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Sep 28, 2016 at 5:17 pm #3428512
Roger – what’s that pouch, by the way?
Sep 28, 2016 at 5:22 pm #3428515Hi Gary
Need you ask??? MYOG of course. To fit MY camera.
A bit of X-Pac and a shaped bit of 1/16″ neoprene foam inside, and a silnylon throat. Tiny plastic clips from … OWFINC iirc.Cheers
Sep 28, 2016 at 7:22 pm #3428532I’m all about the RX1 (and one day I will no doubt plunk down the cash for a II) but the RX100 is the one if anything beyond the iPhone comes with me.
Sep 28, 2016 at 9:48 pm #3428543Roger, that pack is sweet! The Zpacks is a bit big, I’d be happy to have you make me a smaller one that fits my camera like yours! :)
Sep 28, 2016 at 10:09 pm #3428544Hi Colin
Right now I make and sell stoves. I will leave the sewing of little pouches like mine to the Asian factories, if they actually do make them. Hey – buy 5,000 and they will do that for you anyhow.
Cheers
Sep 29, 2016 at 6:16 am #3428558Has anyone seen this: http://store.tiffen.com/item/540-111/Standard-SLR-Action-Cover/ ? I have one and it works great.
Sep 29, 2016 at 3:53 pm #3428604My “perfect” backpacking camera is the Olympus TG 4. It has an F2 lens and can accept proprietary lens attachments.
The main camera is waterproof to 60 ft. with a warning buzzer at 50 ft. Also very drop resistant (claimed 7 ft.drop resistance).
It also will, being a digital camera, take videos. It’s best to use a separate SD card for videos, IMO.
The TG 4 has many settings for various types of photography.
Sep 29, 2016 at 4:26 pm #3428611A warning buzzer at 50′ – the mind boggles. Who would be listening?
Drop resistant to 7′ – again, the mind boggles. I wonder whether the lens will take a 7′ drop onto a rock?Not having a go at you Eric (I like Olympus), but at whoever wrote these specs. Of course, a little bit of ‘waterproof’ and a bit of ‘shock resistance’ is a very good thing. It’s the way they spec them that makes me wonder. Wierd bunch.
Cheers
Oct 3, 2016 at 8:35 pm #3429220Several nice cameras have been mentioned, and Gary, you certainly have one of those. It seems you’re in love, and I hope the feeling endures past the next iteration of the Q. In my case, I won’t be changing camera bodies until the advent of the global shutter.
I bought into the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system several years ago, and have been pleased with its versatility and cross-manufacturer support. While backpacking, I currently use an Olympus OM-D E-M1, often with the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 Pro lens, carried in a holster bag. Having that weather sealed combo is a big bonus, and I find that the size, weight, & selection of MFT lenses meets my needs nicely. Anyone wanting to get into an interchangeable lens system should take a look at the wide variety of MFT cameras & lenses, but there are competing mounts that are definitely worth considering, too.
Someone simply wanting to compare camera size and weights might like http://camerasize.com/
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