Yorkshire Divers

Life Assurance and Financial Advice for Divers
Go Back   YD Scuba Diving Forums > General Diving Forums > Underwater Video & Photography
Camera Buoyancy Camera Buoyancy
User Name
Password

Welcome to the YD Scuba forums.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions, articles and access our other FREE features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload your own photos and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact support.

Underwater Video & Photography: Discuss Camera Buoyancy in the General Diving Forums forums: This may be an issue that has already been raised here but I am wondering how those with cameras stop ...

Reply
Page 1 of 3 1 23 >
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 27-05-06, 11:41 AM
salty_seadog's Avatar
Looking forward to getting back in the water!
  

Join Date: May 2006
Location: Derby
Posts: 168
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
salty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a map
Camera Buoyancy
This may be an issue that has already been raised here but I am wondering how those with cameras stop them being so buoyant. I have to attach my camera in two places, once to my BCD with a springy strap and also to my wrist with a lanyard this stops most of the buoyance but it also make the camera a little more difficult to deal with.

Any Thoughts?
__________________
TTFN

I've spent my whole life thinking with my guts, now I'm starting to thing my guts, have s**t for brains.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 27-05-06, 11:46 AM
DVR's Avatar
DVR DVR is offline
Senior Member
  

Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Amlwch, Anglesey
Posts: 718
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
DVR paddles in the seaDVR paddles in the seaDVR paddles in the seaDVR paddles in the seaDVR paddles in the seaDVR paddles in the seaDVR paddles in the seaDVR paddles in the seaDVR paddles in the seaDVR paddles in the seaDVR paddles in the sea
I've used the stick on weights that they use to balance alloy wheels, you usualy have enough room inside the housing to stick a few of these.

hth, John
__________________
Spam butty specialist
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 27-05-06, 11:46 AM
buchhawk's Avatar
Told you my feet were cold ...
  

Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Posts: 1,161
Thanks: 3
Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts
buchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the water
You could try attatching a counter weight, a strip of lead maybe
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 27-05-06, 11:47 AM
buchhawk's Avatar
Told you my feet were cold ...
  

Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Posts: 1,161
Thanks: 3
Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts
buchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the waterbuchhawk is never out of the water
Snap
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 27-05-06, 01:51 PM
salty_seadog's Avatar
Looking forward to getting back in the water!
  

Join Date: May 2006
Location: Derby
Posts: 168
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
salty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a map
Exclamation
Quote:
Originally Posted by buchhawk
You could try attatching a counter weight, a strip of lead maybe
I wouldn't use lead because it is poisionous to both the user and the aquatic environment.
__________________
TTFN

I've spent my whole life thinking with my guts, now I'm starting to thing my guts, have s**t for brains.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 27-05-06, 02:03 PM
B's Avatar
B B is offline
[Acc closed on request]
  

Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 2,235
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
B swims in warm waterB swims in warm waterB swims in warm waterB swims in warm waterB swims in warm waterB swims in warm waterB swims in warm waterB swims in warm waterB swims in warm waterB swims in warm waterB swims in warm water
As with everyone else...weight......our Olympus housing takes a weight screwed underneath the housing

steve @ Berit
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 27-05-06, 02:04 PM
salty_seadog's Avatar
Looking forward to getting back in the water!
  

Join Date: May 2006
Location: Derby
Posts: 168
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
salty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a map
Smile
Thanks to all who have got back to me, I ahve now found that I can but little weights for the housing (which is a Canon) which screw into a recess in the bottom.
__________________
TTFN

I've spent my whole life thinking with my guts, now I'm starting to thing my guts, have s**t for brains.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 27-05-06, 02:16 PM
JohnK's Avatar
The Artist formerly known as 'Kirky'
  

Join Date: May 2002
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 2,183
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
JohnK paddles in the seaJohnK paddles in the seaJohnK paddles in the seaJohnK paddles in the seaJohnK paddles in the seaJohnK paddles in the seaJohnK paddles in the seaJohnK paddles in the seaJohnK paddles in the seaJohnK paddles in the seaJohnK paddles in the sea
I have my housing very slightly positive in case I have to let go. It`ll float to the surface instead of into the depths
__________________
Redundant rabbit...................
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 27-05-06, 02:27 PM
salty_seadog's Avatar
Looking forward to getting back in the water!
  

Join Date: May 2006
Location: Derby
Posts: 168
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
salty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a mapsalty_seadog can find the seaside on a map
I agree with you JohnK, I would not want my camera along with the nice pictures to go into the depths, I will look into weighting my camera and try to make it slightly positive. The most ideal situation would be for it to be neutral however this will take a lot of balance.
__________________
TTFN

I've spent my whole life thinking with my guts, now I'm starting to thing my guts, have s**t for brains.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old 27-05-06, 02:44 PM
Spacehopper's Avatar
So much more than a child's play thing!
  
Tournaments Won: 2

Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Back in good old Blighty :)
Posts: 1,750
Thanks: 0
Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts
Spacehopper is never out of the waterSpacehopper is never out of the waterSpacehopper is never out of the waterSpacehopper is never out of the waterSpacehopper is never out of the waterSpacehopper is never out of the waterSpacehopper is never out of the waterSpacehopper is never out of the waterSpacehopper is never out of the waterSpacehopper is never out of the waterSpacehopper is never out of the water
Quote:
Originally Posted by salty_seadog
I wouldn't use lead because it is poisionous to both the user and the aquatic environment.
What's on your weight belt then? I think you'll find that lead has to be injested to be poisonous. Hence the move away from lead fishing weights etc.

What camera housing do you have? Mine (Olympus PT20) came with a balance weight that attaches to the bottom of the housing. Have you checked to see if balance weights are available for your housing. Try camerasunderwater

HTH
Gareth
__________________
The other half of Team Rudolph
Member of the Blonde Mafia Support Team
If the next 50 years are anything like the past 50 years, I'll be an old man by the time I'm 100

Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 3 1 23 >

« Strobe for Olympus M600 with pt-029 housing | Cheap U/W Digital Camera. »

Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Sponsored Links

Yorkshire Divers - RSS Feed
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 01:29 PM.
Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0
Trademark and all rights reserved : © YD.com Ltd (2001 onwards)
YD.com Ltd (Registered in England - 05886696)
Other sites : Golf Clubs | New Premiership Football Kits | MP3 Portable Players | MP3 Players For Sale | Replica Football Kits | Cheap Football Boots | Compare MP3 Player Prices | Cheap Christmas Gift Ideas | Cheap Replica Shirt

Advertise - Contact Us - Yorkshire Divers - Sitemap - Privacy Statement - Terms & Conditions - Top
Forums Directory