Originally posted by UncleVanya Yellow color seems like a plus. Maybe add a line with an additional float?
Already taken care of. Yellow is my first choice for visibility.
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Originally posted by ChipB Instead of a case, have you considered a dry sack? I'd think it would be faster to stuff your camera in it if something came up real fast. Available at most outdoor type stores - REI, Academy, Dicks, etc.
Dry Bag is out. Too much time rolling it up and down and securing snap. Two of the boat owners suggested I only bring a hard case.
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Originally posted by AstroDave That's not "real simple"!
I did the river quite some time ago (in the pre-digital age). I had my ME with 28, 50, and 135 lenses and used about a roll of film a day. I do not remember feeling limited in focal length coverage. I had a dry bag for the equipment - and it went in and out a lot (6/8/10 times a day)! I think a rigid case would have been a nuisance. What kind of boat will you be using? In some situations, storage room and access may be an issue. Make sure everything you have floats! I even had a floatable strap attached to my glasses and had them tied to my life jacket as well (you don't go on the river without your life jacket!!!!!) - although if they went overboard, I doubt they could have been recovered.
While the guides will tell you when rapids are coming up, you want to be flexible and nimble with your gear.
If I was doing this now, I would take one camera and one lens - the 18-135 for APS-C (and just maybe my Sigma 10-20). Probably not a K-30 unless you are sure aperture block will not rear its ugly head.
Spend most of your time eyeballing nature, not worrying about the next picture!!
Four boats in our group. All are hard Sided River Dories built just for the Grand Canyon. This isn't a commercial trip.
I must muse at the suggestion of the Life Vest...….its a must all the time.
My one camera will be the K-r. Backup will be most likely a K-30. Lenses are DA 18-55 WR and DA 20-40 limited.
Extra lenses will be SMC-K 24 , 35 , 55 , and 135......that's it. The manual lenses only for quiet times about camp if needed.
I thought about forgoing the manual lenses completely , but HelenJo insists as she shoots efficiently much better than myself with old glass.
Im not at all concerned of aperture block failure, as I can shoot around that with the Manual lenses......Im a long term Pro at this.....lol.
No issue with storage at all. In fact we are having an issue with the exact opposite of having extra space ! They have two commercial dry boxes that are huge for the rest of our gear including camera space for a larger shared Pelican case.
My eye glasses are covered with 3 extra pairs including neck straps.
One issue Im having is batteries. There is NO way to recharge anything , so Im taking 16 DSTE and 4 Pentax Li90's......20 total ! Thank God they were only $7.50 each on Amazon.
HelenJo is taking her KP out when its calmer , and 2 WG's that each of us will have access to constantly. Also her share of extra batteries , lenses and such. Some things will be shared if needed.
Last edited by Ronald Oakes; 08-04-2018 at 11:26 PM.