kate_addison

<p>Thanks for the response. <br> My budget is around £500 (~$800) with lenses, so the K-50 certainly looks like a good option - I like the look of the shake reduction mechanism and weatherproofing and it seems like quite a lot of camera for the money.</p> <p>Hoping it doesn't go overboard - I figure decent insurance would be the only thing to help if it did! But weatherproofing should help with the humidity and salt...<br> Cheers, Kate</p>

<p>Hi<br> I work aboard a sail training ship, and am due to join the ship in Fiji to spend a year sailing half way round the world. Last time I went (to sail the first half) I took my Canon PowerShot D20 because it's waterproof, dust-proof and shock resistant - it happily survived a year onboard and I had a lot of fun with it. </p> <p>But now I want something with better sensors so I can get away with higher ISOs to make up for my world constantly moving!</p> <p>The shots I take onboard are mainly of the crew working, the ship's cat and bits of rigging, but with a lot of wide angle sunsets too. Then, ashore I want to be able to capture landscapes as well as close-up shots of flowers and markets and people.</p> <p>So I'm thinking either an entry level DSLR or a CSC...are any brands more robust than others and thus more likely to survive a year at sea? Any advice on whether waterproof cases are worth the money? Also how many/which lenses would be a good minimum to start off with?</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>Kate </p>