Re: It's Stopped Raining

[Stan Halpin]

Congratulations Thrainn! As one who has been married several times, most 
recently for more than 18 years, I am a strong supporter of the 
institution. I attended a wedding on the 31st, far too many people, far 
too much expense and extravagance, far too much food and free booze... A 
family wedding sounds just about right. May your life together be as 
reasonable and "balanced" as your wedding...And, as they used to say in 
Kentucky, may you keep your powder and your *ist-D dry!

Stan

Thrainn Vigfusson wrote:

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