Any camera buffs here.

[Philib]

OK so I know its not a camera forum but I thought I'd ask as we have such a varied, knowledgeable community here. The last thing I asked about here ended up with me buying an AWESOME case for my S3 which I have been more the pleased with, see here.

Im off skiing in a few weeks and was looking for a small, robust camera I could take with me. I need it to be able to do a bit of film as well as take a picture. Optical zoom would be good as well as there are a fair amount of distance involved with skiing. I saw a camera in a shop a while back when I was booking a kayaking holiday to France that could work underwater, but cant remember what it is for the life of me.

If you guys have an idea's that would be great.

 

[Lystfiskern]

Both Olympus and Panasonic have excellent waterproofed compacts

http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/DMC-TS4A

http://shop.panasonic.com/search/?q=waterproof

http://www.olympus.no/site/no/c/cameras/digital_cameras/tough/tg_820/index.html

Waterproof search-result Olympus - all products

 

[Philib]

Yeah I have been looking at the FT-4. Looks like a nice camera.

 

[Philib]

done a bit more research and not a lot of people liking the ft4.

 

[dugdiamond]

i have:

• a nikon d7000 (upgraded from a d3100)
• a plephora of lens (more than i actually need)
• many 'full' filter sets (for each thread sizes)
• studio equipment (tents; backdrops; continuous lighting; strobes; gels; etc...)
• digiscoping gear (for deep-skying and wildlife)

i also have a coolpix s9200 for quickies

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manufacturers claiming that certain cameras are 'waterproof' can be misleading. this means that they can withstand moderate rain-splashes, but not for a prolonged period.

throwing buckets of water on a camera will kill it

(it was/is the same for watches.... unless the gadget in question can survive several atmospherics, it is not waterproof BUT splashproof)

BEWARE!

 

[Philib]

This one looks pretty good. Not cheap though lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6fKnAvJ7NM&NR=1&feature=endscreen

 

[SPS]

You can get waterproof cases for compact cameras.

 

[dugdiamond]

You can get waterproof cases for compact cameras.

yep - this is the best way to go!

as the product often comes with a guarantee that it does what it meant to do.

i use this:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ex-Pro®-Cov...2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1357855801&sr=1-2

 

[Lystfiskern]

FT5/FT25:http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48948/panasonic-lumix-ft5-ft25-camera-ces-preview

 

[Philib]

Hi guys, just to let you know that I went with a Pentax WG-2 GPS in the end. It seems to do everything I need it to do and at a reasonable price as well. The equivalent Olympus was a fair bit more and people weren't giving it the best reviews. It also looks like a transformers head which is cool (if your childish like me).