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I also can give a good field review of the Nikon D digital SLR's. My D100 has been through 4 field seasons in the western US and southeastern Turkey with out missing a shot. I have a small soft field case, but pretty much take no other preventative precautions other than yearly cleanings. Its only mishap occurred in the lab when an enthusiastic undergraduate screwed it on too tight to a copy stand (watch out for this...the screw mount can place damaging torque on the internal electronics). I think that the higher-end Nikons are extremely well built, with very sturdy metal frames and thick plastic bodies with rubber bumpers in all the right places. -- Tim Demko tdemko@umn.edu Assistant Professor Department of Geological Sciences University of Minnesota Duluth 217 Heller Hall 1114 Kirby Drive Duluth, MN 55812 Voice: (218)726-8340 Fax: (218)726-8275 http://umn.edu/home/tdemko On Dec 12, 2005, at 7:47 PM, David Waugh wrote: > Tom, I use a Nikon D100 (D70 would be the more current model). It > has been in the heat and sand of Baja, saltwater in Florida, and > lots of things in-between. It has worked flawlessly. There is no > specific need to protect the camera, like the K1000, you just use it. > -David > > On Dec 12, 2005, at 6:52 PM, TomDeVrie@aol.com wrote: > >> I've started to use a digital camera in the field for sed and >> fossil pictures, but have discovered that the lens apparatus >> doesn't hold up as well in the dusty, windy, Peruvian desert as my >> 25-year-old Pentax K1000. >> >> Underwater cases exist for some digital cameras, but at $250, they >> cost almost twice as much as the 4-megapixel camera itself. >> >> Has anyone on paleonet invented or discovered a good work-around >> that allows a digital camera to be used in the field without >> getting the electronics or lens mechanism ruined by airborne dust? >> >> Tom DeVries >
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