Thanks you Mark< Paul, Mike Stan and John for your comments and advice. Thanks, Stan, for the offer, but I don't think I would give a friend a used camera. I'm old-fashioned about things like that.
What is the current model? How much better is the WG-5 than the WG-3? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 4:47 PM, Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: > I have the WG-3 and WG-5. Haven’t used either much underwater, but then I > haven’t been underwater that much. > > If you would like to buy the WG-3 for your friend to evaluate (whatever is > a fair price) let me know. The newer models look & act pretty much the > same, though with a deeper underwater rating. But the WG-3 would give the > friend a hands-on sense of the Pentax/Ricoh offering. > > stan > > > On Dec 4, 2017, at 1:11 PM, Paul Sorenson <pentax1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > The WG series pretty much fits the bill. The latest, I believe it is the > WG 50. I recommended an earlier WG to my ex-wife, and even she likes it. > > > > https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/index.php/cameras/wg-50 > > > > -p > > > > On Dec 4, 2017, 11:24 AM -0600, Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com>, > wrote: > >> Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> > >>> I am looking to buy a friend a waterproof camera for water sports, > >>> including surfing, kayaking and snorkeling. Should be able to stay > >>> watertight at least 30 feet (10 m) below the surface, but not for heavy > >>> duty scuba diving. > >>> > >>> Is there a Pentax point and shoot that fits these requirements? Any > info > >>> about durability, flexibility and image quality would be appreciated. > >> > >> I saw a couple at Pentax/Ricoh demo days this past weekend at Hunt's > >> Camera here in Boston. I think the model is WG-3 or something like > >> that. > >> > >> -- > >> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > >> www.robertstech.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > -- > > 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
