[Mike J. Leung]

If you’re looking for records outside of fly fishing, have a look at the European carp fishing scene. The same handful of fish have been caught, re-caught, re-caught again and again and again and again, at weights only ounces heavier than before. The “Scar” fish from the Graviers fishery (in France) is a prime example. The fish named “Two tone” before its death in the Conningbrook lake fishery (in the UK) is another example – It was the largest fish in the UK at the time. The fish are stocked in small lakes and receive vast amounts of fish pellets and boilies (a common bait).

[Mike J. Leung]

<cite>@stu hastie said:</cite>
That’s pushing my buttons Mike! I think that’s the path that I want to travel too. I’ve just bought myself a 7D, with the ultimate goal of getting inside one of those housings.
How do you find it for ease of operation? Can you access everything you need to? One thing I really want to do is also squeeze a remote inside there as well. Is that an option at all? I know it looks fairly tight inside there, but you can fit the camrea strap inside? Just wondering if you could use that space to modify a cheap aftermarket remote to fit in there.
Id love to see some of your work!
Bummer you had to go through the chemo! Hope the prognosis is good for you. Makes me think that this (housing) is the right option for me. Seize the day!

Hi Stu

I only managed to test it out in my neighbour’s pool this weekend. So far so good with no leaks.

Despite what many reviews online state, you CAN change shutter speed, aperture, ISO, metering, etc through the Q-button (back of camera on top left).

You however cannot flick the on/off switch or change the mode dial when the camera is in the housing (I turn it on and set it to manual before sticking it in).

Right from the start I took the camera strap off as well as the viewfinder eye piece (it was recommended in one review online)

The 2 remotes that I have do not fit inside the housing (as is). I couldn’t get these to fit inside:

http://photoglobeonline.com/shopping/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=38_46&products_id=175

http://photoglobeonline.com/shopping/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=38_46&products_id=130

Aquatech has a pocket wizard housing which you can hook up to the camera housing. I’m not too familiar with PocketWizard products but I think that may be an option for remote shooting. I will be looking into them in the coming months (hopefully before the salmon start running my local streams)

Mike 🙂

[Mike J. Leung]

<cite>@colin m. said:</cite>
The more i see photos from guys with the EWA bags…the more i am convinced that i “need” one.

After 2yrs of using the Ewa Marine U-B and equivalent U-B100 model except with the tripod mount here are some of my thoughts: Pros – Relatively inexpensive and I’ve been extremely happy with the pictures I’ve taken with my Canon 40D + Tokina 11-16 tucked inside.

Cons: I’ve experienced severe leakage with both Ewa marine housings I’ve owned within 1yr of purchase. The baggies don’t like frosty temperatures – The seams blew wide open on both while steelhead fishing in late October. The 40D was brought back to life both times after a day on an air vent – The lens came back to life but needs to be professionally cleaned inside. For those wondering, it took 9 months and $72 to ship it to and from Germany to get it repaired (sent via local Ewa Marine dealer here in Toronto). It would’ve cost $114 to get it back sooner (I wasn’t in a rush).

On the bright-side, I just finished 3.5 months of chemo and there’s nothing like purchasing some new toys with your mom & dad’s credit cards 😀

7D & EF-8-15mm fisheye tucked inside

[Mike J. Leung]

I’ve been a lurker on this site for quite some time. Last year while going through cancer treatment, it was this thread that inspired me to get into underwater photography when I was feeling better. I bought an Ewa Marine baggy after seeing all the cool pics and went at it around the various rivers not too far from home

When the water is prime for catching, it’s not so prime for shooting

Managed to sneak up on a few browns this weekend as they fed

Cheers

Mike

[Mike J. Leung]

As it turns out, I think I’ve pretty much decided on the Olympus XZ-1. It has a much faster lens and a built in ND filter.

Yes, it weighs more, but I have to compromise. I also like that I can add a viewfinder and an external flash.

I just have to wait until I have the bucks to pay for it.

Randy

I’m also seriously considering going down that route as well – Most reviews seem quite positive…In my case, I’m planning on picking up the Olympus underwater housing for it and sticking it through an 8 inch hole in the ice this winter (on my ice fishing trips).

[Mike J. Leung]

Do you mean Centrepin? Centrepin and float reel are names for exactly the same reel. The centrepin as Zach mentioned are used for drift fishing with floats. The current takes the float down river and the float pulls the line off the reel in free-spool mode (similar to a bait-caster). You can literally drift as far as your eyes can see the float (although if other anglers are downstream of you, it isn’t very polite to do).

Here in Ontario, they are a tool regularly employed by steelheaders. The vast majority of centrepins only have a basic clicker when you switch from free-spool – like a click and pawl mechanism –

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Incredible pictures Jay

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