I had a Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS which I used as my beach and snorkeling camera. It performed very well for years of hard use and abuse. I will be looking for a replacement for it when I go back to Maui in Jan 2022.
Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 1:54 PM Henk Terhell <[email protected]> wrote: > Ann, nice results you get with this high zoom small sensor camera. > > I've seen here a cheap second hand Pentax XG-1 for sale, that has 52 x > optical zoom and a 16MP sensor. > Probably a similar camera as the Coolpix 520. > Does anybody have some experience with this camera? > I'll have a look also at the Pentax forums. > > Henk > > Op 2021-05-05 om 01:05 schreef ann sanfedele: > > Took the Coolpix out for a trial run.. I set ISO to 400 on the > > program mode and bracketed but don't really need the bracketing .. I > > can fix that later if needed. > > > > Went back and forth between the default auto settings an my program > > settings.. didn't get much to like but this one.. > > > > > https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Botanical-Gardens/i-Bd2VWF8/A > > > > > > one other "shooting from the hip" shot , a block from home.... > > > > > https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2020-New-York-at-home-and-on-silent-streets/i-kX7Knz4 > > > > > > I'm so relieved the camera works and is light enough for me to carry. > > and with having gotten nicely vaxed up and things more accesable > > now I can do some real shooting.. I wish my K-5 were not so heavy. > > > > ann > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
