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well...i photograph war games once or twice a month...particularly airsoft...

i've asked around before about impact protection and they've all said that the UV Filter was the way to go...

well...



it doesnt work as well as i thought it would. which is okay, however it left me wondering if THERE was something out there that COULD stand up to high fps sports...

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hi lucky your eyes were behind the camera!!!!
sorry dont know of anything other than leave the lens cap on hehe

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usually im wearing something extremely orange that way i can't be mistake as a participant...

still got some great shots though

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on a serious note you can use a very cheap filter (maybe an old skylight)
on top of your nice UV , just a thought

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GCJ you beat me to it! I was going to say half jokingly, two filters!

Of course the quality will suffer, but you will get extra protection...

PS - (how about an underwater housing!)

arent those usually over 1000$ dollars?

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Yep, I was joking about the underwater housing... but it would offer good protection!

i guess i'll have to stick to bright orange jackets!

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Change the rules so that whoever hits you is out! (kidding)

Do all underwater housings cost that much? You don't really need a good one since it's job will be impact protection rather than water-sealing.

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MIght i suggest this product ... or one similar :

http://www.shattersafe.com/


We use it on all Gov. vehicle windows .... it will add that extra protection to stop the BB from penetrating.

i dont know about non-comercial purchases...but im sure EBay will have it...lol

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hi, i suggest you use the cokin filter holder with a thick, clear plastic (even self made) filter on it. let me know if it works.

Your lucky you took the UV advice and that wasn't your lens!

The cokin holder could work, although it would be wise to just find a cheap UV filter that protects the camera, then if you get hit you can always just get a new one for cheap instead of a new £200+ lens.

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Just try to get a a very very transparent plastic layer and tejp it to your camera? find something that will be strong enough and check how it affects the IQ...

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I'm also interested in impact protection. Once I do get my DSLR, my brother wants me to take pictures of him playing paintball... How would I go about protecting the camera from a paintball impact? I was thinking body armor maybe for the splat, don't want that to get inside the camera... would a UV filter or something like that hold up to one?

How about a tele lens and just stay of the field?

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