Marek wrote: Pentax Optio line of compact waterproof digital cameras (WP, WPi, W10, W20) has many fans among paddlers, but some are disappointed by these cameras: no viewfinder, poor image quality, sluggish ... ------------ I've held off commenting on the Pentax Optio line. I am now on my 4th version of the camera. The original camera was nice with a viewfinder but mine got flooded with water. The second one fell into the water and is now at home in New York Harbor. The third one got flooded for no apparent reason and is out of warranty. My four, and it will be the last one, also seems to have developed a slight leak and sometimes the viewfinder and lens seems to fog up. Now I will admit I am not very gentle with my cameras and I have found leaving it in a damp PFD pocket overnight is not a good idea. However, this should not harm the camera in my opinion. I am also finding most of the pictures I take to be of poor quality - particularly compared to some pictures my friends take with their canon point and shoots (I have a canon digital elph with a water proof camera that is 3 years old and it works much better than the pentax). Videos with the Pentax seem better to me than the photo's. What we need as kayaking photographers is a digital nikonos! So my next kayaking digital camera will be a canon with a waterproof case (and they also float). My 2 cents sid *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 27 2006 - 09:22:39 PDT
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