> I know it has umpty-ump seals and so forth, but all cameras > are weather, dust and cold resistant because they're solid objects and > 99+% of the body is impervious to water.. Water always follows the > course of least resistance and typically that is down and off. > Electronics and mechanisms tend to keep working UNTIL they > are overcome by the temperature. >
Olympus make some fairly strong claims about their weatherproofing: <http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/dslr_E-3_Made_for_the_Extreme.htm> Maybe all the non-sealed bodies are equally robust, but I wouldn't want to test it on my own kit. My Leica M8 didn't even resist a splash of beer in a pub, whereas my Olympus E-1 has frequently stood up to very long periods (hours) of heavy rain. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
