Going white water rafting - need to get a waterproof housing for dynax700

Hi folks its all in the title,and we will be practising capsizing
exercises and I think there will be tremendous photo opportunities!

Does anyone know if I can buy a waterproof housing for my camera?

I will be using a sigma 28-70 f2.8

Is is this going to be a situation were I will be forced to go without a
camera?
I hope not! worse comes to worse Im going spend money buying some of
those waterproof disposable cameras!

 

A decent housing isn't cheap and adds bulk to your journey. Why not buy a
water resistant point and shoot camera? Very compact and less to worry over.
Pentax and Olympus have some. Perhaps others too.
bg

 

Subject: Going white water rafting - need to get a waterproof housing for

A true waterproof housing may cost you hundreds and I have not
seen any that work with anything but the old manual cameras but
I have not seen anything. Plus that lens is large for a housing.
How about a waterproof point and shoot camera?

 

From: "David"

I've done a lot of river rafting and ruined two camera bodies in the process.
Now the good gear stays in the waterproof ammo can while in the white water and
I just use a relatively cheap Pentax I-90 something or other to shoot with in
the rapids (the disposables work fine too). I think the Pentax cost around
$100 or so ... it's good down to 20 or 30 ft, depths I only occasionally reach
while rafting

Bill

 

Check out the Ewa Marine baggies. They will do the job and cost a lot
less than u/w housings intended for scuba.

David () wrote:
: Hi folks its all in the title,and we will be practising capsizing
: exercises and I think there will be tremendous photo opportunities!
:
: Does anyone know if I can buy a waterproof housing for my camera?
:
: I will be using a sigma 28-70 f2.8
:
: Is is this going to be a situation were I will be forced to go without a
: camera?
: I hope not! worse comes to worse Im going spend money buying some of
: those waterproof disposable cameras!
:
:

 

Get yourself a Canon Sureshot A1. Waterproof to depth of 5 metres, 32mm F3.5
lens, autofocus with 2 focus modes: macro and normal shooting.

 

I would look for a "waterproof", or water resistant, point and
shoot....There are several fairly good ones on the market for under
$150......I'd leave my good SLR at home, since there is more than a little
water spray to watch out for when river rafting.......

 

My friends and I do a lot of whitewater boating, and we find that
we get our best pictures from shore.

So why not buy a Pelican box for your camera and lens, and just
be careful about when you open it? Cost will be less, and results
better, than a water-resistant point-and-shoot.