Thanks for the ideas.
Those shots with the disposable camera didn't turn out half bad.
Eventually, once I have the skill and experience, I would like to take a few snaps with my Sony DSC P71. I realise the danger of taking an expensive camera and have thought of one solution that could allow me to take a few shots with my hands after the caopy is open.
Solution Tucking the camera up the sleeve and using the wrist strap seems odvious but I wouldn't want to rely on it alone.
I considered purchasing a bolt to fit the tripod mounting nut underneath the camera. I could then drill a small hole into the bolt, thread it with thin climbing-type rope, and lock-tite (non-permanent) the bolt in place, thus forming a secondary wrist strap. I would make sure the camera could dange freely from the manufacturer's strap before my make shift one became taunt. This is because I doubt the mounting nut on the camera is designed to be subjected to tensile loads. I would of course use clips to ensure the straps could not come off of my wrist.
Another Idea was to create some kind of mesh pouch to put the camera in and attaching the pouch to myself. There would have to be a small elastisized opening for the lense to protrude from. This way I could still operate all the functions on the camera (I would want to have everything set before exiting the plane), and wouldn't have to make any sort of attachments to the camera body. As mentioned, I wouldn't need to rely on the tripod mounting nut.
I'm sure a comination of all three systems (origional wrist strap, home-made wrist strap, mesh pouch) would be the safest, but for all the trouble, I may as well just use a disposable camera.
Any thoughts or ideas? Anyone know a good place to get strong fine mesh material?
thanks
~KM
"Over-thinking, over-analysing seperates the body from the mind" - Tool
