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monjon Senior Member Offline Posts: 342 Joined: Jan 29^th, 2004	Re: Camera cases Reply #10 - Aug 10^th, 2010 at 1:05pm	Quote Print Post
	I too put my camera(Olympus SP 800) in a waterproof roll up bag and carry that in my personal pack sack. Just have to be gentle with the pack sack.


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mastertangler Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3111 Location: florida Joined: Feb 1^st, 2010	Re: Camera cases Reply #11 - Aug 10^th, 2010 at 1:46pm	Quote Print Post
	I'm torn on this one. I love having my SLR with me but I ruined by film model when I dumped my boat. Can't chance that anymore with the digital. I love having pics but if the camera is tucked away when I need it I can guarantee you it will stay there. I have a cannon A720, mid sized ( I hate teeny tiny cameras) with image stabilizer and 6x zoom. Not National Geographic quality anymore but good enough for me to remember what happened ("Oh yea I remember standing on that point now"). I house my camera in a carrying case from Duluth trading co. Lots of good stuff there. The case is made from the same material firehose is made out of and closes with velcro and rides on my hip (fast, easy and tough.......kinda like me ................Ok, maybe one out of three ) ANYWAY, it's right there when you need it. Out and back........in a flash!


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Jim J Solo Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1195 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Joined: Apr 6^th, 2007	Re: Camera cases Reply #12 - Aug 10^th, 2010 at 2:07pm	Quote Print Post
	I leave the fancy photo equipment home and go with a point & shot waterproof Pentax Optio. It's in a fanny pack with a headnet, bug juice, & whatever else. So it's always with me & quickly accessible. IMO that's more important than long lens.


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marlin55388 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1230 Location: Watertown, MN Joined: Mar 6^th, 2009	Re: Camera cases Reply #13 - Aug 10^th, 2010 at 3:17pm	Quote Print Post
	DB....yet the grease may stick the gasket to the box but it will go where ever you go, a trail of finger prints...just was marinating on a mechanics trick. Yes I have been frustrated by vapors in the wrong spot...this how I am trying to sort it out inclusive of dessicant, expanding possibilities. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) My desire to stay smaller that SLR is totally eluding me. Do any of you shoot large format film; 4 x 5? Thinking about a new journey/vehicle to share what I love...


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8126 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Camera cases Reply #14 - Aug 10^th, 2010 at 3:54pm	Quote Print Post
	Quote: I did buy an after market gasket for mine when the old one rotted away. When it's hot or in the sun, the new one falls out way too often. I gotta do something about that. I'd glue it in but have seen what glue fumes do to plastic. Any ideas? I don't know if this would work on a Pelican box, it would depend on the way the gasket is engineered? On my plastic snap-lid food boxes, I made a homemade silicone gasket by applying a bead of clear RV silicone/sealer and then covering with a sheets(s) of plastic wrap. You then snap on the lid and let set overnight. You get a very serviceable gasket. You can use a razor blade to trim any excess squeeze-out after it dries. You have to wipe plastic with alcohol wipe to prep before applying silicone. I'd maybe experiment on a plastic coffee can or something similar to see if it would work okay on a Pelican box, but it held up on the food box for 2 years and might be worth a look


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jjcanoeguide Inukshuk Offline Posts: 309 Location: Frisco, TX Joined: Jun 20^th, 2007	Re: Camera cases Reply #15 - Aug 10^th, 2010 at 6:38pm	Quote Print Post
	Buy the smallest Pelican Box that your camera fits in (with the recommended 1/2" foam all around. Mine fits a Cannon 40D w/ a 200mm lens attached to the body, and has room to spare. It won't work for a long telephoto lens, but usually you will have more time in those situations, as you're using the lens to reach the wildlife instead of the paddle I need to replace the gasket soon, but the box has been tripping with me since '00 and I find that I take it over my camera bag most of the time due to better protection.


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cedarstripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 124 Location: Cincinnati Joined: Nov 9^th, 2005	Re: Camera cases Reply #16 - Aug 11^th, 2010 at 4:22pm	Quote Print Post
	Thanks to all! Good info...glad I asked. Cedarstripper


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Joe_Schmeaux Inukshuk Offline Posts: 395 Location: Alberta Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2010	Re: Camera cases Reply #17 - Aug 15^th, 2010 at 3:38am	Quote Print Post
	db wrote on Aug 10^th, 2010 at 5:18am: I did buy an after market gasket for mine when the old one rotted away. When it's hot or in the sun, the new one falls out way too often. I gotta do something about that. I'd glue it in but have seen what glue fumes do to plastic. Any ideas? If you just need glue, I'd try using left-over epoxy the next time you're doing canoe or paddle maintenance. That will be permanent, though, and it sounds more like your replacement gasket is too small, or it has dried out and shrunk. Auto parts stores often sell sheets of rubber gasketing material that you can cut yourself to fit, maybe this will work better.


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shawhh Lucky Member Offline Posts: 22 Location: North Carolina Joined: Jul 2^nd, 2006	Re: Camera cases Reply #18 - Aug 24^th, 2010 at 4:42pm	Quote Print Post
	i have used an aloksak inside a sealine dry bag. dumped once and though the sealine leaked a little, the aloksak kept the camera dry. have now acquired a watershed chatooga submersible dry bag with padded liner and am very happy with it. a great seal and bombproof construction. check them out at drybags.com.


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KevinL Inukshuk Offline Posts: 10 Location: North Iowa Joined: Dec 11^th, 2009	Re: Camera cases Reply #19 - Aug 26^th, 2010 at 2:42am	Quote Print Post
	I got a pellican 1050 case for my camera and it work great on my trip. I did get the foam insert and the case in yellow so I'd did not soak up as much heat from the sun.


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