Comments on: HD Paddling http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2008/10/19/hd-paddling/ Tilting At Waves Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:23:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Evil Forces at Work-Surf Kayaking Lake Michigan | KeithWikle.com http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2008/10/19/hd-paddling/comment-page-1/#comment-7176 Evil Forces at Work-Surf Kayaking Lake Michigan | KeithWikle.com Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:53:09 +0000 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=2041#comment-7176 [...] For the record, my Pentax has completely crapped out on me. Hence no photos of the event. The camera claims my battery is depleted despite a full charge. That is once contributing factor to the evil forces at work yesterday. Not sure if I will be as trusting as Derrick about buying a new Pentax. [...] [...] For the record, my Pentax has completely crapped out on me. Hence no photos of the event. The camera claims my battery is depleted despite a full charge. That is once contributing factor to the evil forces at work yesterday. Not sure if I will be as trusting as Derrick about buying a new Pentax. [...]

]]> By: David http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2008/10/19/hd-paddling/comment-page-1/#comment-7086 David Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:14:03 +0000 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=2041#comment-7086 Derrick, I took my new W60 out for it's first day trip on Sunday. Initial impressions were pretty positive. Love the 640 x 480 video. I upgraded from a WP and the thing that scares me the most is the weight. The W60 feels like a featherweight in comparison and the case almost has a plastic feel vs. the more substantial WP. I was lucky with the WP and have had very few issues with it; in fact it's still going strong. I was drawn in by the larger file sizes of the W60. Hopefully I get as lucky as I did with the WP! David Derrick,

I took my new W60 out for it’s first day trip on Sunday. Initial impressions were pretty positive. Love the 640 x 480 video. I upgraded from a WP and the thing that scares me the most is the weight. The W60 feels like a featherweight in comparison and the case almost has a plastic feel vs. the more substantial WP. I was lucky with the WP and have had very few issues with it; in fact it’s still going strong. I was drawn in by the larger file sizes of the W60. Hopefully I get as lucky as I did with the WP!

David

]]> By: Brad McPherson http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2008/10/19/hd-paddling/comment-page-1/#comment-7082 Brad McPherson Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:27:06 +0000 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=2041#comment-7082 I've been using an Olympus Mju850 which is shockproof and waterproof. I don't look after it and sometimes keep it wet for ages. It doesn't even look like failing but the image quality is pretty ordinary. It clips the highlights badly like most Olympuses and most shots are flat and with poor dynamic range. Examples are on my blog in the Tollgates post. Compare with yours in this post and I think the Optio is a better short term camera. Pentax digitals have always been unreliable but until Canon and the other majors make waterproofs the choice will be this narrow and I don't fancy carrying a Canon 5D in a housing like Douglas Wilcox. I’ve been using an Olympus Mju850 which is shockproof and waterproof. I don’t look after it and sometimes keep it wet for ages. It doesn’t even look like failing but the image quality is pretty ordinary. It clips the highlights badly like most Olympuses and most shots are flat and with poor dynamic range. Examples are on my blog in the Tollgates post. Compare with yours in this post and I think the Optio is a better short term camera. Pentax digitals have always been unreliable but until Canon and the other majors make waterproofs the choice will be this narrow and I don’t fancy carrying a Canon 5D in a housing like Douglas Wilcox.

]]> By: Gnarlydog http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2008/10/19/hd-paddling/comment-page-1/#comment-7080 Gnarlydog Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:30:33 +0000 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=2041#comment-7080 I believe a warranty claim should be only exercised when a legitimate problem with the product has occured. Believe me, I had my share of "warranty claims" (how about 4 sea kayaks in 8 months! top of the line composites too...). The Ikelos broke coz of an accident. I don't think any other paddle would have survived the trashing. But hey, it was not me who trashed the blade. I would have tried my luck with Werner, you never know if they are willing to replace a broken paddle to keep a good reputation :-) I believe a warranty claim should be only exercised when a legitimate problem with the product has occured.
Believe me, I had my share of “warranty claims” (how about 4 sea kayaks in 8 months! top of the line composites too…).
The Ikelos broke coz of an accident. I don’t think any other paddle would have survived the trashing. But hey, it was not me who trashed the blade. I would have tried my luck with Werner, you never know if they are willing to replace a broken paddle to keep a good reputation :-)

]]> By: derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2008/10/19/hd-paddling/comment-page-1/#comment-7075 derrick Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:34:33 +0000 http://www.kayakquixotica.com/?p=2041#comment-7075 Yikes, yeah that should correct that for sure. Nice shots on your flickr too. Ah, half price?? You need to rough up those Werner guys!! Yikes, yeah that should correct that for sure. Nice shots on your flickr too. Ah, half price?? You need to rough up those Werner guys!!

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