Re: [Paddlewise] Waterproof Digital Cameras

At 12:03 PM 12/10/01 -0600, Natalie Wiest wrote:
>Does anyone out there have a recommendation for a digital WATERPROOF camera?
>I still really like the Pentax IQ Zoom WR that I've got, but the delay in
>getting photos back is a bit annoying.
>
>I'm not a professional photographer, so I'm really looking in the $500 -
>$1000 range.  Of course I'd be pleased to find something less costly but I'm
>thinking this is a realistic range.

I have used an Olympus 620DL for four years now, and it has totally
revolutionized the way I do photography -- I find I actually enjoy taking
photos again. However, this camera was close to a thousand bucks when I
bought it, any I don't even take it out when the humidity is high. However,
I just hit a "day after Thanksgiving" sale and bought a HP215 for under
$100. It doesn't have the capabilities of the big camera, but it will do
for a camera to keep in the car and maybe take out in the boat in a drybag,
or something. List price on it is only about $135, and I've used it only a
little bit so far, just to make sure it works. But, my logic is that if I
should happen to drop it overboard, or something like that, I'm really not
out that much.

-- Wes
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