Posted by Genny K. on November 10, 2016 at 3:10 PM
OK everyone, I would like your help. I am looking for a relatively small weatherproof camera.
I already have cameras on either end of the spectrum, and am looking for something in the lower-middle.
I have a totally waterproof point n shoot, the Fuji XP-70. I also have the Fuji XT-1. (My regular camera is a 5d mk2, and in wet weather, the XT-1.) I also have the Canon 1Ds Mkii, but that absolutely does not fit the "small"requirement.
So what I am looking for is something with better image quality than the little point n shoot, but still small enough that I can carry it when in the field doing non-photography things, like fishing or rafting. We got the XP-70 because a couple years ago we did a 40 mile raft trip, and my camera spent nearly the entire trip in a Pelican case ( that was before I got the XT1).
I am not sure what is out there. NIKON has the 1 AW1 for $500+, and maybe that is a possibility. I do not really want to take the XT-1 on these types of trips, because it is important for safety sake that I not have to worry at all about the camera. I need to be able to concentrate 100% on the task at hand, whether it is watching for bears or guiding the raft, and the XT-1 is just a little too much $$ invested for me to do that, and with the lens I have, maybe a little bulky too. But I would like something that takes better pictures than the point n shoot.
one of the real advantages of the point n shoot is that it is a one-handed camera. You could hold it in one hand while you are still holding your oar, or your walking stick or your gun or bear spray, in the other hand.
I am looking at $300 to $600? I really do not know what is out there. Ideas?
Posted by Skip Layman on November 18, 2016 at 9:19 PM
Don't turn your nose up at the Nikon AW series camera. I bought a used AW-100 for a trip to Hawaii and it took surprisingly good under water pictures. My only complaint was the relatively short battery life.
Posted by Genny K. on November 19, 2016 at 8:40 PM
Thanks, Skip. I'll look at them. I'm keeping an open mind and looking at everything. It doesn't need to be completely waterproof. Splashproof would be good. I am surprised that with the wide spread of mirrorless cameras, there are more around like this. Man there's a lot of different camera models out there!!
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2 repliesI already have cameras on either end of the spectrum, and am looking for something in the lower-middle.
I have a totally waterproof point n shoot, the Fuji XP-70. I also have the Fuji XT-1. (My regular camera is a 5d mk2, and in wet weather, the XT-1.) I also have the Canon 1Ds Mkii, but that absolutely does not fit the "small"requirement.
So what I am looking for is something with better image quality than the little point n shoot, but still small enough that I can carry it when in the field doing non-photography things, like fishing or rafting. We got the XP-70 because a couple years ago we did a 40 mile raft trip, and my camera spent nearly the entire trip in a Pelican case ( that was before I got the XT1).
I am not sure what is out there. NIKON has the 1 AW1 for $500+, and maybe that is a possibility. I do not really want to take the XT-1 on these types of trips, because it is important for safety sake that I not have to worry at all about the camera. I need to be able to concentrate 100% on the task at hand, whether it is watching for bears or guiding the raft, and the XT-1 is just a little too much $$ invested for me to do that, and with the lens I have, maybe a little bulky too. But I would like something that takes better pictures than the point n shoot.
one of the real advantages of the point n shoot is that it is a one-handed camera. You could hold it in one hand while you are still holding your oar, or your walking stick or your gun or bear spray, in the other hand.
I am looking at $300 to $600? I really do not know what is out there. Ideas?