Dennis Higgins wrote: > > The Pentax WR 90 may only be rated as water resistant however the > company told me, when I explained that I wanted to strap it to the kayak > deck, that it will withstand 1 meter of depth - sufficient to roll. I > have dropped the beast in the water (salt & the other kind) washed it > off [snip] A guy who works in the tech repair section of Pentax told me the same thing. And, I've had the same good luck with the WR 90. I keep mine below decks, under my left knee, and whip it out when I need a picture. The camera BARELY floats, so I threaded an epoxy-coated Dayglo yellow styrofoam float onto the neck strap to make it easier to find if I drop it in the drink. Two years of flawless performance. I like it better than the yellow Minolta (which has only wide angle and normal lens choices). I see the WR 90 advertised for sale again, so maybe Pentax is not phasing it out in favor of the 115 mm zoom model they also make. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Nov 21 1998 - 01:58:23 PST
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