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upcomming Trip to Thailand how can I keep my D90 Dry?: Nikon D90 - D40 / D5000 Forum: Digital Photography Review
I am taking a trip to Thailand and plan to take my Canon D10 (waterproof) and Nikon D90.
There are a few day trips that will involve being around water...like the floating markets and other trips that we will be in and out of water.
See the links below to get an idea of what i mean.
http://www.rhinocarhire.com/getfile/4f71e880-b14b-4f0c-957a-bf695c21b476/Thailand.aspx
http://www.frontier.ac.uk/_library/images/PROThailandTurtles/thailand%20sea%20scene.jpg
http://www.propertyinthailand.org/59984027_ThailandDamnoenFloatingMarket17.jpg
I welcome any suggestions on how to keep my gear dry!
I was thinking of getting one of the DryZone bags from LowePro.
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A Dry Bag
http://tiny.cc/q4Dq1
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Hey there,
Can you give me more details of where exactly you are planning on going in Thailand, and also is it an organised tour or will you be backpacking about?
If it is an organised tour, do you have a link to the itinerary/tour outline?
Also what time of year will you be visiting?
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Sue
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Can you give me more details of where exactly you are planning on going in Thailand, and also is it an organised tour or will you be backpacking about?
If it is an organised tour, do you have a link to the itinerary/tour outline?
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Also what time of year will you be visiting?
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> Sue
I (We) will be going in December, no real plan yet but we are looking at Phuket and Bangkok.
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Check this out,
http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod5510.htm
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When a man speaks at sea where no woman can hear,
is he still wrong?
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/I am taking a trip to Thailand and plan to take my Canon D10 (waterproof) and Nikon D90.
There are a few day trips that will involve being around water...like the floating markets and other trips that we will be in and out of water./
/See the links below to get an idea of what i mean./
Hi again,
Actually for where you are planning on visiting (Bangkok & Phuket) and the day trips you may take there you really won't NEED anything special to keep your camera dry, unless something freakish happens (a terribly unlikely or unexpected misadventure!).
Occasionally travelleing on some of the boats (like on the Klongs in BKK or on boat trips in Phuket) you may get some splash if another boat passes nearby or due to wind or choppy conditions, but a 'normal' waterproof or water resistant camera bag (like Lowepro or similar) is fine almost always.
On some of the day boat trips out of Phuket to the islands you need to wade in the water to get on and off the boat (as the boat may stop at beaches on the islands) however normally you are only wading in water that is knee or thigh deep, and if slightly deeper it is easy to hold your bag up in the air a bit (note - normally you don't need to leap from boat to boat like in the photo you posted).
That being said, if you will be worried or will stress about it then perhaps bringing along a dry bag would a good idea.
Most likely if all goes according to plan and there are no misadventures, you will feel afterwards that it was a waste and you didn't need it, but it will give you peace of mind (and after all a holiday is meant to be enjoyed, and all stress should be banished!).
Also I am a great believer in 'Murphy's Law' :)
Hope this helps, have a really great trip and yell out if you have any further questions
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Sue
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Lowpro do have waterproof camera backpacks and you can buy Dry Bags that seal but I guess you are thinking about when you shoot.
If you drop the camera in the water it wont be much use but I use a large ziplok bag with a hole cut just large enough for the lens - place the camera in the bag with the lens sticking out and seal the ziplok.
I use an internal focus lens for this and put a couple of strong elastic bands around the lens with the ziplok bag underneath.
This seals the bag from rain and spray.
Make sure you use a clear filter to protect the front of the lens.
I suggest one with a brass thread.
Claude
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I had the good fortune of having the opportunity to visit both Bangkok & Phuket, and I did not do anything special to keep my camera dry.
I believe I had a camera case, and a backpack with a rain cover.
Traveling through SE Asia, your biggest threat is the rain.
I do recommend some type of rain cover for your gear bag and the use of lens filters - though it may be drier in December.
Have fun.
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I was going out on a huge fire boat into a large port and on the sugggestions here, I made one of these with the ziplock bag (1 gal in my case), cut the hole and used my UV filter screwed down to keep it in place and to keep the bag out of my way.
It worked very nicely seeing as I had no idea of the conditions we'd be in with them spraying the water hoses for the kids etc.
When you aren't using the camera, you can just zip up the bag with the body in it and your lens cover in place and you're set.
You'll figure out how to do it,,,may I suggest if you do this, to make a template on a piece of paper for the sized hole (lens cover etc.) just a little smaller than the hole so you can trim if need be, so you don't have to do this too many times before you get it right like me (twice).
The other photographers with their canons etc.
Thought it was a great idea too!
Just a bonus there.
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Been there earlier this year, and what I did appears a bit more "dangerous" (for the camera) than what you're planning to do (kayaking, among other things).
I had a fairly large dry bag with me.
Can be gotten at any kayaking/watersports store...
And they're also selling them locally in Thailand, but mostly in a smallish variety.
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Hi,
Always a challenge and a concern.
If in a less than stable boat then invest in a waterproof, floating camera bag;
LowePro (expensive, but worth it).
I doubt you would need a waterproof housing (expensive, bulky), but if it rains you will need a cover.
I use a Stormjacket:
http://www.stormjacket.com/SJ1.html
I can use the camera in rain, including camera controls, viewing and composing.
An alternative is a large food freezer bag, with the camera back placed at the bottom (one can still view through the plastic) and the lens at the opening and a rubber band to hold the bag in place over the lens.
Take shower caps!
In rain or spray, I place one over the front of the lens to protect it from spray.
One can compost through the plastic, then take it off just before pressing the shutter button, then back on.
Works a treat. In this scenario I always use a protect filter so that spray (which may be contaminated) does not get onto the front element of the lens).
Take lots of lens cloths.
Here is an example of what this set up endured at the Iguazu falls.
I went into the spray shooting and the D70/18-70 worked fine and stayed dry (this boat was 30 minutes later, but I took it to show what I had just done).
http://jules7.smugmug.com/photos/80460860_26XNT-M.jpg
http://jules7.smugmug.com/photos/80460934_hbNT9-M.jpg
http://jules7.smugmug.com/photos/80461012_naz9c-M.jpg
Yes, I did what the last photo shows!
Hope that helps. --
J.
http://jules7.smugmug.com/
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In the month of December you won't have much problem with the rain as that is the dry season.
That is not to say it won't rain from time to time.
As others have mentioned take some large freezer bags to cover the camera when it does rain.
You won't find any large bags here.
One of your biggest problems will be dust in the air in many places due to being the dry season.
Most camera bags have a rain cover for when it is a down poor.
If you are in a crowded bus or other transportation "Keep your bag in front of you and Not behind you !" A fast razor will open your bag and you will never feel a thing.
Take plenty of cleaning cloths for the mist around the beaches and while in a boat watch out for the water being splashed up on you.This is a big issue !!.
Keep an eye on any rubber bands you may be using because they seem to melt and this creates a sticky mess.
Take a piece of rubber dish washing glove to help when taking off a filter cuz they seem to all ways get stuck.
Never let your camera gear out of you sight, keep your hand on it at all times.
Chances of you being forced to hand over your gear is not likely but chances of your stuff dissapearing when not in your posesison is very real.Common sence is the rule here.
When you leave your room gear goes where you go!
Leave a few Baht coins on the dresser, enought so if a few are missing you wouldn't notice.Cheap insurance to keep the maid happy.
Also leave a open pack of gum, sometimes a stick of gum will be gone when you return, again cheap insurance.
Keep Two Hundred Baht [6 dollars US] in a pocket that you can reach quick.
This can help with a problem that might arise at any un known time, again cheap insurance.
Don't point or touch any Thai with your feet and never say anything about the King or Royal family...Please reread this last sentence !.
Do Not climb up on a statues of Buddha, big No No, if something like this might happen smile, be humble and hand over the two hundred Baht, then exit..;-)
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Most of all have a bunch of fun while visiting this wonderful land of smiling people.
I am a transplant from the Pacific North West and have been in and out of Thailand for the last 20 years.
I live 100 miles as the crow flys from Cambodia on the Eastern Thai sea board 4 miles up a river.
I teach english in 11 rural Thai schools that are around my home on a river.
If you like there are some photos in my flickr page that you might find enjoyable.
Good Luck on your trip as this won't be your first.
On your flight home you will all ready be making plans to return.
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Jon in Thailand
www.flickr.com/photos/af2899/
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Curiosity has got the best of me wondering what cam/lens you are taking on your trip ?
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Jon in Thailand
www.flickr.com/photos/af2899/
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