Pentax Zoom 90-WR

Pentax is known today for weather sealing many of its cameras. That doesn’t make them waterproof in the sense of “take it snorkeling.” But they are well protected against rain and beach spray. The 1991 Pentax Zoom 90-WR is Pentax’s second weather-sealed camera, the first being the 1980 Pentax LX SLR. These two cameras gave Pentax the expertise it would deploy as a differentiator across its modern digital line. Weather resistance adds size and weight, and makes controls feel at least a little less precise. If you want something pocketable for fair-weather shooting, look elsewhere. But the real surprise in the Zoom 90-WR is the lens. It’s fantastic. If you can live with the size, the Zoom 90-WR will make photographs that stop you cold. First impressions The Zoom 90-WR is taller and thicker than a Pentax K1000 body, and only slightly lighter. The chunky body is sealed at every potential intrusion point — around the buttons, around the lens, at the film door, at the battery compartment.…