--- Art Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I assume you mean rain drop proof because IS long
> lens series is better
> sealed against moisture. I haven't heard anyone
> claim that they are
> drop proof. The improvements in the new 2x are a
> rubber gasket and
> better flare reducing baffling internally.
If I remember correctly the annoucement says that the
new converters have been improved to match the
'waterproofness' of the long tele lenses. So (because
of the rubber gasket) they are as 'drop proof' as the
new IS lense and the 1v.
Robert
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