retired farmer
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Neighbor bought me a digital Canon camera for doing some work for him. How do you guys keep them from getting full of dirt when you take them out in the tractors with you? Where do you carry them? Thanks.
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I have had 3 Sony cameras, which I still think are the best, but they can;t handle dirt. Had a Nikon that died the second day. Now have a Fuji, that I like, and handles dirt well, just not the squeeze of picking up a rail road tie. Shattered the touch screen. The Fuji is a slide open, the Sony and Nikon had a lens that extended. Every camera that the lens extends, dies in the dust.
To answer your question. I buy another camera.
To answer your question. I buy another camera.
Janicholson
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I use a zippered mildly padded case to keep dirt and casual water out, and to keep it from getting bashed about. I only use a 40$ camera in a risky place (still in a case of some type. Jim
ShadetreeRet
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These newfangled digital cameras are great, but they are no match for dirt and dust. The suggestion of putting it in a sandwich bag is a good one. I would do that to protect it even if carrying it in my pocket or glove box. I generally keep mine in a small zippered bag about the size of a traveler's shaving kit, which allows me to carry spare batteries, etc. I hope you enjoy your new camera.
notjustair
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I use the camera on my iPhone. I'm pretty hard on it. In a tractor cab it usually sits on the shift console beside me so I <can see if it lights up. That also means it dives to the floor if I am working a bumpy patch. If I am out in the open I put it in my front pocket of my overalls. If I am in a pickup or truck it goes in a cup holder or the dash. I have to use it as the speedometer in the grain truck!
I put an Otter Box case on it. That is the only reason the thing is still functioning.
I put an Otter Box case on it. That is the only reason the thing is still functioning.
I have a Vivitar 5100 camera that is 8-10 years old. It does eat batteries but it still takes good enought pictures for me. I have the case that came with it. It covers the complete camera and has a velcro flap/cover over the end where it slides into the case. This case does a good job of keeping dirt/dust out.
I bought a Nikon D 3100 with telephoto len and other photo equipment several months ago. Takes great picture and is a lot easier to use that the old 35 MM it replaced. But if I was going to care a camera on farm equipment I would get a better cell phone with camera in it. I have seen some of these new cell phones take as good of pictures as some of the best cameras. But if you want to carry it on tractor get a good padded carring case and put camera in a seal able plastic bag to keep dirt out.
spacecadet9
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A zip lock bag is the least expensive way you can keep it clean and/or dry. I heard that during the First Gulf War news camera men used consumer digital 8 cameras. To keep the sand out they stretched a condom over the camera, put a neutral filter on the lens, and cut out an opening. I gave both of my sons ruggedized cameras when they were in Iraq because a regular camera would only last a few weeks there.
BTW: put a finger cot on the end of your gun barrel to keep it clean.
jon f mn
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Mine lasted less than a year. This time I gota
fujifilm xp. It's water proof, dust proof, freese
proof to -10 and impact resistant. Suposed to
handle a 10' drop. It cost less than $150.00 at
Best buy. That's $100.00 less than the one that
didn't last a year. It only has an 8x zoom tho,
that's 1/2 what the other had and the other also
had a digital zoom on top of that. But I like this
one good, it's easy to use and no worries about
dirt. You do have to get used to the lens being in
the upper left corner tho, it's right where you
want to hold on. Got a few pics of my finger at
first. lol.
fujifilm xp. It's water proof, dust proof, freese
proof to -10 and impact resistant. Suposed to
handle a 10' drop. It cost less than $150.00 at
Best buy. That's $100.00 less than the one that
didn't last a year. It only has an 8x zoom tho,
that's 1/2 what the other had and the other also
had a digital zoom on top of that. But I like this
one good, it's easy to use and no worries about
dirt. You do have to get used to the lens being in
the upper left corner tho, it's right where you
want to hold on. Got a few pics of my finger at
first. lol.
Larry NEIL
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Did yer finger smile when ya snapped the picture?
Dan in Ohio
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- Mid-Ohio
Keep it out of your back pocket, broke the LCD display on one
of the first digital cameras I had that way.
of the first digital cameras I had that way.
Ken Macfarlane
Well-known Member
Have a 10 year old sony that has been all over the world with a
number of people, its been in mines, pulp mills, power plants,
sawmills etc daily.
Trick is keep it in a case until you take pictures then put it back in
the case.
Only thing the case didn't help with was when I drove over it with
my truck.
number of people, its been in mines, pulp mills, power plants,
sawmills etc daily.
Trick is keep it in a case until you take pictures then put it back in
the case.
Only thing the case didn't help with was when I drove over it with
my truck.
Blackhole49
Well-known Member
- Location
- White Lake MI
More pictures are taken with an IPhone than any
other camera.
other camera.
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