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Pentax Zoom 90-WR

The Pentax Zoom 90-WR was released in 1991, as part of Pentax's Epsio IQZoom family of cameras. It earns the "WR" designation in its name by being better weather sealed than your typical point-and-shoot camera, making it both weather resistant and splash proof.

The camera features a decent 38mm-90mm f/3.5-7.6 zoom lens housed in a rugged camera body. The automatic shutter speeds range from 1/5 to 1/400, but it also has a Bulb mode that will time out up to 10 minute exposures. It makes for a solid hiking camera if you want something fast, easy and durable.

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Pentax Zoom 90WR

The Zoom 90-WR is a compact camera that definitely stretches the definition of the word "compact." The camera is on the larger end of the compact spectrum but that's just because it's so packed full of goodness. These cameras truly have a lot going on.⁠

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First off, they are Weather Resistant or splash proof. While the aging of these cameras has, no doubt, had an effect on their seals, they still make excellent wet weather cameras. They're bound to be better sealed than most other film cameras and, if they do get too wet and ruined, they're cheap to replace!⁠

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The Zoom 90-WR is solid in other ways; most notably, in its internal frame. A lot of the camera's size comes from the fact that it was built to be incredibly sturdy. These cameras will take a beating and keep working. But wait, there's more! They have a built-in remote control that slides into the end of the camera for easy storage. With the remote you can fire the shutter, as to be expected, but it also lets you change the lens zoom. The camera has a remote sensor on both its front and back. Throw in some other nifty features, such as spot AF, a two shot self-timer, and infinity focus lock, and you get the sense of how much thought was put into this camera.⁠

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It seems like we always have a couple of these in stock if you are looking for a camera to take out on these rainy days. One last tidbit, if you are a fan of imprinting the date on your images, the Zoom 90-WR only goes up to the year 2019, which makes for some fun anachronisms.

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