You guys must be psychic!
I would swear that some of the FAOL members must be psychic. I've been looking for a waterproof (resistant) digital camera for a while now so that I don't have to bag my Nixon Coolpix in a Ziploc bag every time I take it fishing. Thank you for the evaluations. This has been very helpful 8T :)
another long time Pentax user here...
Something that hasn't been mentioned here is that you can buy the older models on eBay as refurbs. I spent 40% of what a new Pentax cost(forget the actual model # to be honest) and found it to be absolutey reliable and waterproof. It's been dropped into the wash many times.
Some don't like the idea but it's treated me VERY well.......and you can't argue the price. Use a reputable seller, no worries....