Nikon D70 - Water-resistant bag!?

I'm going to Canada next week, so one of the day's visit will be to
Niagara... Naturally I want to take some pictures while on the Maid
of the Mist, but don't really want to get the camera wet! (I wonder
why?)

Are there any cheap ways (Short of using a carrier-bag and
rubber-band) to make a housing, or buy a cheap housing that is
water-resistant? (I'm not really looking to pay about £80 just for a
couple of minutes of shoot - I won't be needing the camera to be water
resistant after Canada.)

Any places in the UK that sell anything cheap, or am I asking a lot
for a cheap purchase!?

Tony.

 

Beware!!!

I took my D100/24x85 lens on the hills in mist and drizzle and discovered
that the lens (which extends in length) sucks water into the camera.
Luckily I got away with it. If I were you, I would spend the £80
and avoid using a variable length zoom.

Graham

 

That was a quick reply!

Thanks.

The unit I saw though just had a "tube" that went around the lens, but
not that tight a fit - I'd assume that, like you, water might get in
between the lense-housing.

What I was thinking of doing, which is a bit of a hash-job, is to get
a clear (large) plastic bag - a "star" in the bottom and fit this
around the lens head with a rubber-band... Cheap and cheerful -
Wonder if it would be good enough.

I am surprised there are not units that are, effectively, a large bag
with a threaded lens at the front that you screw to the front of the
camera lens!?

Tony.

 

http://www.ewa-marine.com/english/index.htm

 

Heavy clear plastic bag, held onto the front of the lens using a skylight or
other filter or lens hood if you have one. Just have the open end towards
you and use the filter to mark out/cut out a circle in the bottom of the
bag. Careful not to cross thread your filter - maybe better to tape bag to
filter ring... but otherwise, it should handle a bit of spray ok!

Cheers, Jason (remove ... to reply)
Video & Gaming: http://gadgetaus.com

 

Thanks - I'm going to try this. Many thanks for everyone's help

Tony.

 

I've seen what you're describing - a clear plastic bag with a screw-on
clear filter.... but it was years ago, 20 at least. The closest thing
I found was by Ewa-Marine at adorama.com - and it's running US$80 and
higher for a 10 meter depth rating. I would suspect that at least half
of the price of anything like this would be to pay for the insurance
against customer damage that occurs anyways....

Could you "cobble" something, say with a cheap UV filter and a thick
plastic bag? Should cost you the equivalent of US$10 for the filter,
then a little "Goop" (a very strong, flexible adhesive used to repair
sneaker soles - here in the US, again) to attach a 1-gallon Ziplock
bag. Might be worth your time - and it'd be a good accessory to have
tucked into your camera bag, for those damp and/or gritty photo
ops....

Good Luck!
ECM

 

Use a plastic bag. If you are really concerned about the bag interfering,
get a filter and cut a hole in the bag and glue the filter into it.

 

I'm aiming to do this exact thing...

Thanks for all the help.

Tony