One disadvantage of the Pentax Optio compared to the Canon is that the
W60 does not support RAW format, which many users of Adobe Photoshop
and Lightroom may prefer. (Go here [http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html
] to see the cameras supporting RAW format.)
Two small Canon
I'd stay away from touch screen cameras for caving. I have the Olympus
waterproof/shockproof camera, and I use it muddy conditions. It works
great. I think a touch screen would be scratched up pretty quickly so
having buttons is preferable. Of course, I like to push my equipment to the
limits.
Firefly makes a version of their slave that's designed to work with
digital cameras -- the timing on them is somehow different from film
cameras.
I have a hot-shoe adaptor for my Nikon D50 which causes it to function
with my Old Skool Vivitar 285, but with a point shoot built in
flash,
The digital Firefly is designed to count the flashes and not trigger the
strobe until the focus/exposure pre-flashes are complete. It can be programed
for a various number of flashes based on the specific camera you are using.
The down side is that it has a long (10ish seconds? Can't remember
in ice caves in
Northern California, etc. without any ill effects.
~~Thomas
--- On Thu, 2/18/10, Chris Vreeland cvreel...@austin.rr.com wrote:
From: Chris Vreeland cvreel...@austin.rr.com
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] a new camera
To: Cavers Texas texascavers@texascavers.com
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in ice caves in Northern California, etc. without any ill
effects.
~~Thomas
--- On Thu, 2/18/10, Chris Vreeland cvreel...@austin.rr.com wrote:
From: Chris Vreeland cvreel...@austin.rr.com
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] a new camera
To: Cavers Texas texascavers
I didn't see the waterproof Pentax Optio W60 mentioned yet. I have had
mine now for a year and a half and keep it in a small belt pouch with
an extra SD card and battery in the small pocket. I picked it as my
light weight cave camera because it has a really nice close-focusing
ability plus
Hi!
I use the Pentax Optio too (but the W30). I think it's very good for
in-cave use, it's waterproof and relatively rugged (I use a neoprene
sleeve too) and compact enough that often I just leave it hanging from
my neck (tucked in the suit), ready to snap then next picture. And it
doesn't
Here is a new camera that would easily fit in your cave pack:
http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=4262
I doubt the flash is bright enough for cave photography, but is any
pocket size camera?
There is probably some cave passage where you don't want to drag photo
equipment, like
