the answers I’m getting anyway. An all-risk floater is the key, seems to be a pretty standard affair and it’s hardly adding anything to my premium. I’m putting copies of all my reciepts on file.
This is nice though, I wasn’t aware that sourt of thing would really cover much happening outside of the home except theft out of vehicle, loss by an airline, or something like that.
I’ll add another nod for the Pentax Optio W30.
It’s rather small and compact compared to other digital cameras I’ve had, plus the waterproof feature is sweet. No need for cases or leaking zip locks, the camera will stay dry even if you take a dive in the drink.
It takes fairly nice pictures for the untrained (myself) and if you know how to use all the features and settings it could take awesome pictures. The macro feature is one of the best on digitals I’ve seen and used, and the underwater pictures and videos turn out very nice.
This picture is on our website so I had to make it fairly small to fit the page, yet it looks pretty good in my opinion. It’s a underwater shot in a fairly fast current.
Here is another picture, again minimized for our website, this time using the point and shoot auto focus.
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