Figuring I need a sturdier camera for fishing trips, but one that takes good enough pics & video since I really use it for EVERYTHING, I decided to go with the Pentax Optio W90. It is rated as waterproof to 20' deep for up to 2 hours continuous submersion, shockproof from a 4' drop onto plywood (interesting rating), dustproof, and cold-proof to 14 degrees Fahrenheit (can you say ICE FISHING?).
It will take underwater pics and video. As pleased as I was with the Nikon, I'm expecting SOME trade-off between picture quality and ruggedness with this Pentax. But so far the pictures I've taken seem reasonably good. Here's some examples of what I've taken so far:
White Bass from fishing today during lunch:
White Bass head: close-up (remember, click any picture to see the original size picture):
Here's a variety of colors of Uni Yarn on my fly-tying desk:
And some flies I've tied recently...an Elk Hair Caddis:
A Foxee Red Clouser (size 12):
A Parachute-style dry fly pattern:
And here's some backyard foliage, flower, and bug pics:
Pink Smoke Tree in fall colors:
A couple of hot peppers on the vine:
A Ladybug on the trampoline safety-surround net:
Butterfly Bush:
Phlox:
I can't remember what these are. Some sort of poisonous plant berries:
Rose-of-Sharon:
Weigala leaf:
"Jumpy-Jumpy Grasshopper":
