"Shawn W. Baker" wrote: > >When they quote that standard and a depth of one meter they are really talking > >about the pressure equivalent to a depth of one meter of *unmoving water*. > > So...this makes me wonder about my new Pentax WR105 camera. It's stated > depth is one meter, and I've rolled with it tucked inside my PFD. > Should I be worried? Has anyone ever had a WR105/WR90 fail after a > roll? A friend was a tech rep for Pentax, and he said the WR 90 was actually good for deeper than 1 meter. When they came back for reconditioning/warranty claims, they usually tested them to something like 3 meters. I suspect the 1 meter rating is conservative. I've had mine deeper than 1 meter and never noticed any water inside. OTOH, my Minolta Weathermatic somehow leaked and the battery fried it when salt water got inside. I usually leave the WR 90 inside the cockpit and it often slides around in a little bilge water. Just keeps on ticking. That dishwasher bit is bogus -- not rated for a hose-off. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 10 2000 - 16:24:25 PDT
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