Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henry Ambrose writes: > [...] > Tina, > I suggest that you go the Pelican route. Your stuff will get there dry. > > Dry bags are dependable for splashes and maybe a short dunking. For > sitting in water all day I would not trust them. Just a contrary opinion. I whitewater kayak w/a large Sundog drybag on my chest (they have a great harness) carrying my Nikon N90s and an 80-200/2.8 zoom and it stays dry all day. I've been surfed upside down in holes w/out having a problem (at least not with the camera). Sadly, Sundog is defunct. Here's a pointer to the folks that bought their designs and are making something similar: : Indeed, Sundog folded this past summer. Fortunately, several of their : camera bag designs were purchased by Ortlieb, a German company that : makes high quality waterproof packs, bike panniers and other : equipment. : : Ortlieb's No. 2 Aqua Zoom is a padded, waterproof bag that can hold a : single lens reflex camera equipped with a zoom or short telephoto : lens. D-rings attached to the case let you strap the camera to your : body when you don't want it jiggling around. The No. 2 Aqua Zoom is : $73. Take a look at it at: http://www.ortlieb.com/espal_hau_p.htm Or, : call Ortlieb at 253-833-3939 and they can put in touch with a dealer : near you. I wear either the large or small zoom bag depending on whether I'm carrying the 80-200 (big) or the 70-300 (smaller) zoom. I usually tuck a peice of a camp towel in there to dry my hands off before I shoot. It's not much of a web site yet, but for grins, check out some shots from my recent whitewater kayaking trip to ecuador: http://kestrel.alerce.com/ecuador They're there as momentos of the trip, not because I've pulled out particularly worthy photographs (enough excuse making). They're also just automated conversions from the PhotoCD scans. There are even some photos of Duane.... Sundog used to make a small square bag that'd be a great fit for an M, don't know if Ortleib has one or not. The bags aren't great for constant in and out, but they're more flexible than pelican boxes and hurt less when they bonk you in the chin. g.