From: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!utah-cs!lepreau
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Title: Re: drying out cameras and lenses
Article-I.D.: utah-cs.867
Posted: Thu Jul 22 14:11:07 1982
Received: Sun Jul 25 17:58:09 1982


There are a couple of other alternatives worth considering --in advance--
if one frequents wet/sandy/rough areas with good equipment.

--Insurance: get a Personal Articles Floater just for your cameras.
This is just about complete all-risk coverage with no deductible.  The
premiums vary by state; in Utah it's about $16.50/$1000, I think the max
was about $30/1000 in CA and NY (State Farm, another company was
similar). It will cover all sort of abuse....

--For really wet stuff like kayaking/rafting/sailing/skiing, get a
Nikonos.  IV's are now going for < $300 in NYC.  The extra pictures and
freedom one gets from not having to bury it away when the waves get big
make up for the price. It sure was a thrill the first time I jumped into
the river with it!  There are some good pix in those dark rainy days
on the trail....  If you don't need 35mm quality, Minolta makes a
yellow 110 that's waterproof enuf, and there are some other 35mm I
think, but not as nice as the Nikonas.  (net.rec.photo helped me out
on this a few months ago)

Jay Lepreau