forums
new posts
donate
UER Store
events
location db
db map
search
members
faq
terms of service
privacy policy
register
login




UER Forum > Archived Rookie Forum > Keeping your camera dry... (Viewed 472 times)
lupurus 


Location: Victoria, BC
Gender: Male




Send Private Message | Send Email
Keeping your camera dry...
< on 6/23/2008 1:28 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
I'm pretty new to UE in general, but I've explored the hell out of some awesome drains in town. I'd love to shoot them sometime, but I'm too scared of ruining my camera. Does anyone have any tips for keeping cameras dry and safe (especially in drains)? Or is it a better idea to just bring along a shit camera?

Here are some pictures I took of a nice dry abandoned house, incidentally: http://www.flickr....72157605484753200/

logtec 


Location: Logtec is the UER representative for Scarborough, Ontario.
Gender: Male


Nice head, what's in the bag?

Send Private Message | Send Email | Random Pictures of Time Passing in Ontario
Re: Keeping your camera dry...
<Reply # 1 on 6/23/2008 2:12 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Posted by lupurus
I'm pretty new to UE in general, but I've explored the hell out of some awesome drains in town. I'd love to shoot them sometime, but I'm too scared of ruining my camera. Does anyone have any tips for keeping cameras dry and safe (especially in drains)? Or is it a better idea to just bring along a shit camera?

Here are some pictures I took of a nice dry abandoned house, incidentally: http://www.flickr....72157605484753200/


check out the threat in this forum - " a great point'n'shoot camera for UEing"!
a heavy gauge zip-lock bag modified by cutting a hole and sealing in a piece of glass. its crude and not durable but it works, other then that for some camera models, you can purchas a water proof housing.
[last edit 6/23/2008 2:13 AM by logtec - edited 1 times]

They say "you can't judge a book by its cover!" I say "YES you can, if the cover has a girl on it with a cock in her mouth, its PORN!" if she's 18 and the cock is black, its GREAT porn!
MIAD 


Location: Here and There NSW Australia
Gender: Male


Off The Radar

Send Private Message | Send Email | MIAD's Flickr Page
Re: Keeping your camera dry...
<Reply # 2 on 6/23/2008 2:51 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
You will find most cameras are safe to take into damp places like drains, as long as you don't remove your lens. I have been taking mine for a number of years, just keep it in a small bag and its fine. Only need water proofing in drains with deep water that you may have to swim through. Better quality cameras generally have weather stripping around open able panels, such as battery compartment, therefore the more expensive, the better it is in a drain environment, but don't be put off, i have used a mix of old (AE-1)to current (EOS 40D) cannon's in drains without incident. Just clean thoroughly afterwards due to corrosive chemicals present in drains

Or you can just zip lock it if it makes you feel a little better ($2 for a pack of them, good investment)

controleman 


Location: Montreal
Gender: Male




Send Private Message | Send Email | http://www.flickr.com/photos/controle-man/
Re: Keeping your camera dry...
<Reply # 3 on 6/23/2008 3:39 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Pelican case
Seal line bag
ziplock
cautiousness


SirJinx 


Location: Los Angeles Area
Gender: Male




Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: Keeping your camera dry...
<Reply # 4 on 6/24/2008 12:34 AM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
There are waterproof cameras dude... check them out online. Just google "waterproof camera."

People are weird.
Sarnia Boy 


Location: Sarnia, Ontario
Gender: Male




Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: Keeping your camera dry...
<Reply # 5 on 6/24/2008 6:49 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
a clear plastic ziplock always worked for me

From this sandy edge
The rolling sea breaks my revenge
With each whisper a thousand waves, I hear a roar... I'm coming home
metawaffle 

King of Puns


Location: Brisbane!
Gender: Male


Purveyor of Fine Lampshades

Send Private Message | Send Email | longexposure.net
Re: Keeping your camera dry...
<Reply # 6 on 6/24/2008 11:56 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Drains are a place to take your best camera! Pelican cases aside, you can get by with ziploc bags and airtight plastic containers, even if it's a bit of a hassle. The number one rule, though, is to pack the camera away each time you've finished shooting, rather than wading up the drain with it in your hand or on a tripod. I'm a hypocrite, though, and my old SLR has the gouges down the side to prove it

Oh, and the other worthwhile thing is insurance.

http://www.longexposure.net
DJ Craig 

Moderator


Location: Johnson City, TN
Gender: Male


Break the Silence

Send Private Message | Send Email | AIM Message | Facebook
Re: Keeping your camera dry...
<Reply # 7 on 7/1/2008 12:18 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
From what I've heard, the best camera for going into wet conditions (other than a real water-proof camera) is the Nikon D3. So, if you have a few thousand dollars laying around, go for that. It's everything-proof.
http://www.amazon....product/B000VRV6LY

I have never had my Nikon D100 fully submerged in water, but I can say that it has been completely unharmed by lots and lots of rain. Sometimes I used to wrap the camera body in a zip lock bag, and put a rubber band around the lens to keep the plastic from covering it, but I don't even bother with that anymore. Although if I was going draining, I might.

I would guess that older film cameras would have a much higher tolerance to water than newer film cameras and digital cameras? Someone tell me if I'm wrong. With film cameras, I'd say your main worry would be destroying the film, rather than destroying the camera.

Go on Google, and see if you can find someone who has done tolerance testing on your camera. Often tech review companies, such as c-net will test a product just to see how easily it will break, and sometimes this includes getting it wet.

You could always keep the camera in a dry-box (I think that's what they're called? Boaters use them. They're designed to be completely submerged in water and keep the contents dry) and just get it out when you want to take a photo, at a time when you are not likely to fall?

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." -Dr. Suess
Marko Kovacevic 

This member has been banned. See the banlist for more information.






Send Private Message | Send Email | Marko K Photography
Re: Keeping your camera dry...
<Reply # 8 on 7/1/2008 3:48 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Pelican Case.

Or look into the Nikonos V. A professional underwater camera that is only $300 used or so. Get the 35mm, as the other lenses are made for the light conditions underwater.

www.youtube.com/Markok765

Markokovacevicphotography.blogspot.com
RochesterUE 


Gender: Male


I'm a piggie!

Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: Keeping your camera dry...
<Reply # 9 on 7/3/2008 10:32 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Okay. I've looked into this many times before. Here's how it goes.

Decent waterproof camera - $350
Waterproof case for SLR - $269
Ziploc bag and some Silica Gel - .05 cents
Being careful - FREE
[last edit 7/3/2008 10:32 PM by RochesterUE - edited 1 times]

http://cat.org.au/~predator/approach.txt

There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop...
lupurus 


Location: Victoria, BC
Gender: Male




Send Private Message | Send Email
Re: Keeping your camera dry...
<Reply # 10 on 7/6/2008 7:54 PM >
Posted on Forum: UER Forum
 
Yay! Tips galore!
Thanks everybody, I'll post some nice pics of wet places sometime soon.
(not dirty)
(ew)

UER Forum > Archived Rookie Forum > Keeping your camera dry... (Viewed 472 times)



All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire.
To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT
View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield
This page was generated for you in 111 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 737088162 pages have been generated.