I have a tale of woe from my skiing experience last week.
Firstly I took my trusty Optio 330RS with me everywhere, and it didn't like
the cold. After a couple of days, it produced pure white shots and has
continued to do so ever since. I can only assume the CCD has given up
completely due to the cold.
Then I took my LX with M 24 - 35 and A 35 - 105 out. I didn't have a bum bag
(fanny bag actually as I was in Whistler) so I putthe camera in the chest
pocket of my jacket and the spare lens in the side pocket. That was very
successful, but then I slipped on a patch of ice and landed, fairly gently
on top of my LX. The LX, clearly made of stern stuff was fine, but I have a
wonderful multicoloured bruise on my chest and the sort of pain a week after
the event that suggests I may have cracked a rib.
My son seemed to spend the entire week skiing around with a DVD Video camera
which performed perfectly and he managed not to fall on it.
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 8:38 PM
Subject: RE: Re: Skiing with cameras...
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
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