Olympus Stylus 6000/8000 tough camera?

[NC Hammer]

My cannon sd800is elph recently passed and is being sent to the cannon pergatory for who knows how long and how much $$$?

I was considering the new olympus 6000 or 8000 tough waterproof dropproof super wonderful bla bla bla camera as hopefuly, a long term replacement that can handle some abuse.

Is anybody using one of these Olympus stylus toughies?

If so, is the wide angle sufficient?

i liked my Cannon, but it just didn't last.
I miss my old kodak DC210 - lasted almost 10 years.

thanks for any insight/help

 

[Mike Kennedy]

http://dpinterface.com/camera-reviews/olympus-stylus-tough-8000-review/

http://www.infoborder.com/Digital_Camera_review/ExpertReview/OlympusStylusTOUGH-6010.php

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=82175&page=1

http://www.testfreaks.com/digitalcameras/olympus-mju-8000/

 

[Randall Garrett]

NC Hammer,

You may want to look over the thread and recently updated PDF in this thread: http://appraisersforum.com/showthread.php?t=142348&page=11

I know a few appraisal departments who use the previous model and they like them well enough. The MAIN drawback for most, however, is that they use a non-standard data card. The camera we recommend is the Panasonic DMC-TS1 - it costs a bit more, but is just better IMHO. YMMV, of course, and you'll want to check out the PDF attached to the Appraiser Cameras thread posted above as a starting point.

Hope this helps!

-Randall Garrett-
..Apex Software..