Hi Paul: I have it. I purchased it for its underwater capability mainly, but it's tough to get a clear shot if the water is murky as you would expect, but you can still have fun taking pictures and splashing around in the water, which I love. Also, there is a manual focus option and I may have to use that when shooting underwater, though I'm not sure because I haven't tried it yet, and I'll have to wait until next summer, unless I hit an indoor pool this winter. :-)
Menu is easy to navigate, lots of playful options--digital filters and in-camera processing etc. I like the focus--quicker than I thought it would be. Nice heft in the hands, but not heavy by any means, just solid. The macro setting is pretty amazing and has a little macro ring which can rest right on subject and you can shoot with a remote. It's really an outdoor camera. If you want to shoot indoors, use the k-5 :-), though it does have a flash, which is pretty good. I'd say 180 is a good price. I'd say go for it especially if you're going to mainly shoot it outdoors. I don't know if you say my "12 in 12" gallery--if so the lifeguard in the boat was shot with the WG-2. Mike Wilson has one. He can probably offer better advice since he's had his longer and used it more. Cheers, Christine On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:13 PM, Paul Sorenson <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone using this camera? What's good and/or bad about it? Target has them > on sale for $180. Good price or average? > > -p > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > -- > 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.
