Underwater housings can be quite pricey ... but suppose I didn't really want to use it underwater, I just wanted to be able to use it on the beach and not to have to worry about being splashed by a wave if I'm taking shots right on the shore or wading into the water. Any recommendations?
I've had a D700, D300s, 24-70 and 70-200 submerged in the Atlantic by a wave that broke over me while shooting surfing. The only thing that didn't make it too well was the 24-70, Nikon eventually condemned it when it didn't really want to zoom anymore...
jrs5fg wrote:
Underwater housings can be quite pricey ... but suppose I didn't really want to use it underwater, I just wanted to be able to use it on the beach and not to have to worry about being splashed by a wave if I'm taking shots right on the shore or wading into the water. Any recommendations?
Yes, a good UW housing for a dSLR typically costs more than the dSLR. But they do make a kind of heavy plastic bag with a glass window for maybe $200.
For years I caries a Nikonus. A waterproof 35mm film camera. I'd literally clean sand from it under the tap. You can buy water proof P&S cameras now.
Or just buy a used D70 and an old 35-80 kit lens from a film body and have a $200 dSLR setup and figure that is cheaper even than the cheap plastic bag type housing
What I do now in conditions like that is keep my camera in a Pelican case. Take it out and take a shot, then put it back.
Unless it's windy, you'll be fine as long as you are careful. If the wind is blowing sand around, that can get ugly. A friend of mine had an old Canon 20D that got sand in the thumbwheel and focus rings. Never was the same after that.
