Here’s a camera that will laugh at rain and dive underwater.
Okay, maybe not anything that extreme, but the Pentax Optio W60 is pretty much going to stay dry even if you take it underwater. This means that ever the normal consumer can enjoy underwater photography. Check out this story from Techwhack:
PENTAX Imaging Company has announced the PENTAX Optio W60 compact digital camera. Lightweight and fully waterproof, the Optio W60 features 10 megapixels and a 5X zoom lens with 28mm wide-angle capability. The enhanced design of the Optio W60 allows the camera to operate up to 13 feet underwater for two hours and at extreme temperatures well below freezing.
Perfect for photography in adventurous as well as everyday settings, the 5X optical zoom refraction lens never protrudes from the Optio W60, yet it covers focal lengths from 5mm to 25mm (approximately 28mm to 140mm in 35mm format). This range allows the camera to capture a wide variety of scenes including expansive landscapes, architecture, and group photos in confined spaces as well as close-up telephoto shots of subjects. A Digital Wide function merges two shots into one image for ultra-wide-angle image capture (equivalent to a focal length of 21mm in 35mm format).
This will work perfectly for my new idea for slip-n-slide photography. If you’re interested and would like to get some more information, here’s the link to TechWhack.
