Capturing Boating Fun

[WLR240]

I am looking for thoughts on favorite cameras/lenses to capture skiing and tubing behind the boat.

Any tips? Suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[Converse48]

I'm a fan of the Nikon D-50 on "Sports" mode:

 

[BON DIA]

Sony H5.....7 meg, image stabilized, 12x optical zoom, large LCD, ~ $370. You'll need to buy a memory stick to use all its functions.

I've linked directly to the H5...you can surf the site to read reviews of all the major digital cameras.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonyh5/

 

[STIHLBOLTS]

Fuji 5200 Nice Camera. :grin:

 

[SearayPaul]

Nikon D70 with 70 300 lens.

 

[Dave S]

It doesn't sound like my Brownie Hawkeye is even worth mentioning. :smt089

And I still have some flash bulbs for it too. :thumbsup:

 

[SearayPaul]

Where did you get that Dave? Do you have film also?

 

[First Born]

We use Nikon D50 as well. Great Pictures and you do not have to have a lot of photography knowledge to get great shots. Great camera!!!! :thumbsup:

 

[Dave S]

Where did you get that Dave? Do you have film also?

No film..........just the flash with a bunch of flash bulbs. I got it as a kid and still have it. :thumbsup:

 

[WLR240]

Thanks for tips. Festivus - great shots. They remind me of what summer is like.

I just got a new Canon and I was looking for the right lense for it and that's why I asked the question.

 

[Four Suns]

Also have a D50... great camera... seems that Sea Ray owners also have the same taste in cameras.

 

[Nehalennia II]

Our's is the Z6 Konica Minolta. It takes great pictures. It's a 6Megapixel but so far we love it.
Here's some fun....
Kid's shrimping

Island Paradise....favorite destination

Kite Tubing :smt018 Canadian Style......still not banned in the wilderness :smt017

Me and My Oldest Daughter Michaela

The Old man still can ski

Did I mention how cool Photo bucket is?

 

[Converse48]

Todd- Beautiful pictures! What are the water temps like up there?

 

[gerryb]

Canon 20D is my camera...and as a semi-pro photographer (I'm hired to do events, glamour, portraits, etc) I can tell you that for the kind of shots you want, the high end DSLR are really overkill. There are 2 things you need for great pics on a boat-type environoment 1) spot metering and 2) a good flash. The Point and SHoots may get some shots that are close to you. But for 'action' shots', you'll want a decent SLR with a zoom lens and external flash so that you can turn the 'fill flash' on. This will take care of the BIGGEST problem with boat pics - harsh shadows caused by lots of direct sun. Spot metering off of the subject will also help with the dark shadows, but this will blow-out your highlights and cause the blue sky to appear undersaturated - brighter grey rather than a nice awesome blue. ALWAYS use fill flash feature regardless of the camera when shooting between 11-3 on a sunny day and you'll be impressed with your pics.

 

[Nehalennia II]

Todd- Beautiful pictures! What are the water temps like up there?

Thank you
Normally temps are in the 50's in Puget sound and SW B.C.
The Island shot (My Aunt and Uncle's getwaway) is 60 miles south of the famous Desolation Sound and in spots near the Island and Desolation Sound temps can reach the mid 70's.
Luke the Shrimpslayer

SeaRay invasion of Hotham Sound

Warm Snorkeling

Tubing in Hotham Sound

Cliff Jumping in Prideaux haven- Desolation Sound

It's nice

 

[Alex F]

I'm very happy with my Kodak EasyShare 6490 with 10x zoom. Very simple to use and delivers great quality images (small size files too, compare to sony). The newer models can be even better than mine.


http://www.dpreview.com/news/0308/03081905kodakdx6490.asp

Alex.

 

[boltman]

Just a Sony cam

Hey, we just use a simple sony camera, Digital of course, but we Love our Sony Handy Cam, Digital DVD camera, man that thing is slick, Here's some stills though.

 

[Nehalennia II]

We are conisdering a HDD Video Cam. We have not had a video camera since the were small 8 but I like the "no media" needed and a realtively long battery life which i can charge from a solar charger on the boat. Any of you use a HDD(hard disk drive) video camera and/or a solar charger?