how weather sealed is your camera.

Well done Pentax, that's the way to build 'em! Mind you, they did seem a bit cautious pouring the water over it, I washed my E-3 far more vigerously under a running tap after drenching it in the North Sea - I was anxious to get the salt off ASAP. Mind you, I needn't have worried, two years later it's still going strong and it's had another drenching in sea water in the meantime. :)
 
goldenlight said:
Well done Pentax, that's the way to build 'em! Mind you, they did seem a bit cautious pouring the water over it, I washed my E-3 far more vigerously under a running tap after drenching it in the North Sea - I was anxious to get the salt off ASAP. Mind you, I needn't have worried, two years later it's still going strong and it's had another drenching in sea water in the meantime. :)
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Cheap vodka does the trick as well.

Mick
 
That is very impressive, I wonder if the 7D can compete with that?
 
I can also vouch for the E3 being completely weather sealed. I've never doused it under water admittedly, but it's been out with me in the pouring rain getting as soaked as I was when all other togs were running [their cameras] for cover!

Weather sealed, means weather sealed.
 
that;s impressive...

canon should take that as example for their weather sealing definitions...

"weather sealing same level as EOS 1-N"(or whatever the exact description is) does not mean much to most people.....
 
Nice...though as always with YouTube clips the best bit is reading the dumb-ass comments from American viewers afterwards...lol
 
I've been impressed with the weather sealing of the E-1 and E-3 as both cameras have had an extended soaking in the rain and worked flawlessly. I'm not having much luck with the D700 though which has already failed due to 'liquid damage' without even being used in the rain.

John
 
Yes, the E-1 weather sealing was excellent. I know a guy who went to take his E-1 out his rucksack only to find his dog had peed in it and the camera and lens were soaked. He had no idea how long it had been like that. Anyway, he was in a park and just ranthe equipment under a tap to wash it all off and said it still worked fine afterwards. IN contrast I was at the fireworks last Friday and was scared to take my G2 out the bag it was raining so hard!
 
The only real test would be to immerse the camera in water and leave it for a while. Pouring water over it for a few seconds, which immediately runs off, isn't IMHO great proof. Also switching the camera on and off immediately after isn't great proof either as any water that might have got in won't have had a chance to cause any problems, so they should really leave it for a while and then test it.
 
Jackwow said:
The only real test would be to immerse the camera in water and leave it for a while. Pouring water over it for a few seconds, which immediately runs off, isn't IMHO great proof. Also switching the camera on and off immediately after isn't great proof either as any water that might have got in won't have had a chance to cause any problems, so they should really leave it for a while and then test it.
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Have a look at the link I posted, the guy dunks the E5 twice and then takes it into the shower all whilst recording it.
 
Having spent a reasonable amounjt of cash on my D700, I'm buggered if I'm going to squirt it with a hose or take it into the shower! If it's heaving down with rain, chances are that I'll be trying to get myself out of the weather - and the camera would be with me!
 
Not insulting that excellent weather sealing, but to be honest, I don't want to go take photos in the rain.

Grey light, unsaturated looking colours... just doesn't make for particularly nice pictures (of wildlife anyway, I'm sure there's a lot to be done with landscapes in the rain).

However, you can't knock the fact that pentax and olympus rule the weather sealing department.
 
Jackwow said:
The only real test would be to immerse the camera in water and leave it for a while. Pouring water over it for a few seconds, which immediately runs off, isn't IMHO great proof. Also switching the camera on and off immediately after isn't great proof either as any water that might have got in won't have had a chance to cause any problems, so they should really leave it for a while and then test it.
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Not really, the weather sealing is designed to protect the camera against the likes of rain but not being immersed in water which is likely to be too much for weather seals to protect against.

squishy - Your post reminds me of a wedding I was shooting a few years back, at the time the weather sealed E-3 wasn't out so the only weather sealed camera I had was the elderly E-1. I was never a fan of that camera and rarely used it so the night before when packing my equipment I decided to leave it out as I assumed the pictures would be indoors if it was raining. The next morning I changed my mind and took it anyway which turned out to be a big relief, the wedding was almost entirely outdoors for the afternoon and the rain was persistent. I was initially trying to shoot under an umbrella but it was too limiting so I took out the good old E-1 and shot for most of the afternoon in it. The pictures came out well and as most people at the wedding didn't want to risk their cameras getting wet, there were few other pictures taken bar my own.

Similarly at a country show more recently the weather was again poor, I went to a jousting event they were putting on and easily had a good view as most people were huddled under a sheltered area at one end. Few people had their cameras out at all and certainly no-one near me so I was able to get a great set of shots while my E-3 shrugged off the pouring rain.

John
 
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