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cameras, waterproof worth it? 17-Sep-2008 At 7:29:34 PM Rat Man

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I just recently went thru this whole dilemma myself.

I saw some of Richard Lodge's shots taken on his olympus and was impressed with how vivid the colours were, but not having used it, I don't know how flexible it can be in low light as some people have described. So I went into the store to buy one and they recommended the pentax (my previous film camera was a pentax and I was well impressed with that) so I got the pentax - The picture quality was terrible compared to the old canon digital compact I was using at the time - so I exchanged it for the canon G7 (now upgraded to the G9). This camera is fantastic. Not rugged or waterproof, but takes amazing shots is a bit more expensive and is much quicker to meter and focus which I value highly. (so much that I now shoot with a Canon SLR).

So in conclusion - It depends on what you value more. Picture Quality or Durability.

In my opinon the olympus takes better shots than the pentax in good conditions (again, haven't used the olympus in trying conditions). But both take mediocre shots compared to a G7 (or G9) - But you wouldn't take the G7 canyoning.
I chose the G7 and love it as a quality compact.
Christian