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Hello! I'd love to hear from the moderators any tips on carrying the S2 with an adapter attached while engaged in active sports. I will be on a bike trip in Argentina in a few weeks and would like to know the best ways to efficiently manage/carry the camera while hiking and biking. I've looked online at holster bags that hold an SLR camera with a short lens; would that work?
It should. It really depends on the bag you select. Some slightly larger bags also have velcro paddings that you can place as you see fit.
I personnally own the Lowepro TLZ 10 for my S2. Many people recommend the Tamrac Micro explorer too. These will accomodate the S2 with its adaptor.
What you should look for, whatever the brand, is for sufficient padding so that even if the bag is hit, the camera will survive. Given the size of the bags to accomodate the adaptor, I'd advise using a shoulder strap too (the belt strap can work, but those bags are a bit large to fit on a belt... not confortable). Make sure the bag is spill-free too, with some bags it's all too easy to tilt it a bit and drop everything that's in it.
My original camera bag doesn't accommodate the camera with the adapter attached, and from all I've read it seems best just to leave the adapter on with a UV filter or other filter for protection of the lens. I find this arrangement rather cumbersome at this point when hiking. (I am used to a tiny pocket-sized point and shoot, so this is a switch for me.)
The adaptor and filter helps protect the lens, but it's not necessary to keep then on all the time if it bothers you. For hicking you need as small a luggage as you can manage, so maybe you could leave the adaptor home for this trip. On the other hand, hicking is one activity that can be risky for a camera. I'd advise you to try to handle the camera WITH adaptor as much as you can before leaving, so you can see if you get used to it. Remember the adaptor isn't much larger than the lens itself. Maybe with a larger bag it won't be such a problem.
I am also thinking that there must be a better camera strap than the one that comes with the S2. Any recommendations there?
What don't you like about it? Would you prefer a wrist strap? A neck strap with more padding? Anyway, maybe you could go to your local camera store or suitcase store to see if they have any kind of strap that could please you.
Finally, is there any update on the lens cap problem? The original S2 lens cap is continuing to drive me crazy. I tried Gail's suggestion of roughening the interior with a serrated knife, but it still doesn't hang on to the camera at all. Do you know if Canon has done anything to correct this?
With the adaptor you can't use the lens cap. I believe depending on the camera batch, the cap might be a bit different. Mine stays on most of the time, and I like that it falls off on its own when I turn on the camera. But with your UV filter you don't really need a lens cap, except to protect the filter itself. There are many cheap ones to be found on the web.
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