Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bryan Willman wrote: > > Donal - what sorts of cameras are you shooting this with? > You use motors heavily, I take it? Do you use aqua-housings > or bags, or are you just really careful not to drop stuff? Bryan, Nikon N90 mostly. Occasionally F3 and Leica M. 20, 35-70, 80-200, 300. No housings. Water not usually a problem on these things. We don't shoot in bad weather--it never rains in pleasureboat land. I am paranoid as hell about dropping things. But only things lost (besides two Tilley hats left somewhere) are a filter that fell out of pocket when sliding down a hill with water at bottom. A 67mm went into drink. And a lens cap. But I have developed a pretty careful way of moving with equipment. None ever goes out over water without two hands on it--say when transferring boat to boat. Very careful, move slow. It is hard because your attention is often on scene and what you see through finder and not where your feet are. On sailboats the problem is banging into things with gear, since you often have to crouch to move and lots of stings and wires to snag things. Also more chance of water with healing and waves and less predictable stability. Most good sailing pix shot from small power boat along side. Hope this helps. donal - --- Donal Philby San Diego http://www.donalphilby.com