Ok,

I have 2 options:

1) Borrow my wifes Olympus Mju waterproof/shockproof camera and not be happy with the pictures it takes.

2) Carry £2000 worth of dSLR/lens around with me and, knowing my luck, end up swimming with the kit.

Or Super secret option 3, which I know someone is going to suggest; Stop worrying about taking a bloody photo and enjoy the fishing!

In short, what do you all carry your cameras in?

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mine is in my fishing bag which is waterproof ....... if Im going out fishing for a couple of hours i usually leave it in the house and just enjoy blanking without the extra weight

those sealable map pouches are very good also . I bought an A4 size pouch [ clear] from tiso for a tenner and its gaurenteed to be waterproof for 5 years , but my phone and car keys goes in there and it stays in my waistcoat but it could be more suited to a camera

I have lots of DSLR kit, and the answer I'm afraid is easy.

Go fishing, and take a compact.

Or;

Go taking photo's of other people fishing with your DSLR.

Trying to go fishing, and taking your DSLR stuff, is a right pain, and distracts from the fishing anyway, so why bother?

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Darren,

I thought as much, problem is.... I'd never be happy with the results from my compacts. For me at least I think it's an either/or situation.

But I like the idea of just shooting others fishing!

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Nathan, it's a dilemma this one. I hate taking my mobile phone with me when fishing, but due to illness my wife runs me to the river, and I need to phone her when I want picking up.
So I have to take it, it has a reasonable lens for close up photos so would cover the odd big fish picture if it ever happens.
I always have it switched off on the water, as the last thing I want is a mobile ringing when I am fishing.
But I bought one of these waterproof camera bags off ebay for about £6, and it seems OK.
I wouldn't like to trust it for a severe immersion of any length of time, but on the odd occasion I have had a sit down in the river, which is more often than I care to admit, it has kept it safe.
It has three seals on it and seems to keep the water out quite well, better than nothing.
Have a browse on ebay they are still for sale I think.
Certain mountaineering / fishing shops sell them, but at a price!!

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Buy some of the Sealskinz waterproof socks and stick the camera in one!

On a more serious note, a waterproof container for a compact is definitely the best option.

I guess I do a bit of everything:

For boat fishing, it's no problem to get an SLR body and one wide and one long lens plus bits and bobs in my tackle seat/box. It's river fishing that's the problem.

Lightest approach is to put the SLR and mid-zoom in a small waterproof roll-top bag and put that inside a small rucksack. It's not an inconvenience to carry and doesn't hamper casting - much. Having said that, I do tend to use my old dinosaur of an SLR body, rather than my 'current' camera - just in case!

I also like to have the odd day of going 'loaded for bear' and leaving the fishing to others, while I take the photos. I have a LowePro DryZone rucksack, which takes all the gear and is 100% waterproof - ie you can fall in and use it as a buoyancy aid!

And for sure there are days when you leave the whole lot at home and just go fishing - that's when someone catches the fish of a lifetime, just before you get the sky/sunset/view/some other composition of a lifetime!

Cheers,

Col

Bit harsh! What have they done to you?

TF

your right,carrying a lowepro full of dslr stuff plus the fishing gear is a pain.i gave my panny fz18 to my wife and its a cracking wee camera,i think i will ask her to give it back,,so much for all ma new nikon gear

I suppose the alternative is a prosumer compact that has a bigger better lens, with choice and control over shooting modes with aperture control etc, bigger than a compact, smaller than an SLR.

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