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 <p...@paper-ape.com> 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. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > "What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful?" > > - Mary Oliver > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
