Wildlife Photography across the Water: Camera durability

Wednesday 12 January 2011

Camera durability

I was on a site the other day where a guy asked if he should buy Canon or Nikon, One of the replies back was that he should go with Nikon as if you drop a Canon they shatter, I relied that it was a crazy statement as i believe that the equivalent model from Canon is as strong and durable as the Nikon model, Its a difficult thing to test, Even the base models these days are very strong even if they are not metal bodied, The guy came back and said that 2 friends had dropped their Canons and they either had body cracks or the screen had broken, Well thats not shattering and any camera can have the same damage, I then watched these videos on You tube-very light hearted but gives you an idea of just how much a modern camera can take and stay working and i will never worry about some dust on my lens again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1tTBncIsm8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWzsXeXCwuc

Dave

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Bio's

David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.