Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 26, 2006, at 11:09 PM, Claton wrote: > Just from curiosity, how do you manage an Eskimo roll with a Leica in > one hand? Unless you've got some unconventional anatomy that'd leave > you with only one hand on the paddle and I don't see how you could > get the leverage.... It happened to me twice. Well, not really twice. One of them was the dreaded Eskimo half roll. I was trying to sneak up on some illegal immigrant Canada geese with the Leica IIIc held up to my eye. I never noticed a huge wake from a powerboat. I lost the paddle and bailed out when the kayak reached the 180 degree point. Fortunately a had a wrist strap so I didn't lose the camera. The second time was in the Delaware River rapids when I misjudged a hole. The camera was on a neck strap. I finally came to the late realization that it is a dumb idea to use an expensive, non waterproof camera in a kayak. Larry Z