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Well, I think Kiel is full of crap about lithium batteries. Soooooo, off I go to Google to find some support.
oooooooppppppssssss! Erby is wrong, not Kiel.
It is NOT GOOD to fully deplete lithium batteries on a routine basis!
Guess I need to change my ways.
Thanks for the heads up, Kiel.
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A 2012 update on my Pentax W90.
So I've going strong with the W90 for a year and a half. I like the fact that I can rinse it off when it's dirty and that it slips in/out of my pocket without catching.
However, I started having problems with the batteries (I thought). The camera wouldn't turn on and the batteries seemed to be dead. I had been buying back up batteries and had a cadre of about 8, all different brands, and could still never get more than about 45 shots per battery.
So I buy 2 more batteries, but the camera still won't turn on. Then I decide maybe it's the charger. Then I realize, NOPE, it's the camera. Sometimes it turns on as it should. Sometimes it takes 3-5 minutes of playing with it/batteries/shaking it/whatever when I'm desperate.
I called Pentax and asked them if it was a common problem. His exact words were, "Well, I've seen it before." Hmmm....
He couldn't give me a ballpark price of fixing it and they have a $12 charge of giving you a price if you decide not to fix.
So, I'm trying to decide what to do. Any suggestions? Anyone having this problem?
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I'm reading reviews on the Lumix TS-20
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Kurt M. came across a new, durable camera, but I don't recall the name/details of the unit.
I'm sure he will provide an update when he can.
JDirks has been using a Lumix (dunno which model) for some time and is very pleased with it.
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[#82] Posted: 07/06/2012 - 3:48:43 PM | | |
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I got the Nikon aw100. Nice camera, too expensive, I got it with some coupons and incentives.
The Lumix is a much better price.
Any waterproof durable camera is fine.
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Kurt in Chicago
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[#83] Posted: 07/06/2012 - 10:32:50 PM | | |
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Don't spend alot of money on a work camera. <$100. I got 6 yrs. from my Kodak $95 and I'm on 2 yrs for my Canon Powershot $95. My back-up camera is a $50 Kodak with a rebate.
Waterproof? Are you kidding? What the hell kind of inspections you guys doing?
My camera has a strap that I put around my wrist so I don't drop it in a toilet or off the roof.
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[#84] Posted: 07/07/2012 - 05:00:41 AM | | |
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I routinely stick the thing into drain tile for pictures. I work in rain occasionally. Waterproof is smart, but it's more about impact durability, dirt and crud.
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[#85] Posted: 07/09/2012 - 06:42:53 AM | | |
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Over the years I've used multiple cameras. By far the best camera I have found is the made by Olympus, Stylus Tough. Its been hanging from my neck for years and routinely gets wet, muddy, dusty, etc.
Have recently upgraded to a newer Olympus, TG-610.
Great little camera.
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[#87] Posted: 07/10/2012 - 12:36:10 AM | | |
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I've been using my W90 since October of 2010 and I'm still on the original OEM battery. I get about 200 photos per battery. I've dropped it by accident onto pavement a couple of times and accidentally dropped it a mud puddle. One day I slipped on a muddy lawn with it in my hand and when I caught myself on the ground it was smashed into the mud. It's dented, scratched and dirty and it still goes on and on.
ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!
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[#88] Posted: 07/10/2012 - 05:58:43 AM | | |
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I took mine to the beach, in the ocean, in the waves... no problem.
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[#89] Posted: 07/14/2012 - 10:14:02 AM | | |
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I bought cheap non-waterproof cameras for years thinking the same thing as others have said--if they stop working, they're cheap so just buy another one.
Then I bought a waterproof model. The math is much more favorable in the favor of buying one waterproof camera vs. 3-4, maybe 5 cheaper models.
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[#90] Posted: 07/14/2012 - 11:48:23 AM | | |
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I agree. My Pentax never did crap out; I just ran into a promotion deal on the Nikon for about 1/4 of list, so I got it.
Actually, water never got my other cameras; dirt in crawlspaces did.
It's more about crud proof than waterproof.
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