> 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? The manual of my Pentax explicitely mentions careful rinsing under *slow running tap* after exposure to salt water. Same story, dynamic pressure might penetrate the seal. That's not to say it will, by why take chances? Rolling a camera tucked into your PFD is yet another issue, because the cover of the PFD might protect the camera from fast moving water hitting the seals. But I wouldn't count on that because it might also cause pressure changes (when the camera is in a zipped pocket and the size of that pocket varies because you move in you PFD) that might force water into the camera. Btw: I had my Pentax in a Nylon Deck Bag that was soaked from paddle spray and I found some fogging of the lense the first few days. I still don't know how that happended, but it went away after a few days. Regards Ferdinand ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 0 Ferdinand Soethe o/ o__/ Wollkaemmerei 8 -----</-----[\/------ D-30519 Hannover ´~~~~~~`----/-------/------´~~~~~~~~~` ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ph +49-511-9845437 mobile +49-170-6362720 email f.soethe_at_apc.de ------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 - 20:56:30 PDT
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