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So there I was in Swaledale last Saturday. With a bunch of friends we were having a weekend at another friends hotel in Keld. Been for a 12 mile walk along a route taking in parts of the Pennine Way and Coast to Coast. Most unlike the Essex marshes which is my natural habitat. All that up and down stuff.
Raining hard for the latter part so I split from the group to return to some waterfalls we had passed earlier as the river and streams were swelling as we watched.
Having a great time. Tripod in the water trying to get exciting waterfall shots in the rain with the water flowing faster and faster as it was raining hard by now. Water running off my E3 and I was relying on the lens hood to keep the rain, now hail, off the lens. My waterproofs were working hard keeping me dry so all was well with the grumpy old git and his trusty Oly. Nothing like the flat lands of the north Essex coast.
Along comes three guys clutching small hard camera cases intent on taking some images of the falls. They decide that it was too wet for their camera's and stood aghast at me as I sat on a rock with feet and tripod in the water and a camera literally dripping.
The inevitable question arose.
"Is that camera waterproof mate"?
"Not fully but good enough for this sort of heavy rain" says I.
"It's an Olympus and I could break rocks with it if I wanted to" I rubbed in.
Off they trundled muttering about a wasted hike in the cold and rain whilst I continued taking pictures in what was now vicious hail. Once they had safely gone I decided that enough was enough and headed off to the warm and dry.
I have no idea what camera's they had but clearly if you want to maximise your picture taking opportunities stick with Olympus
Hec
Raining hard for the latter part so I split from the group to return to some waterfalls we had passed earlier as the river and streams were swelling as we watched.
Having a great time. Tripod in the water trying to get exciting waterfall shots in the rain with the water flowing faster and faster as it was raining hard by now. Water running off my E3 and I was relying on the lens hood to keep the rain, now hail, off the lens. My waterproofs were working hard keeping me dry so all was well with the grumpy old git and his trusty Oly. Nothing like the flat lands of the north Essex coast.
Along comes three guys clutching small hard camera cases intent on taking some images of the falls. They decide that it was too wet for their camera's and stood aghast at me as I sat on a rock with feet and tripod in the water and a camera literally dripping.
The inevitable question arose.
"Is that camera waterproof mate"?
"Not fully but good enough for this sort of heavy rain" says I.
"It's an Olympus and I could break rocks with it if I wanted to" I rubbed in.
Off they trundled muttering about a wasted hike in the cold and rain whilst I continued taking pictures in what was now vicious hail. Once they had safely gone I decided that enough was enough and headed off to the warm and dry.
I have no idea what camera's they had but clearly if you want to maximise your picture taking opportunities stick with Olympus
Hec
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