I want to be able to take surf photos with the new digicam I plan to buy. I'm not looking for a pro set up, just a point a shoot that I can get some fun pics with during the summer. Certain manufacturers make water resistant or All weather cases. (Such as Sony and some canons, Ceritifed down to 10ft in depth) While I don't have any reason to go below that depth, I do plan on taking it in rough surf conditions. (4-8ft high) Does anyone have any idea the kind of pressure that this creates or if a case certifed at this depth would have problems withstanding this pressure?
I'm tempted to not risk it, but don't want to eliminate certain brands and add costf if there is little or no risk. Thanks
I think it would be fine. The pressure of moving water is much less than that at a depth of 10 ft. The thing I would be most worried about is the effect of sand and banging it against surfboards etc. Be careful not to hit these plastic cases against anything hard, and if you are in the surf do a thourough job of cleaning the case--esp. the O-ring for sand. One little grain of sand can let water in. (this is true of expensive housings as well).
I have a canon S50 and canon case and have never had any problems.
I do a lot of big white water kayaking including some small waterfalls (10-20ft) and some kayak surfing and my camera quite regularly comes with me.
I don't think you can go far wrong with most of the Canon's the S70 is very good and the waterproof case is quite cheap. You can also get plastic waterproof bag type cases that some of my friends use for kayaking and they've never had a problem either. If it's just surfing you want to shoot one of those will do the job and be much cheaper.
As the previous post said make sure you keep up the maintenance and wash it in clean water after every use.
I've attached a surf pic. The quality is not that hot as they've been cut down for web use.
Nice pic. Thats the type I'm looking to take. But I believe that the case for the S50 is a dive certified case as opposed to water resistant.( Such as the one for the Sony Dsc-T9) I'm leaning toward not taking the chance.
A few of my friends have these cases for their cameras (or something similar).
The new Oly Stylus 720 is advertised as shockproof and submersible to 10 feet without a case. They also have a UW case for it if you want a belt and suspenders too.
