Pentax W90
As I occasionally do I stumbled on a cheap point and shoot at the local thrift store. This time, a Pentax W90 for $5, a 2010 era waterproof 12mp point and shoot. I buy these thing hoping to be pleasantly surprised. A diamond in the rough?
The build is very solid. Better than the other dozen or so thrift store point and shoots I've bought. It has a cool macro mode with a built in ring light that shoots down to 1cm!
The image quality is ..... abysmal but par for the course. It's no better and no worse than any other compact point and shoot of the same age.
Unlike every other $5 camera I've bought, I think I might use this on more than one occasion. Certainly not for the photo quality but because it's built well, has a neat macro mode, and I actually trust it to be waterproof to 6 meters (I've only had it in a sink full of water so far).
Anyway, these are the first photos taken while on my morning dog walk. Don't pixel peep, you will be sorely disappointed. It didn't help that I was shooting in dim early morning light.
