Scubamedicjoe
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Ok what kind of clips is everyone using to safe guard your camera. While diving
clips for camera gear
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cdiver2
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coil lanyard with clip
Dryglove
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same here
R_Deluca
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Coil lanyard with clip!
Joe, looks like we both need a coiled lanyard 
Nice seeing you and the misses last night.
Nice seeing you and the misses last night.
Coiled Lanyard
rickvp
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A word of caution. I use a coil and clip as well but had an interesting experience diving Anacapa Island.
Giant stride from boat. DM lines down camera. We're in a strong current so I swim to anchor line, grab hold, and clip on my camera. It felt a little weird so I looked down to see my camera floating away in the current. Couldn't quite figure it out. Thought I must not have really clipped it. But no. There hung the clip and coil. Seems the little "key ring" had been instaled on the nylon strap of the coil lanyard clip. But since the nylon is thin it had worked its way into the keyring and spun out. I moved the key ring to the plastic which is much thicker and won't spin out.
Giant stride from boat. DM lines down camera. We're in a strong current so I swim to anchor line, grab hold, and clip on my camera. It felt a little weird so I looked down to see my camera floating away in the current. Couldn't quite figure it out. Thought I must not have really clipped it. But no. There hung the clip and coil. Seems the little "key ring" had been instaled on the nylon strap of the coil lanyard clip. But since the nylon is thin it had worked its way into the keyring and spun out. I moved the key ring to the plastic which is much thicker and won't spin out.
Nice reminder, Rick. I use 2 types of coiled lanyard connections, either the split ring or the nylon cording on one end and a brass clip on the other. Something similar happed to me, the nylon cording had frayed. I now include an inspection of the lanyard right along with regular camera maintainence.
onbelaydave
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The camera never leaves my hand from the time I have it passed to me, to the the time I hand it back to the boat hands. As massive as it is (Housed SLR w/ Dual "reef burner" strobes;about 30lbs topside) it's about 4-6 oz neg. UW and only takes one hand to handle.
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