Originally posted by officiousbystander I'm going on a beach holiday tomorrow. I'm taking a K5 and a DA 18-135. I'm happy to have this combo in the bottom of a kayak (in a dry bag) or wade out into the surf to take photos of the kids. If something terrible happened to it, it would be sad but not a tragedy. Who else has a beater camera which you will take higher than usual risks with, but will still take great photos?
The exact same combo of lens took a dive with me in Lake Washington when, still outside the bag, I tried to stow it back into the kayak and recognized too late that there we
two overpowered boats passing nearby at close to a 90 degree angle. Lens and camera worked fine after drying and are still in use today - the 18-135mm with a very tiny spot in the center behind the front element. At the time not exactly a beater. Nowadays I even have my KP with me in or on top of the kayak :-), but also have a nice yellow B&W Typ 2000 box, which is a perfect tight fit for KP+18-135, 55-200Ltd, DA15 + spare battery.