Weathersealed compact camera?

[nandbytes]

I recently bought a Canon G5x ii and I actually quite like it but its not weather sealed and as soon as I stepped outside with it I realised why that's such a massive problem for me!
I ended up having to use my main camera and lens which was less than ideal because then I had to carry a bag for it and its all a hassle when its pouring it down.

I'd like at least a 1" sensor if not larger so that puts the Olympus tough style bodies out of question.

May be I shouldn't have sold the Sony A7C+28-60mm :banghead:

I know Fuji X100V is weather sealed with a filter but having use a filter in the first place to weather seal it doesn't instil a lot of confidence.

So I'd like a compact with a viewfinder I can slip in to my (jacket) pockets, use in heavy rain and also when its snowing.
Is there anything??

 

[Hogboy]

The Canon G1X mk3 is weather sealed from what i can remember, plus the apsc sensor, not much else in the market.

 

[nandbytes]

The Canon G1X mk3 is weather sealed from what i can remember, plus the apsc sensor, not much else in the market.

So it does... thanks.
According to Dpreview the lens is a wee bit soft apparently. Might take a look for reviews on other sites.

 

[Mr Perceptive]

Leica Q2

But you'll need deep pockets

 

[nandbytes]

Leica Q2

But you'll need deep pockets

yeah I know about the Q2, its hardly "compact" to start with... costs like an arm and a leg too
I'll need deep pockets both literally and figuratively speaking

 

[woof woof]

I some sort of housing for a camera you already have an option for the worst weather?

 

[Topsy]

I'd say your biggest problem with the Canon would be keeping rain off the front element. I shoot frequently in the rain with a Fuji X-T2 and 16-55mm lens, I always use the lens hood but on most of my trips in the rain Ieither have to keep my back to the wind/rain or I am constantly wiping the front element which ecentually becomes futile since my lens cloths become wet so just smear the lens.

 

[nandbytes]

I'd say your biggest problem with the Canon would be keeping rain off the front element. I shoot frequently in the rain with a Fuji X-T2 and 16-55mm lens, I always use the lens hood but on most of my trips in the rain Ieither have to keep my back to the wind/rain or I am constantly wiping the front element which ecentually becomes futile since my lens cloths become wet so just smear the lens.

I don't expose my front element to the rain.
One of the few occasions I use a UV filter on the lens.
It did become a futile exercise in the end since I couldn't keep the droplets off the front filter long enough.

But keeping droplets off the front is another issue that I can deal with especially if I wasn't trying to protect my bag, myself and my camera all at the same time. Hence a smaller compact might be nicer to deal with.

 

[AndrewFlannigan]

It did become a futile exercise in the end since I couldn't keep the droplets off the front filter long enough.

The simplest solution is a long lens hood.

For heavy rain, put the camera in a plastic bag and tape the mouth of the bag to to the front of the hood...

 

[nandbytes]

The simplest solution is a long lens hood. P

For heavy rain, put the camera in a plastic bag and tape the mouth of the bag to to the front of the hood...

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Hood doesn't help too much on an UWA lens unfortunately especially if the rain is heavy enough.

But with G5Xii don't really have a lens hood anyway.

 

[d00d]

So I'd like a compact with a viewfinder I can slip in to my (jacket) pockets, use in heavy rain and also when its snowing.
Is there anything??

I asked myself the same question about two years ago (except I didn't necessarily need a VF). I wanted something for shooting street in the rain.

I decided to take my chances with an unweatherproofed cheapo:

12mp M43 Panasonic GF5, used at £40, with a 12-32 pancake, a kit lens I had lying around doing nothing. A one-handed setup, spots of rain get immediately blotted with kitchen roll, and camera goes back in coat pocket. I let it dry out slowly at home. There is a weathersealed 14mm prime pancake I quite fancy, less fiddly than the 12-32.

MPB do a GF5 for £50, and a more advance, pocketable, GX800 for £100.