Skiing and togging

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First the facts.

1) I'm going to Snowbombing in Austria in April (ski/music festival)

2) I've only ski'ed once before... I don't fall over too much on two planks...but I'll probably be boarding (and on my arse)

3) I want to take pictures

Now the questions....

I would like to take the 5D....but I'm not really sure of the practicalities of it. I don't want to break it or myself if (when) I fall over.

Is there a practical way of carrying an SLR on the slopes? Some kind of toughened rucksack? I'm not *overly* precious about the camera, don't mind taking some risks with it, worth nothing if it's not used after all! But I don't want to take it out if the likelihood is that it'll end up in bits (or embedded in my spine).

Or... do I resign myself to not taking it, and just take my trusty Nikon EM and a Lomo fisheye for some fun shots?
 
Why not take the Olympus Trip? It is compact and sturdy and I'm sure it would survive in a padded pouch. You can set exposure compensation for snow by adjusting the ASA setting.

I used to have a Trip and loved it :love:
 
There's a new(ish) Lowepro bag out, I think it's called the Toploader, that you wear on your chest so if you fall over just make sure you have your hands out in front of you to break the fall and you should be fine :D

EDIT: Oh and remember to check out Camera Armour :)
 
Ummmm... difficult one! Have you boarded before? Personally, I wouldn't want to take the bulk of a SLR onto the slopes with me. I'm just learning to board, and after the spectacular fall I had last week, I most definitely wouldn't have wanted a SLR strapped to my chest as I think it would have been deeply embedded in my lungs! I usually make do with a point n shoot which fits snugly in my pocket.
 
Best way is something like either a burton zoom or a dakine mission photo, properly padded and designed for the purpose, i feel on my arse several times using a normal backpack with a d200 and 70-200 in it, all i did was wrap them up in about 4 scarves :D
 
I've skied for some years, but never take my camera on the slopes as I don't fancy (a) injuring myself with it should I fall on it and (b) I don't want to break the camera.

I was boarding for the first time last week and if I had reservations about my camera with skiing, there is no way on earth I would want to take it when boarding, more so for the danger of injury to myself. I've found you can land quite heavily when you're learning, and I just don't think it is worth the risk.

Why don't you ski/board for a few days, and when you've sussed out where places are on the mountain, go out walking one day with your camera? I'd rather do it that way and miss a day to get some photos than to risk me and my gear.

If you're on a board, you'd have to unstrap at least one foot anyway to take photos to ensure stability.
 
I will echo Peter's advise. Just back from a week at La Plagne, which is not noted for being too advanced! Spent 5 days on my board, and one going to the top in the gondola on foot. I like to get a bit of speed up coming down on the board, and would certainly not like to land on the camera - I would imagine the potential damage to yourself would be extreme.

Steffan - you are taught not to fall with your hands out when boarding - the easiest way to snap your wrists! Falls are very different on a board than skiing.
 
Snowbombing = almighty ******-up so don't expect to be doing much togging or skiing or boarding. A mate of mine geos every year with the intention of a good party with some time on the slopes but never sees more than an hour or two of slope time.

Take the FE and Trip - you'd be gutted if something happened to the 5D, especially if happened due to being lagered up :)
 
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