I would concur with Stan's recommendation. It's waterproof to 40 ft,
shockproof to 5 ft and crushproof up to a couple hundred pounds. I have
a WG-2 that I mostly use for work doing inspections of wells and septic
systems. I figure that if I drop it in someone's septic tank, I can
fish it out, hose it off and get on with what I was doing.
You can see a review and short video here...
http://tinyurl.com/mmfp3y8
-p
On 6/18/2013 9:46 AM, Stan Halpin wrote:
I've been otherwise involved the last few days without much time to do more
than an occasional glance at the PDML. But I noticed your query Eric, and also
noticed that the discussion seemed to get sidetracked from cameras to phones. I
have the iPhone 5. I've used the built-in camera for more than a few
beer-bottle photos to share on Facebook from obscure locales, and it works
fine. But I would never consider traveling with the iPhone as my only camera.
My strong recommendation would be the Pentax WG-3. I have the WG-2, haven't
used it that much, but have been quite satisfied with the results. It is
rugged, waterproof, and makes an ideal backpacking camera.
http://www.amazon.com/Pentax-WG-3-black-Waterproof-Digital/dp/B00B728M5U/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A7CWZEVWDFA0Y
stan
On Jun 18, 2013, at 8:13 AM, Eric Weir wrote:
On Jun 17, 2013, at 7:55 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote:
iPhones/iPod Touch (and Android phones) can also be fit with a weather
resistant case (Otterbox, LifeProof, etc.), though even a minimal case (Incipio
NGP) has worked beautifully for me for the 29 months i've had my iPhone 4; i
shoot with it in all kinds of weather and have gotten it a bit wet now and
then, and damp quite often; i know of an iPhone in a similar case that has
gotten more wet more times than mine and is still fine
these devices have the added benefits of doing all sorts of other things that
benefit a traveler
Thanks, Steve.
Yes, that's a consideration for me. The iPhone 4 is still available in an 8Gb
version. Likewise the 4S which has the 8 Mp camera. The iPod Touch is a
thought, but I may want to have phone service. Dunno.
Some more questions: Any thoughts about the 5 Mp vs. 8 Mp camera? If the phone
is going to be used as a camera, how much memory is minimal?
Last, any experience with the Google Nexus 4 phone? It's cheap--half the price
of an iPhone 5---comes unlocked, and I've read/heard rave reviews except for
the camera, which more than one review has panned.
I imagine a phone with a camera could be the only device I would need to take.
If I took my ist* DS I need something to off-load images to and to get
selections of them up on the web. That would probably have to be my notebook.
I'm leery of taking it, though it's compact and light weight.
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