I have the original WP with just as flimsy a lock on the battery door. It is spec'ed for 30 minutes of immersion up to a depth of 1.5 meters. I took mine snorkel diving in the pee warm South Chinese Sea for more than three times that per go when I first used it in 2005, never went easy on it since and the seals still hold tight. Just took it swimming again this March. I wouldn't worry, they did a good job with the WP/W series. Cheers Ecke
2010/7/1 Toine <[email protected]>: > I probably try it under water in the swimming pool or fish pond, it > sure feels strange after inspecting the seal in the battery door which > locks with very little pressure. The manuals warns not to jump in the > water with the camera and to avoid waves hitting the camera. At least > I'll feel secure when taking family pics in the rain or snow. > > Toine > > On 1 July 2010 14:20, Leon Altoff <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Toine, >> >> I bought one of these for underwater use (as have several others in my >> group). It does work well, though the battery life while snorkelling >> is limited and it's not easy at that point to change the battery. My >> only other complaint is the working distance when doing macro, but >> this is true of all little point and shoots (and why I still lug a >> DSLR around with me). The images are surprisingly good though. >> >> Years of looking after equipment made me very nervous the first time I >> deliberately put it underwater however. It still feels strange, but I >> don't have to fight myself to do it (I just have to make sure I don't >> get too much in the habit and end up putting my K10 underwater one day >> when I'm not thinking). >> >> >> >> On 30 June 2010 04:00, Toine <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Found a nice sample of the Optio W60. This little P&S is annoyingly >>> good, sharp in the corners, very little CA and fringing and an >>> impressive zoom (28-140 mm 35mm eq) >>> >>> http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/145-optio-w60 >>> >>> Tried several Optio's in the past and it was never what I really >>> wanted. This one could be it! >>> >>> Toine >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Leon >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
