On 11 Jan 2005, at 18:09, Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
> I don't think anyone makes a camera that makes a camera that fits your
> parameters. The E-1 and the more expensive Nikons and Canons are pretty
> well sealed I think, except when you take the lens off. The problem is
> that no one that I know of makes a wide range zoom that you would never
> have to remove. The widest all purpose zooms currently only offer the
> 35mm equivalent of about 28mm focal length with a digital sensor.
>
Actually, there are camera systems made for even harsher conditions.
Nikonos V, for example, or Sea&Sea or Ikelite housing -- although not
really "interchangeable lenses" (I suppose one could do a lens-change
(even UW) on a Nikonos V....)
Yup, a modern, digital, full-frame, environmentally sealed camera the
size of an OM1 would be sweet.....
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