I'm afraid I've got my *istD quite wet a few times and also used it immediately after bringing it in from the cold. It shows no signs of any damage.
This was all done against my better judgement. My girlfriend and I were married on Dec. 30th. It was a very small wedding, with only parents and siblings present. I had also taken pictures of the church the evening before, in the rain. We used a birthday party the 30th to celebrate on my wite's side and a family gathering New Years Eve to celebrate with my family, and that meant lots of pictures inside and outside, because of the fireworks. Since there were a number of relatives visiting here for the holidays, I was forced to use the *istD so everybody could see the pictures before they left. In hindsight, I'm glad I found out the *istD is more weather-resistant than some people believe, but I don't think I'll take any more chances if I can help it. I've previously used plastic bags to cover my cameras in the rain and snow, but I never really liked using them, since there is always wind tugging at the bag. I'm now toying with the idea of taking some fairly heavy material (e.g. thick denim), spray it with some sort of water resistant spray (e.g. the silicon aerosol that you can buy to waterproof clothing and shoes), and sewing velcro strips to tighten one end around the front of the lens. Thrainn On Saturday 03 January 2004 23:37, mike wilson wrote: > Hi, > > Dag T wrote: > > >> After living 10 years on the west coast, I couldn't agree more. > > >> Downside is that it drains batteries faster. And that it takes a lot > > >> more time > > >> to acclimatise the gear to room temperature afterwards... > > > > > > I was very impressed with the MZ-S in this respect. Coming out of well > > > below 20degrees under zero into a warm and moist cafe, it produced > > > enough condensation to soak about 30 paper napkins. I just kept > > > mopping > > > it off until it had warmed up sufficiently to cease creating. Never > > > had > > > a problem of any sort. I was also using the 28-70/2.8 FA* lans. > > > > ME Super, Super A and LX also handles this great. Have anybody taken > > the chance on the *istD yet? I didn�t take the chances on new years > > eve... > > Given my (apparent) stance on DSLRs I was rather afraid to ask this - > but I am interested in the answer. > > mike
