Ruggedised wide angle camera on its way.

Phil Cook said:

I am fairly impressed by this ruggedised camera.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0706/07062001fujibigjob.asp

6Mp with a 28-84mm equivalent lens. It is as waterproof as my GPS
(IP76) and it takes AA batteries.

I can't figure out how much manual control you get, there is a manual
online but it is in Japanese :-(
http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/download/pdf/fxbigjob_hd3wj101hp.pdf

But I have figured out it has ISO 64-1600 and a 2 or 10 second
self-timer

For a tough camera where I don't want to risk my DSLR it looks very
promising.

There's plenty of professional photographers earning their living with
the Oly E1:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse1/

It's dust and water 'proof'. Some users, when they come back from the
beach, rinse them under the tap!

Jim Ford

Jim Ford said:

Phil Cook said:

I am fairly impressed by this ruggedised camera.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0706/07062001fujibigjob.asp

6Mp with a 28-84mm equivalent lens. It is as waterproof as my GPS
(IP76) and it takes AA batteries.

I can't figure out how much manual control you get, there is a manual
online but it is in Japanese :-(
http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/download/pdf/fxbigjob_hd3wj101hp.pdf

But I have figured out it has ISO 64-1600 and a 2 or 10 second
self-timer

For a tough camera where I don't want to risk my DSLR it looks very
promising.

There's plenty of professional photographers earning their living with
the Oly E1:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse1/

It's dust and water 'proof'. Some users, when they come back from the
beach, rinse them under the tap!

If you want a rugged digital compact to take places where you wouldn't
risk your SLR, I'd recommend the Olympus 770SW. I have the prior version
(725SW) and used and abused it in Borneo last year. The latest version
is waterproof to 10m, shockproof to 1.5m, freezeproof to -10C, etc. It's
also very compact, has a long battery life and takes excellent photos.
The only downsides are the zoom range could be wider (38-114) and the
lack of optical image stablisation (strange omission on a camera
intended for rough use).
http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/29_mju_770_SW.htm

-Antony

Antony Jones said:

Jim Ford said:

Phil Cook said:

I am fairly impressed by this ruggedised camera.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0706/07062001fujibigjob.asp

6Mp with a 28-84mm equivalent lens. It is as waterproof as my GPS
(IP76) and it takes AA batteries.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

There's plenty of professional photographers earning their living with
the Oly E1:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse1/

It's dust and water 'proof'. Some users, when they come back from the
beach, rinse them under the tap!

IPX1 is only drip proof, so don't blame Oly when water gets in.

Quoted message said:

If you want a rugged digital compact to take places where you wouldn't
risk your SLR, I'd recommend the Olympus 770SW.

Quoted message said:

The only downsides are the zoom range could be wider (38-114) and the
lack of optical image stablisation (strange omission on a camera
intended for rough use).
http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/29_mju_770_SW.htm

The poor wide angle makes the mju a fail for me.
--
Phil Cook, last hill: Angletarn Pikes via Beda Fell.
http://www.p-t-cook.freeserve.co.uk/May07/martin9.htm