Not to butt in, I use a curly lanyard clipped to a chest d-ring on my BCD. If doing a giant stride off the back of the boat, I splash and go back to the platform to get my camera, I hand the camera up before boarding the boat. If doing a backroll, I hold the camera close to my chest and roll in, when getting back onboard the boat I hand the camera up before getting on board. They usually have my camera in the fresh water camera bucket when I get out, I get it out of the bucket as soon as possible and get it to the camera table to avoid it getting damaged by another camera being dropped in on top of it. I have an older DC800 with the older Sealife strobe and video light and never had a problem. The dc 1400 with the new Dragon strobe and video light is a very nice set up. Hope you get some great pics!!!!
spitt6654 I also have the DC1400 and just ordered the new Dragon flash and video light and I curious how you attach your rig to your BCD? I see in the original photo a blue strap wrapped around the tray and then a coiled connector, I suspect you clip this to your BCD and then clip and unclip it as required - do you use any type of wrist lanyard? how do you giant stride into the water (with the camera or without?) on boat dive, when you are getting back on do you unclip the whole rig and pass it up?
The reason I ask is that sometimes you need both hands (say when trying to get back on the boat from a drift line) and I am wondering how stable the rig is clipped with only 1 clip?
Thanks