thank you,

janet

I was on the same trip as Bob to Vietnam and Cambodia and did have the odd problem with my cameras (I have a Nikon DX40 and a Nikon Coolpix S640 - both of which are probably well out-of-date by now!). Unless you buy an underwater camera I think all you can do is follow various tips to limit the humidity (or condensation) for your camera. I've found a link headed "10 tips when using DSLRs in high humidity" www.jmg-galleries.com which may help! In terms of buying a camera, it's a minefield out there! It depends on how much you want to spend and how you want to use your camera - a "happy snapper" or a keen amateur photographer (I'm the latter - I took over 2000 photos in Vietnam and Cambodia!). Suggest you go online and look at www.which.co.uk and look at their Best Buys etc. or of course go and visit your local camera shop for advice. Enjoy! Cheers, Hils

Sally

Many thanks,

Bob

I`ll be guided by what you`ve all said ; also grateful that JY fans contiribute to holiday quesstions - I love the community site !

Thanks again,

Jan

Cindy

Jaya

Cheers

Bob

cheers

Dave

Ange S

Hope your camera recovers soon - wishing it a speedy recovery!! This has been a very useful thread as I never thought humidity would affect the camera.

Jaya

Cheers.

Bob

I have a Canon EOS 550D which has been to S Africa, USA ( Grand Canyon/Yellowstone and New England), and Northumberland in horizontal sleet, Derbyshire in the snow and rain and it hasn't let me down yet.

I did buy a rather expensive zoom for the S Africa trip but it was worth it to get decent photos where the compact cameras were providing small images of the more distant animals.

The only drawback really is the size - it definitely doesn't fit in a pocket! Oh and if you get a really good picture you will find yourself e-mailing it to your fellow travellers.

Peter

All the best,

Bob

make and quality, but to make sure you avoid problems you really need the L lens as they are weather proofed to some degree, this reflects in the price.

There is a sort of mid point, I have recently been looking at the Nixon Coolpix p520 or the earlier p510, basically they have almost everything, from excellent zoom to gps all in one compact model,

not sure if the weather proofing would be up to the original thread.

Have a look at Amazon, with weather proof camera as a search, you will find many very worthy examples of compact cameras that will take

quite a bashing even dunking allegedly.

Sally

Regards,

Roger.

like Peter I have a Canon EOS digital camera, mine is a 400D model. I took it on my Singapore, Australia and New Zealand trip last year with JY. Although it is a large camera and I did have a Telephoto and macro lens also I did not find it cumbersome with me. Did take around 700 / 800 photos throughout the trip and had a 16GB card so I could hold all my photos that I would take without having to upload to a PC or have them transfered onto a disc.

Have used this camera all over the world during the last 5/6 years and found no trouble at all with it. Picture quality excellent. Have no plans to upgrade at present.

Eric.

All the best,

Bob