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Amita Guha wrote: I also kind of like the idea of having a rugged, splashproof camera. Precisely the reason I acquired a WR-90 in the pre-digital era. There's no substitute for a rugged, splashproof camera. Either ya have one, or ya don't. Now I wouldn't mind having a digital one, but that's

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E.R.N. Reed wrote on 12.08.05 8:10: Precisely the reason I acquired a WR-90 in the pre-digital era. There's no substitute for a rugged, splashproof camera. Either ya have one, or ya don't. Now I wouldn't mind having a digital one, but that's *very* low on my list of priorities. Exactly

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On 11/8/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: I did a LOT of photos with a Sony DSC-U60 last year, the fixed focal length, 2Mpixel, ruggedized and waterproof model. It is a tremendous amount of fun and takes a remarkably good picture. One of my favorites was a self portrait made

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At 01:18 AM 8/12/2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I did a LOT of photos with a Sony DSC-U60 last year, the fixed focal length, 2Mpixel, ruggedized and waterproof model. It is a tremendous amount of fun and takes a remarkably good picture. One of my favorites was a self portrait made from under

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On Aug 12, 2005, at 3:20 AM, Glen wrote: Can't do that with a DS... :-) You could buy a Ewa-marine housing for your *istDS. It would be good for depths a lot greater than any hot tub I have ever seen. ;-) Also, it can protect your camera from other potential dangers, such as blowing

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On Aug 12, 2005, at 1:35 AM, Cotty wrote: I did a LOT of photos with a Sony DSC-U60 last year, the fixed focal length, 2Mpixel, ruggedized and waterproof model. It is a tremendous amount of fun and takes a remarkably good picture. One of my favorites was a self portrait made from under the

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Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 12, 2005, at 1:35 AM, Cotty wrote: I did a LOT of photos with a Sony DSC-U60 last year, the fixed focal length, 2Mpixel, ruggedized and waterproof model. It is a tremendous amount of fun and takes a remarkably good picture. One of my favorites

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On Aug 12, 2005, at 6:58 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/uw.html Sleeps with the fishes? ;-) Or rather The Fishes look up! Godfrey

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On 12/8/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/uw.html So no CA corrections there then ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

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On Fri, 12 Aug 2005, Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/uw.html Sleeps with the fishes? ;-) No bait today? Kostas

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Nate's trying to help me pick a pocketable camera, so he compiled full-size samples from 5 cameras from Steve's Digicams and had me blindly pick which one I liked best. My two favorites were the Optios SV and the 750Z, first and second. The other two were 2 Canons (including my beloved S45) and an

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Amita, The Optio SV arrived today from Willoughby's. Buydig.com now has it on sale for $261 with a $50 gift certificate from Visa (Pentax). I couldn't resist for $211. It's a bit bigger than the S4, but functions nearly the same. I'll download some snaps this evening. You want me to shoot the same

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kind of like the idea of having a rugged, splashproof camera. Amita -Original Message- From: Bob Sullivan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 10:11 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: you guys will like this Amita, The Optio SV arrived today from

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Amita - After taking a quick look at the two manuals on the Pentax website, I think you have the relative functionality of both cameras nailed. The two cameras are aimed at different audiences, but they both have an adjustment for exposure compensation. That's a feature I wouldn't want to be

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Which would be more important to you, the capability to do either aperture or shutter priority as on the SV or the waterproof feature of the WP? I've never had a waterproof camera before, so I think it would be nice to have that. I was recently caught in a rain storm at a city festival while

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I did a LOT of photos with a Sony DSC-U60 last year, the fixed focal length, 2Mpixel, ruggedized and waterproof model. It is a tremendous amount of fun and takes a remarkably good picture. One of my favorites was a self portrait made from under the surface of a hot tub looking up at my