I don't ski with a camera - though if I wanted to take one, I might consider my digital point and shoot. An SLR would be too big of a chunk to fall on - I did that (while biking) onto the P&S, and it hurt badly enough.
Maybe you'll be more graceful than I... I tend to hit the snow hard and fast a couple times in a typical evening ski session. :) --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Looks nice Bob. I didn't get a chance to respond > earlier. > > I've skiied with both my PZ-1p and the *ist D. I > find the zooms and the > 31mm LTD are just too bulky under my coat. Last > week I used the *ist D and > the 43mm LTD. I'm contemplating the DA 40 pancake > as it would be the least > bulky lens. > > Alternatively its pretty easy to put an Optio (or > Olympus Stylus) in the > coat pocket, though I prefer an SLR. > > Tom C. > > > > > >From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> > >Subject: RE: Re: Skiing with cameras... > >Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:38:22 -0000 > > > >Thanks to everybody who helped out with the skiing > questions a few weeks > >ago. I leave tomorrow for about 9 days in Val > d'Allos and will unsubscribe > >later this evening until I get back. > > > >I've never skiied before, but I watched the men's > downhill a few days ago, > >and it all looks pretty straightforward really - > stand on slope, bend > >knees, > >let gravity take its course...<g> > > > >I couldn't make up my mind, so I am over-equipped, > photographically. I have > >decided to take 1 SLR with a 20mm, 28-80 and 80-200 > lenses, and 2 > >rangefinders with 35, 50 and 90mm lenses. I will > shoot colour with the SLR > >and b&w with the other. I will at least have the > choice of what to use when > >I get there - if I use anything at all. I'll let > you know when I get back. > > > >http://www.valdallos.com/ > > > >This is what it looks like in summer: > >http://www.web-options.com/vda.jpg > > > >-- > >Cheers, > > Bob > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 03 January 2006 14:12 > > > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > > Subject: Re: Re: Skiing with cameras... > > > > > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > > > > > > > > > Some people put the camera in tight plastic > bags, but I > > > dont like the > > > > idea of having som humidity close into the bag > along with > > > the camera. > > > > > > Plastic bags are OK if you seal them outdoors, > and let the > > > camera warm up inside. > > > > > > Jostein > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet > Messaging Program. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
