Ah ha! I knew it!Originally Posted by coach lou
Can you open a beer bottle with it?
Just a sec...Can you open a beer bottle with it?
Yup. Never tried that before. The strap holder makes the perfect bottle opener. Dang. Now, I have to drink this beer. Oh, well... The work day had just ended anyway! It's 5 o'clock somewhere!
I used the Nikon Coolpix AW100. I friggin' loved it! Just finished my thru hike and if you would like to see some of the photo/video quality check out some of my blog posts.
http://appalachianfrenchy.blogspot.com/
Gorgeous pics, Mfrenchy! Thank you for sharing your pics and your journey with the rest of us!!!
Thanks - I took a preliminary peak and I'm impressed. I'll look at the whole thing tonight when I can relax and go through everything!
I don't have one to recommend yEt but am looking at all of the suggestions.
I have a plain, non shockproof/waterproof old Fuji for my hiking snaps and a Pentax DSLR for more serious stuff.
Around February I will be buying a "rugged" type with GPS for my AT thru.
I am holding off because I am hoping by then they may have some on the market with more than 5x zoom.
If I could get 8 or 10 that would make my perfect hiking camera.
I am not too worried about battery life as I will be carrying a battery pack that recharges it.
Something like this. http://www.dealextreme.com/p/3000mah...ers-blue-51968
I went through this process before starting my hike and the priorities for me were durability and video/picture quality. I used to have my own photography business and I have always preferred canon's camera, but the nikon's all weather camera was superior in my opinion. It has a few quirks that I think are ridiculous, but they don't take away from the camera's quality. A little pricey, but this is a trip of a life time.
A couple of suggestions:
Panasonic TS4 and Olympus TG1.
Both weatherproof, the Pana with a 28mm wide to 128mm tele , the Oly wider again at 25mm to 100mm.
There have been so many improvements made during the last two years and manufacturers have released some budget cameras under 300& which are quite impressive. I personally prefer Canon PowerShot D10 which was released last summer and has a 12.1-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor.
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What about the new mirrorless cameras or micro 4/3 cameras or whatever they are called. Supposedly they offer almost DSLR quality but in a lightweight and compact size. Does anybody have experience with them?
If you want to go that way (DSLR quality , but smaller/lighter) take a look at the Olympus OM D.
Good sensor , very fast and weatherised (rain proof)
The OM D sounds like a dream of a camera, but with a $1000 price tag, it's way out of my budget, unfortunately.
If money isn't much of an issue, and image quality is a huge issue, take a look at the Sony DSC-RX1. It's a full frame camera, so image quality should be very high, higher than most DSLR's I would think. The weight and size is similar to a micro 4/3 or mirrorless camera, unless those cameras are equipped with a pancake lens.
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