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 and lost the detachable, infrared shutter release/zoom control in 12' of fresh water at Isle Royale where it was retrieved by a ranger/diver. The thing still works and is now owned by my daughter who is in the Navy. It had capability to do close work in almost macro (1:4) I believe. SLR's are, of course, better though a friend just ruined his Nikon on the Outer Banks of NC during our September trip. My Nikon stays in an EWA-Marine bag or it stays home! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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/ ***************************************************************************
I also really like the Pentax WR90 zoom. I usually just tuck it into my lifevest whenever I paddle, including tough rivers. So far, it has survived a full year of paddling in ocean storms and river running up to Class IV, all without any trouble with water leaks. It still takes great slide photos as well. Being able to simply tuck it into my lifevest is an ideal quality, since I would never take pictures if I had to pop my skirt and then worry about dry hands and splashing water. It is a little bulky, but it fits with a moderate amount of comofort. Kevin ___________________ / Kevin Whilden \ |Dept. of Geosciences \___ |University of Washington \ |kwhilden_at_u.washington.edu| \________________________/ On Sat, 21 Nov 1998, Dave Kruger wrote: > 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/ > *************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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